Transportation Planner 12 - Bureau of Development

State of Michigan; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Michigan is seeking a Transportation Planner 12 to serve as the environmental clearance resource for LAP NEPA processes. The role requires coordinating with biologists, historians, archaeologists, planners, engineers, and outreach staff to support problem-solving and document reviews.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with relevant credits and at least three years of related experience. Remote or alternate schedules may be considered within limits; MDOT benefits information is

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree with 30 semester credits in planning, environmental studies/sciences, or related fields.
• Experience: three years in planning, mapping, or environmental assessment related to transportation or land-use.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the resource for LAP environmental clearance in NEPA processes.
• Review and QA/QC EA documents submitted by local agencies, coordinating with subject-matter experts.
• Develop and implement outreach to train local agency staff on the NEPA process and assess Section 4(f)/6(f) impacts.

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning/environmental studies/sciences

Job description

This position serves as the recognized resource for the Local Agency Program (LAP) environmental clearance process. This position is responsible for reviewing and maintaining the quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) of Environmental Assessment (EA) documents submitted by local agencies. This requires frequent coordination with subject matter experts such as biologists, historians, archaeologists, transportation planners, design engineers, safety engineers, and public involvement staff to support problem-solving throughout the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) study process. This position also evaluates LAP projects for Section 4(f)/6(f) recreational impacts and coordinates with resource agencies and local officials. In addition, the development and implementation of outreach strategies to train local agency staff on the NEPA process is an important responsibility of this position.

The 'Salary' listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Transportation Planner 12 position.

For additional information, please see the links below:

• Transportation Planner 12 Position Description
• All about MDOT

Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered.

For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.

The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: planning (city, community, environmental, regional, and/or urban), environmental studies and/or sustainability, environmental sciences, engineering, statistics, mathematics, geography, geographic/geospatial information systems, logistics and/or supply chain management, or economics.

Experience

Transportation Planner 12

Three years of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner P11.

To be considered for this position you must:

• If applicable, attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application (reference the State of Michigan (SOM) definition of an Official College Transcript). Applicants who possess foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents. Civil Service accepts evaluations from organizations listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

View the entire job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/T/TransportationPlanner.pdf

MDOT does not participate in E-Verify and does not sponsor visa applications.

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

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