Office of Planning- Transport Planning Spec 2- TRP061- PG J- Planner 2 - Program Implementation
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Job Summary: Under general supervision, provides working level professional support in transportation planning activities, including multimodal short- and long-range transportation plans and geographic planning analyses.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities :
Under general supervision provides working level professional support in the planning and analysis of the statewide transportation system. Duties may include:
· Analyzes, interprets, and applies federal and state regulations, laws, and policies.
· Writes and reviews technical documents.
· Manages consultant transportation planning contracts.
· Demonstrates the ability to stay organized and meet deadlines.
· Analyzes existing financial data, collect relevant data, and assess transportation projects' impacts on the work program and project recommendations.
· Leads coordination with other offices to ensure data accuracy.
· Conducts research regarding state and federal programs and coordinate with GDOT offices and external partners across the state.
· Reviews existing plans and programs for relevance to ongoing Office of Planning efforts.
· Develops Planning level cost estimates.
· Presents technical presentations to stakeholders.
· Performs other transportation-planning-related job duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
The selected candidate must meet the advertised minimum qualifications to include State Entry Qualifications as well as Agency Specific Qualifications.
Entry Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in transportation-related work; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower-level Transport Planning Spec 1 (TRP060) or position equivalent.
Agency Specific Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree for 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 a closely related field.
OR
· Bachelor's degree from an ABET accredited college or university in Civil Engineering, Public Policy, International Affairs and other related fields with course work experience (or a minor) in any of the planning fields. (If selected for the position, you will be required to provide an original college transcript.
· Ability to gather, interpret, and summarize information for the purpose of writing technical reports/documents, working level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
· Proficient with MS PowerPoint and MS Excel advanced formulas, such as VLOOKUP and Pivot Tables.
· Understanding of transportation funding sources, particularly federal and state programs.
· Ability to work well with others to achieve team/organizational goals.
· Possesses strong oral communication skills with the ability to present ideas and facts to individuals or groups effectively.
· Manages priorities, setting well-defined and realistic personal goals.
· Strong customer orientation.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Agency Preferred Qualifications:
· Master's degree in transportation planning, rural/urban planning, regional planning, urban studies, policy studies, geography, statistics, economics, or a closely related field.
· Two years of experience in managing or working on highway transportation planning related projects and/or studies.
· Experience analyzing, interpreting, and /or applying federal or state regulations.
· Experience and/or knowledge of transportation funding sources, particularly federal and state programs.
· Experience with ArcGIS software.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL GDOT JOBS
The interview is just one part of the overall selection process and is not the only criteria used to make the final selection. In addition to the interview, the final selection is based on the applicant's work history and performance (documented in HR and/or Office files), PeopleSoft/employee status (i.e. rehire code), employee performance reviews, personnel file review (HR & Office Files), criminal background check, employment reference checks (including references and commendations from Managers and other relevant documentation) and, for supervisory positions, demonstrated leadership skills based on past and current work history will be considered.
Good Employment Standing:
In accordance with the Interview and Selection Process (ISP), an applicant must have no active disciplinary actions to be in good employment standing. Actions that may disqualify an applicant include letters of reprimand (active for 12 months after issuance date); suspension without pay or disciplinary demotion (active for 12 months from the effective date); Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and Leave Restriction Plans (active until 12 months after the date of conclusion). In addition, an employee must have an overall ePerformance rating score of three (3) or higher on their most current evaluation. Please note that Memorandums of Concern are not considered disqualifying factors. Human Resources may remove any employee from consideration for selection who is pending a disciplinary action; however, if the action is resolved in the employee's favor, he or she will be allowed to compete.
THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION.
THE SELECTED APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REFERENCE CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, WHERE APPLICABLE
PLEASE INCLUDE ALL RELEVANT JOB INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESCREENED.
UPON PROMOTION, THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL RECEIVE 10% or THE GDOT JOB SPECIFIC MINIMUM SALARY, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
GDOT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two (2) years of experience in transportation-related work; or one (1) year of experience required at the lower level Transport Planning Spec 1 (TRP060) or position equivalent.
Additional Information
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Requisition ID: TRA04WR
Number of Openings: 2
Advertised Salary: $60,500.00
Shift: Day Job
Posting End Date: Sep 11, 2025
