Transportation Planning Specialist
Suffolk, Virginia
Employer: Virginia Jobs
Industry: VA Dept of Transportation
Salary: $63988 - $103981 per year
Job type: Full-Time
Title: Transportation Planning Specialist
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II
Hiring Range: $63,988 - $103,981
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location:Hampton Roads District Office
Agency Website:jobs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Core responsibilities for job & position
Traffic Forecasting and Analysis
Prepare local and regional travel demands for specific milestone years using available data, reports and models. Enable transportation measures to be displayed geospatially. Provide traffic forecasts, roundabout analysis and recommendations for scoping meetings, roadway design and environmental studies.
Transportation Planning Studies
Conduct, manage and participate in transportation planning studies including corridor studies, access management studies, crossover studies, interchange studies, etc. Collect and analyze data and provide recommendations for transportation planning initiatives. Review and administer RFPs, scopes of work, contracts and vouchers for annual state transportation planning grants, on-call consultants and rural transportation planning and multi-modal grants.
Transportation Mobility and Planning Division
Coordinate district planning activities for urban, rural and statewide programs. Provide technical assistance, guidance and leadership to district staff, local planning commissions and organizational and local governments to meet FHWA, TMPD and VDOT goals and objectives. Support the district's MPO and PDC urban and rural transportation planning programs through representation on Boards and Committees as VDOT's representative. Serve as liaison in assigned planning matters.
Technical Assistance and Review
Conduct land development reviews for local jurisdictions to include rezoning, subdivision, site plan and record plat reviews for residencies. Provide thorough reviews of traffic impact studies. Provide traffic projections, capacity analyses, etc. for design projects.
District PIM
Support District PIM section and project development by coordinating planning efforts with land development, programming and project development activities; provide recommendations based on highway needs assessments, long range plans and regional studies to be considered for inclusion in the programming process. Provide supporting project documentation such as history of need, traffic forecast, transportation impact, regional social and economic data, land use and local transportation planning efforts.
Communication
Respond to public inquiries. Attend public hearings for major studies and construction projects. Develop and make presentations to government and civic groups on transportation planning and land development.
Required skills for job & position
• Considerable knowledge of transportation planning and traffic engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Ability to organize and analyze transportation data.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate and complete multiple assignments within scheduled timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply transportation planning principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Skill and ability to positively interact with employees, citizens and government officials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of traffic analysis procedures and techniques.
• Ability to manage financial resources.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local transportation planning and land use regulations, procedures and policies.
• Ability to evaluate, develop and maintain innovative solutions for transportation planning and mobility initiatives.
• Ability to focus individuals and teams on goal-oriented solutions while demonstrating sensitivity to how people and organization's function.
• Ability to effectively lead and coach diverse human resources.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of federal, state, local transportation planning, land use regulations, procedures and policies.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate and complete multiple assignments within scheduled timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply transportation planning principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
• Experience applying transportation planning and traffic engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to evaluate, develop, maintain innovative solutions for transportation planning and mobility initiatives.
• Skill and ability to positively interact with employees, citizens and government officials.
• Ability to manage financial resources.
Additional Considerations
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning or related field desired.
• Certified Planner with American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
• Experience in long-range transportation planning to include forecasting, transportation studies and traffic analyses.
• Experience as liaison with diverse groups, e.g. government officials, special interest groups, citizens, etc.
• Experience using planning and traffic engineering software, e.g. Highway Capacity Software.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Valid driver's license is required. DMV records check by the Department is required. Criminal History Records Check and Fingerprint check is required.
Contact Information
Name: Jennifer Bott
Phone: 757-956-3294
Email: jennifer.bott@vdot.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II
Hiring Range: $63,988 - $103,981
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location:Hampton Roads District Office
Agency Website:jobs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Core responsibilities for job & position
Traffic Forecasting and Analysis
Prepare local and regional travel demands for specific milestone years using available data, reports and models. Enable transportation measures to be displayed geospatially. Provide traffic forecasts, roundabout analysis and recommendations for scoping meetings, roadway design and environmental studies.
Transportation Planning Studies
Conduct, manage and participate in transportation planning studies including corridor studies, access management studies, crossover studies, interchange studies, etc. Collect and analyze data and provide recommendations for transportation planning initiatives. Review and administer RFPs, scopes of work, contracts and vouchers for annual state transportation planning grants, on-call consultants and rural transportation planning and multi-modal grants.
Transportation Mobility and Planning Division
Coordinate district planning activities for urban, rural and statewide programs. Provide technical assistance, guidance and leadership to district staff, local planning commissions and organizational and local governments to meet FHWA, TMPD and VDOT goals and objectives. Support the district's MPO and PDC urban and rural transportation planning programs through representation on Boards and Committees as VDOT's representative. Serve as liaison in assigned planning matters.
Technical Assistance and Review
Conduct land development reviews for local jurisdictions to include rezoning, subdivision, site plan and record plat reviews for residencies. Provide thorough reviews of traffic impact studies. Provide traffic projections, capacity analyses, etc. for design projects.
District PIM
Support District PIM section and project development by coordinating planning efforts with land development, programming and project development activities; provide recommendations based on highway needs assessments, long range plans and regional studies to be considered for inclusion in the programming process. Provide supporting project documentation such as history of need, traffic forecast, transportation impact, regional social and economic data, land use and local transportation planning efforts.
Communication
Respond to public inquiries. Attend public hearings for major studies and construction projects. Develop and make presentations to government and civic groups on transportation planning and land development.
Required skills for job & position
• Considerable knowledge of transportation planning and traffic engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Ability to organize and analyze transportation data.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate and complete multiple assignments within scheduled timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply transportation planning principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Skill and ability to positively interact with employees, citizens and government officials.
• Demonstrated knowledge of traffic analysis procedures and techniques.
• Ability to manage financial resources.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local transportation planning and land use regulations, procedures and policies.
• Ability to evaluate, develop and maintain innovative solutions for transportation planning and mobility initiatives.
• Ability to focus individuals and teams on goal-oriented solutions while demonstrating sensitivity to how people and organization's function.
• Ability to effectively lead and coach diverse human resources.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of federal, state, local transportation planning, land use regulations, procedures and policies.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate and complete multiple assignments within scheduled timeframes.
• Demonstrated ability to apply transportation planning principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
• Experience applying transportation planning and traffic engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to evaluate, develop, maintain innovative solutions for transportation planning and mobility initiatives.
• Skill and ability to positively interact with employees, citizens and government officials.
• Ability to manage financial resources.
Additional Considerations
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning or related field desired.
• Certified Planner with American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
• Experience in long-range transportation planning to include forecasting, transportation studies and traffic analyses.
• Experience as liaison with diverse groups, e.g. government officials, special interest groups, citizens, etc.
• Experience using planning and traffic engineering software, e.g. Highway Capacity Software.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Valid driver's license is required. DMV records check by the Department is required. Criminal History Records Check and Fingerprint check is required.
Contact Information
Name: Jennifer Bott
Phone: 757-956-3294
Email: jennifer.bott@vdot.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Created: 2024-08-27
Reference: 5023520_MMJEJnHFoRj6
Country: United States
State: Virginia
City: Suffolk
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