Office of Planning- Transport Planning Spec 3- TRP062- PG L- Planner 3
State of Georgia
- Atlanta, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university AND Three years of experience in transportation-related work
- OR Two years of experience required at the lower-level Transport Planning 2 (TRP061) or position equivalent.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following fields: transportation planning, rural/urban planning, policy studies, public administration, business, or a closely related field.
- Three years of experience in transportation-related or planning work.
- Possesses experience in the planning and analysis of transportation systems
- Demonstrate competency in performing and managing transportation studies
- Demonstrates experience performing and managing transportation studies that involve use and coordination of a consultant team
- Good organizational skills and ability to work independently with minimal supervision
- Demonstrate ability to foster relationships and collaboration between agencies and/or public.
- Demonstrate ability to work with and manipulate databases
- Possess excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound, well-informed decisions.
- Demonstrate experience recognizing opportunities to aid in the achievement of department goals and objectives; setting goals and determining the course of action to implement departmental visions and goals with appropriate timing and responsiveness
- Demonstrate experience interacting effectively with all levels of management within the organization
- Internal and external organizational awareness, including building and managing stakeholder’s relationships
- Possess strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to express ideas and facts to groups and individuals effectively
- Possess familiarity with related technological developments and be able to integrate new technology to manage and improve program effectiveness
- Demonstrate experience managing schedules and ensuring timely performance
- Maintains a positive view of self and displays a professional image
- Self-motivated and results-oriented
- Committed to providing quality customer service
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in one of the following fields: transportation planning, rural/ urban planning, regional planning, urban studies, policy studies, geography, statistics, economics or closely related field
- Possess leadership skills, with the ability to motivate and guide others toward accomplishment of office/department goals
- Two years of experience working with stakeholders and the public conducting outreach activities and coordination
- Three years of experience in managing or working on highway and/or multimodal transportation planning related projects and/or studies.
- One year of experience in one or more of the following areas: Performance-based planning and programming, metropolitan planning organization activities (TIPs, UPWPs, LRTP/MTP, and Planning Studies), connected and autonomous vehicles, freight analysis, economic analyses, traffic revenue studies, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) processes and resiliency
- Possess the demonstrated ability to identify and solve problems and apply innovative solutions to make organizational improvements
- Demonstrate ability to build effective teams, foster commitment and team spirit