Transportation Planner - Career Ladder

State-of-Missour; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

MoDOT is seeking a Transportation Planner to conduct planning studies, collect and analyze data, and prepare reports across multiple transportation modes. The role offers entry to senior level paths within a CAREER-LADDER framework, with opportunities for advancement as skills grow.

The position involves coordinating with local agencies and MPOs, administering federal funds, and supporting statewide transportation goals under moderate supervision.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration, Transportation, Planning, Economic Development, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Study objectives and methods of collection, analysis, and reduction of data on assigned projects.
• Conduct research to gather information, review information to ensure validity of materials, and prepare analyses of the collected data.
• Develop recommendations and prepare projected data; maintain programs, databases, and historical files of related data.
• Serve as a liaison between the department and local agencies, regional planning commissions, metropolitan planning organizations, and the general public, and provide assistance in developing and meeting local, regional, and statewide transportation goals.
• Administer federal funds for various projects, which includes reviewing program requirements, documents, and data, calculating and monitoring funding levels, and obligating funds.

Skills

Data analysis

Data collection

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree: Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration, Transportation, Planning, Economic Development, or related field

Job description

MoDOT is seeking a Transportation Planner to conduct planning studies, collect and analyze data, and prepare reports across multiple transportation modes. The role offers entry to senior level paths within a CAREER-LADDER framework, with opportunities for advancement as skills grow.

The position involves coordinating with local agencies and MPOs, administering federal funds, and supporting statewide transportation goals under moderate supervision.