Senior Transportation Planner

City of High Point; High Point (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at the City of High Point as a Senior Transportation Planner, where your expertise will contribute to shaping the future of transportation in the community. This role involves a blend of strategic planning, grant management, and public engagement, ensuring that our transportation initiatives align with both local and federal regulations. You'll collaborate with diverse stakeholders, manage complex projects, and play a pivotal role in enhancing the urban landscape. If you are passionate about making a tangible impact through innovative transportation solutions, this is the opportunity for you to thrive in a supportive and forward-thinking environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field and 4 years of planning experience required.
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License necessary for driving duties.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze transportation programs and grant compliance.
• Prepare federal financial reports and manage grant activities.
• Coordinate transportation planning studies and public information.

Skills

Transportation Planning

Grant Management

Project Administration

Public Speaking

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Planning

Bachelor’s degree in Geography

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Political Science

Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science

Job description

Who We Are

At the City of High Point, we celebrate the creator in everyone. Building on our rich cultural history steeped in industrialism and innovation, our employees seek not only to transform themselves, but the world around us. We are collaborators, we are makers, we are visionaries.

We invite you to explore the many opportunities to serve our community, by sharing your talents, skills, and expertise. You'll join a diverse team of over 1300 individuals dedicated not just to making a career, but a difference; because what we create in High Point, changes the world!

Position Overview

The City is currently seeking a Senior Transportation Planner to handle a variety of complex assignments in the areas of regional and local transportation planning in the Transportation Department and the High Point Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (HPMPO). This position reports to the Transportation Planning Administrator. Supervision may be exercised over technical and clerical personnel during specific assignments.

Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyses transportation programs and transportation grant programs, including grant preparation and management.
• Monitors grant activities to ensure compliance with grantor regulations, as well as compliance with City of High Point policies and procedures.
• Prepares federal financial reports and milestone progress reports for all open grants.
• Conducts close out procedures for grants.
• Assists department with identifying grant funding opportunities.
• Acts as a liaison with the Budget Office and Finance Department.
• Administers project selection and funding for Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) and Carbon Reduction Programs.
• Assists with the coordination of STI projects and SPOT project prioritization.
• Assists with project administration, document preparation, and reporting for locally administered transportation projects.
• Maintains GTFS for transit department and prepares regular ridership reports.
• Coordinates the preparation of short and long-range transportation planning studies.
• Provides information to the general public on transportation programs.
• Manages special projects as assigned, including project feasibility and environmental studies, corridor identification and protection, land use, urban streetscape design, greenway planning and design, parking, and neighborhood traffic calming.
• Assists with third-party contractor oversight as necessary.
• Administers road planning, mapping, etc. consultant contracts for City.
• Prepares and gives presentations in front of citizen groups, elected officials, etc.
• Liaisons between other regional transportation planning bodies and City.
• Represents City and Transportation Department at various meetings.
• Ensures that all work is performed in accordance with OSHA and City Safety Standards and Policies.
• Assists with other Transportation Department tasks as needed.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Geography, Engineering, Political Science, Public Policy, Environmental Science, or any related field.
• Four (4) years of planning experience related to specific area of assignment such as transportation planning.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total eight (8) years.
• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License. Driver’s license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit the employee’s ability to drive City vehicles or perform driving duties required by the position of assignment.

Physical Requirements

Hearing/Speaking: Expressing and/or receiving information by means of spoken word are both necessary to converse with internal and external customers including co-workers, citizens, and applicants.

Visual Abilities: The ability to perceive via eyesight is required for this position:

• Acuity, far – clarity of vision at 20 feet or more.
• Acuity, near – clarity of vision at 20 inches or less.
• Depth perception – Three-dimensional vision.
• Field of Vision – the area that can be seen up and down or to the right or left while eyes are focused on one point.
• Color Vision - Ability to identify and distinguish colors.

All five aspects are judged to be important in carrying out the essential functions of this job.

Physical Strength: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.

Mental Activity/Requirements

Reasoning: Ability to apply principles of logical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical situations.

Mathematics Ability: Ability to use arithmetic and complete statistical reports.

Language Ability: The ability to speak, read and write the English Language are required for this position.

Environmental Conditions

Physical Surroundings: The Transportation Planning Administrator is subject to inside Environmental Conditions.

Disclaimer: This job description may not be all-inclusive, as jobs evolve over time to meet the ever-changing needs of the City of High Point’s workforce. This job description is not intended to and does not create a contract or offer of employment to any individual.