Transit Planning Lead: Wake Transit & Service Growth

City of Raleigh North Carolina; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Raleigh North Carolina is seeking a Senior Transit Planner to lead Wake Transit investments from concept to implementation, coordinating with CAMPO and Wake Transit partners to secure funding and guide projects. You will work with planning, operations, finance, and regional teams to deliver service improvements, track performance, and ensure compliance with funding requirements.

This role emphasizes strategic thinking, collaboration, and a passion for expanding equitable public transit

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning or a related field.
• 3–5 years of professional urban/regional planning or transportation planning experience.
• Equivalent combination of training and/or experience may be substituted.

Responsibilities

• Serve as GoRaleigh’s primary contact with CAMPO and Wake Transit partners for project submissions, funding requests, reporting requirements, and Wake Transit activities.
• Lead the development and submission of annual Wake Transit Work Plans, project amendments, funding requests, and related documentation.
• Manage quarterly and annual reporting for Wake Transit-funded service and capital projects.
• Plan and coordinate Wake Transit-funded service improvements: new routes, increased frequency, service hours, microtransit, and bus stop improvements.
• Monitor project funding, schedules, performance, and deliverables, coordinating with Transit, Finance, Operations, and City teams.
• Build strong partnerships with internal teams and regional stakeholders to identify and advance transit investments.
• Provide program management and oversight of design and engineering of transit capital infrastructure projects.
• Develop strategy, goals, and priorities; provide guidance on processes, standards, and regulations.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Transit planning

Data analysis

Regional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Public transit advocacy

Education

Bachelor's degree in Planning/Urban/Transportation Planning

Job description

City of Raleigh North Carolina is seeking a Senior Transit Planner to lead Wake Transit investments from concept to implementation, coordinating with CAMPO and Wake Transit partners to secure funding and guide projects. You will work with planning, operations, finance, and regional teams to deliver service improvements, track performance, and ensure compliance with funding requirements.

This role emphasizes strategic thinking, collaboration, and a passion for expanding equitable public transit