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Transportation Planner II Jobs in Washington, USA at Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Title: Transportation Planner II
Company: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Location: Washington, USA
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The Department of Transportation Planning of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Gov-ernments (COG) is seeking a Transportation Planner II to join a team responsible for meeting the federal requirements for the National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB), which is the agency designated under federal law as the Metropolitan Planning Organi-zation (MPO) for the Washington region.
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Description:
The successful candidate will perform professional-level technical, database, and transportation project financial analysis to carry out the metropolitan transportation planning process requirements for the TPB, and its committees, including supporting the development of federally required plans and programs.
The focus of the position will be to support efficient implementation of the TPB’s regular planning activities/federal requirements, including but not limited to a focus on technical project level database/details and analysis associated with the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP), the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), Performance-Based Planning and Programming (PBPP) and related activities. The position will monitor laws, regulations, and policies impacting the TPB at the federal, state, and local levels, and help to ensure compliance with those requirements.
This position will support TPB’s special projects, research on best practices, public outreach activities, and other activities as directed.
The successful candidate for this position requires strong organizational skills, the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, membership-oriented environment, the ability to work independently, and excellent written and oral communication skills. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated interest in transportation planning, public administration, or transportation policy. The candidate should be comfortable performing routine, process-oriented tasks while also maintaining organizational awareness and thinking about ways to improve the work of the Transportation Planning Board.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
SUPPORT TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (TIP)
ACTIVITIES:
- Work as part of a team to develop the National Capital Region Transportation Improvement Program and assist with ongoing monthly required maintenance actions as requested by member agencies, including processing amendments and administrative modifications.
- Input, manage, and analyze information about transportation projects and programs in the TPB’s Project Info Trak (PIT) database.
- Coordinate with internal staff and staff at member agencies on TIP record requests, required updates, and needed information to maintain an accurate project database.
- Communicate with the PIT database consultant on needed updates to ensure smooth project data management.
- Monitor the status of key projects and programs managed by member agencies
- Produce written and visual information for public consumption for use in documents, reports, memos, websites, graphics, and other methods of communication.
- Develop documentation on the transportation planning activities, including the region’s MTP – the National Capital Region Transportation Plan, Visualize, publications, special reports, and information for websites.
- Assist with and participate in cross-team and inter-departmental collaboration in support of the development of the MTP and other major plans and projects.
- Perform technical analysis using output from travel demand models and other forecasting tools to analyze the performance of the region’s transportation plan.
- Research best practices or peer examples on topics such as public participation, scenario planning, environmental mitigation, tourism/travel, health, or methods of sharing such information in print or online.
- Develop text, maps, and graphics for use in publications, presentations, and webpages.
- Track regional issues, priorities, policies, and projects.
- Assist with conducting technical analysis related to Title VI and communities…