Transportation Planner III
Transportation Planner III
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Job Description
Close Date: Sunday September:00 AM
Department: Transportation Department
Planning
Salary: $87368.00 - $109210.00 Commensurate with Experience
Welcome to the City of Charlotte
Charlotte is Americas Queen City opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety health and quality of life for all residents.
Our guiding principles include:
Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
Valuing teamwork openness accountability productivity and employee development
Providing all customers with courteous responsive accessible and seamless quality services
Taking initiative to identify analyze and solve problems
Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions
SUMMARY
The City of Charlottes Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking a leader to work within the departments Strategic Mobility Division with a demonstrated commitment to collaboration and innovative thinking to help shape our mobility planning initiatives. The Transportation Planner III is part of a team of planners and engineers responsible for advancing transportation policies and planning for Charlottes future mobility investment. This position will collaborate across departments partner agencies and the community to achieve multimodal solutions that shape our rapid growth and development.Among its many responsibilities this position will support the Department in project development and prioritization Vision Zero planning and advancement and continued implementation of the Strategic Mobility Plan. This position requires a high level of technical project management and communication skills.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
Transportation Planning:
- Leads the development of long-range transportation policy plans programs projects and initiatives
- Maintains and expands collaborative relationships with other City and County departments and agencies (including the Charlotte Planning Design and Development Department and the Charlotte Area Transit System) and other CDOT Divisions/staff to advance ongoing initiatives to integrate transportation and land use planning
- Represents the Strategic Mobility Division on interdisciplinary teams with internal and external stakeholders
- Participates in regional transportation planning activities associated with the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO)
- Develops and conducts as necessary public involvement processes related to plans and policies
- Performs all other duties as assigned
Community & Stakeholder Engagement:
- Engages and develops collaborative relationships with stakeholders community groups and public/private agencies to successfully implement the Citys transportation policies and programs
- Supports CDOT leadership in responding to City Council and the City Managers Office on transportation planning initiatives and projects
- Makes presentations to the community civic boards and/or professional peers on transportation initiatives and growth-related transportation issues
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
- Demonstrated working knowledge of the principles and practices of urban and transportation planning
- Demonstrated working knowledge of policy development particularly policies that integrate mobility land use urban growth and equitable transportation components
- Knowledge of ordinance development
- Familiarity with land development principles and practices
- Working knowledge of transportation facilities and project design
- Ability to manage multiple complex projects and tasks simultaneously
- Ability to prepare comprehensive plans and reports
- Ability to establish and maintain effective public and working relationships
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
- Ability to integrate land use urban design and multimodal transportation perspectives in the review coordination and development of mobility projects and plans
- Ability to understand and effectively use data for mobility-related analyses
- Proficiency in ArcGIS
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in urban planning Transportation Engineering Landscape Architecture Geography or a related field
- Certified Planner (AICP) Professional Engineer (PE) and/or Professional Landscape Architect (PLA)
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree with five years of relevant work experience
OR
- Masters Degree with three years of relevant work experience
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The Citys Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes but is not limited to: reference checks social security verification education verification criminal conviction record check and if applicable a credit history check sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidates written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process candidates may be asked to take a skills test and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex national origin marital status age disability sexual orientation political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress appearance or behavior.
Our culture is to serve the community honorably.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street Suite 200 Charlotte NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST) excluding official City holidays.
For questions about your application or the hiring process please email .
The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request auxiliary aids written materials in alternate formats language access and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.
BENEFITS
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.
Clickhereto learn more about the City of Charlottes benefits.
The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
Employment Type
Full-Time
