The Transit & Public Engagement Planner position at the French Broad River MPO/Land of Sky Regional Council manages the transit and public engagement tasks and responsibilities at the MPO, provides assistance to member governments, and works on other regional planning efforts at the MPO and Council as needed. Preferred candidates for this position are hard working individuals with a background in planning, excellent communication skills, and technical analysis capabilities. http://www.landofsky.org/employment.html

The National Greenway Manager is a full-time position that is responsible for overseeing the Alliance’s trail development projects and programs. The right candidate will have relevant advocacy and policy experience, at least 4+ years managing remote teams, and a passion for creating culturally inclusive public space. Must have a demonstrated commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion and understanding of key tools to advance transportation equity. This position can be based in the Durham, NC HQ office or remote, with flexibility to be based along the East Coast Greenway corridor.

The National Greenway Manager works under the direction of the Deputy Director in coordination with other East Coast Greenway Alliance staff.

Key areas of responsibility include:
– Advocacy and public policy initiatives
– Staff management & Internal operations
– Program delivery

For details and to apply, visit: https://greenway.applytojob.com/apply/nX3fvoAf4S/National-Greenway-Manager

Description:

NelsonNygaard has just posted listings for 5 transportation planning internships for our Summer Internship Program, as well as Associate 1 Transportation Engineer and a Transportation Engineering Intern in our Seattle office.

For over 30 years, NelsonNygaard has led the transportation planning field with our values and innovation. We’ve always been guided by the principle of putting people first—designing transportation systems for people, not just cars. This principle also extends to how we operate as a firm. We were founded by two women who believed in the benefits of a more egalitarian workplace, where leadership and creativity can blossom at all levels and where diversity is a core strength. Today, we are 150 talented and dedicated people in nine offices across the country who continue to live by those values. What unites us at NelsonNygaard is the belief that transportation can change the world and our steadfast commitment to make the world more just, more sustainable, more connected, and more beautiful.

Within our internship program, there is 1 Transportation Engineering opening in Seattle WA and 5 Transportation Planning openings in Portland OR, Austin TX, Seattle WA, Boston MA, and Oakland CA. Interns will be expected to work in office at least 3 days a week. Interns who have recently completed or are enrolled in an undergraduate program are paid $20/hour; interns enrolled in a graduate program will be paid $25/hour.

Applications can be completed at the following address:

https://recruiting2.ultipro.com/PER1007PWILL/JobBoard/b9e0921b-1230-465f-9436-edd64e872518/?q=&o=postedDateDesc&w=&wc=&we=&wpst=

General Definition and Conditions of Work
Performs difficult professional and intermediate administrative work serving as liaison to various transportation related organizations, boards and commissions, preparing and presenting related agenda items and materials, administering residential traffic management plan and bicycle transportation planning process, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Planning Administrator.

Essential Functions

• Serves as staff liaison to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization.
• Serves as staff support to the Town’s Transportation Advisory Board.
• Prepares and presents agenda materials for Town Council meetings.
• Administers the Residential Traffic Management Plan.
• Manages the bicycle transportation planning process.
• Co-manages the design process for bicycle and pedestrian transportation infrastructure projects
• Prepares applications for bike/ped programs such as American League of Bicycles-Bicycle Friendly Communities, grant funding and related programs.
• Co-manages the Greenways Commission and the greenways planning process.
• Serves as liaison to the Public Transit Committees affiliated with local and regional transit providers.
• Responds to traffic and parking concerns.
• Reviews site plans for new development projects.
• Works with the North Carolina Department of Transportation staff on a variety of transportation issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of ordinances governing land use and related codes; thorough knowledge of theory and techniques of transportation planning and including transportation funding; general knowledge of planning theory and principles; some knowledge of and experience in the principles and practices of urban planning, design and of the relationship between land use, zoning, and transportation; general knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis; ability to communicate ideas effectively in both oral and written formats; ability to prepare and present technical reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, associates and the general public, staff advisory boards and special committees.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work occasionally requires standing, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires walking and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, occasionally requires reaching with hands and arms and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to the risk of electrical shock and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather) and exposure to extreme heat (non-weather); work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements

Valid driver’s license in the State of North Carolina.

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree with coursework in transportation planning, transportation engineering, or related field and considerable experience in the transportation field involving assessment of site conditions and site analysis and project management (including conceptual and preliminary design of transportation infrastructure), or equivalent combination of education and experience.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE RESUME AND COVER LETTER

General Definition of Work
Performs difficult professional and intermediate administrative work serving as liaison to various transportation related organizations, boards and commissions, preparing and presenting related agenda items and materials, administering residential traffic management plan and bicycle transportation planning process, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Planning Administrator.

Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions
Serves as staff liaison to the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization.
Serves as staff support to the Town’s Transportation Advisory Board.
Prepares and presents agenda materials for Town Council meetings.
Administers the Residential Traffic Management Plan.
Manages the bicycle transportation planning process.
Co-manages the design process for bicycle and pedestrian transportation infrastructure projects
Prepares applications for bike/ped programs such as American League of Bicycles-Bicycle Friendly Communities, grant funding and related programs.
Co-manages the Greenways Commission and the greenways planning process.
Serves as liaison to the Public Transit Committees affiliated with local and regional transit providers.
Responds to traffic and parking concerns.
Reviews site plans for new development projects.
Works with the North Carolina Department of Transportation staff on a variety of transportation issues.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of ordinances governing land use and related codes; thorough knowledge of theory and techniques of transportation planning and including transportation funding; general knowledge of planning theory and principles; some knowledge of and experience in the principles and practices of urban planning, design and of the relationship between land use, zoning, and transportation; general knowledge of quantitative and qualitative methods of analysis; ability to communicate ideas effectively in both oral and written formats; ability to prepare and present technical reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government officials, associates and the general public, staff advisory boards and special committees.

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s degree with coursework in transportation planning, transportation engineering, or related field and considerable experience in the transportation field involving assessment of site conditions and site analysis and project management (including conceptual and preliminary design of transportation infrastructure), or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Physical Requirements
This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work occasionally requires standing, speaking or hearing and using hands to finger, handle or feel, frequently requires walking and occasionally requires sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, occasionally requires reaching with hands and arms and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work frequently requires exposure to the risk of electrical shock and occasionally requires wet, humid conditions (non-weather), working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to extreme cold (non-weather) and exposure to extreme heat (non-weather); work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Special Requirements
Valid driver’s license in the State of North Carolina.

Please apply by visiting the Town of Carrboro career portal: https://nc-carrboro.civicplushrms.com/careers/

Toole Design’s Raleigh office is seeking a paid Intern for Summer 2022.

Please check out the posting here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/878791.

Toole Design’s Raleigh office is seeking a full-time Planner.

Please check out the job posting here: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/892743.

The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking a transportation planner to manage the MPO’s five-year capital-investment program, the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP prioritizes funding for all modes of surface transportation—intersection improvements, Complete Streets redesigns, bicycle and pedestrian connections, first- and last-mile connections, highway reconstruction, transit maintenance, and transit expansion.

The TIP manager is responsible for leading communication with cities and towns throughout the Boston region to help them understand the process required to obtain federal capital funding for their projects. This individual will play a key role in working with Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) project development engineers and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) capital project planners to understand the status of projects in the TIP and communicate this information to the MPO board. The annual process of developing the region’s capital investment program includes compiling a list of projects eligible for funding, scoring and prioritizing the projects, and recommending to the MPO which projects to fund. In addition, critical components of the role include helping the public understand how the MPO’s capital funds are spent in the region and supporting municipalities and other stakeholders as they initiate and advance their projects through the TIP process.

Objective of this role:

Interns will:

Conduct studies and investigations related to Transportation Planning, Transport Economics, Engineering and Project Development
Review and develop reports of best practices for subjects related to public transportation
Select a project/program to conduct high level economic, Transportation Planning and/or Engineering analysis
Sample Activities: Studying the challenges of deploying zero emission buses, providing analysis to inform transportation needs and to support project development, developing concepts for improvements to link multiple stations to their surrounding community, assessing opportunities to improve the transport system’s resiliency

Skills and Qualifications:

Senior Undergraduate Student, Masters Student (in year 1 or 2), PHD Student (in any year)
Majoring in Planning, Transportation Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Ecology, Public Policy, Economics, Engineering
Planning, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Environmental/Energy/Resiliency Design/Policy and/or any Engineering discipline
Specific career/academic interest in: Transportation Planning and Engineering, Urban Planning, Energy Planning and Policy, Energy/Power Systems, Sustainable Design, and/or Resiliency is desired
GIS capabilities using ARCGIS or QGIS is required
STATA or another related statistics analytics capability is preferred

Apply via https://njtransit.secure.force.com/FCMS__CMSLayout?jobIds=a295x000008gMhy&page=CorporateDetailPage&sessionId=&JobSite=Default&p=Candidate&ApplPage=Corporate

The Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) is seeking applicants for a Transportation Planner II position. The position is housed in the Planning Section of CDOT’s Planning and Design Division, and will help represent CDOT in integrated planning and policy efforts. These efforts include City-wide and small area/corridor-focused plans and studies, transportation policy development, ordinance reviews and updates, and a wide variety of special projects.