Successful candidates for this position should have strong experience in physical land use planning. We are looking for someone who also has experience in GIS to complement our team. A background in urban design, architecture, or landscape architecture, is also preferred, but not required.

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The Planner oversees the operations and activities of the Planning division within the Community Development Department, supervises staff, and implements plans, policies, and developmental measures in order to assure orderly growth and development of current and long-range plans for the Town.

Under the general supervision of the Planner III, an employee of this class is primarily responsible for long-range planning activities in the areas of transportation and land use, which includes conducting research and analysis and developing, amending, and implementing County plans and transportation improvement projects. Position is also responsible for providing staff support to County advisory boards and elected officials. Does related work as required.

The Transportation Planning Division is seeking a motivated and organized self-starter to fill the role of Transportation Planning Assistant. This position is responsible for working with Town staff on transportation planning projects, multimodal count data analysis, demographics studies, and GIS data management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

– Assist with data collection activities and analysis in the office and/or field
– Analyze and map data in an engaging and user-friendly manner
– Collect, enter, tabulate and analyze demographic and performance data
– Prepare brief memos explaining methodology and findings
– Assist with the preparation of existing conditions reports and other plan chapters
– Conduct research as needed to assist senior staff on projects
– Assist with the preparation of presentations and other community outreach activities

The position offers exposure to municipal transportation planning focused on bicycle, pedestrian, and transit access and connectivity.

The successful candidate will receive professional oversight from transportation planning professionals.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
The ideal candidate should have one of the following qualifications:

1. completed a BA/BS in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Public Policy, Geography or a related degree;
2. be currently enrolled in a graduate planning program; or
3. recently completed a graduate planning program.

Proficiency in MS Office, Adobe products (including Illustrator and InDesign), Google SketchUp, AutoCAD, and GIS is strongly preferred.

This position will work up to 15 hours a week until May 2019. There is the option to work additional hours during school breaks and/or holidays.

This position requires a work schedule of 40 hours during summer.
Program support staff who continue into the fall will work 10-15 hours per week.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Fall 2019 term of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program (CCUWDP). This fall, CCUWDP is offering 39 workforce development program positions across the nation and applications are now available. This is a wonderful opportunity for students looking to gain experience in the energy and transportation areas.

The Clean Cities University Workforce Development Program is an initiative of Clean Cities, a government-industry partnership sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Vehicle Technologies Program. Clean Cities strives to reduce petroleum consumption in the transportation sector in nearly 100 communities across the country. Since the creation of the CCUWDP in 2010, Clean Cities has hosted more than 350 interns in more than 60 Coalitions.

The Clean Cities internship will give students studying communications, public relations, business, marketing, engineering or environmental sciences, the opportunity to grow public awareness and expand the markets of advanced vehicle technologies, alternative fuels, and practices that reduce the consumption of petroleum. Students have participated in research, outreach activities, public education, K-12 outreach, fleet events, and a vast array of transportation-related environmental projects.

Specific Details:
– Positions are 15 or 20 hours/week (determined by the coalition) for 14 weeks
– Fall 2019 Internship Approximate Dates: September 9, 2019- December 20, 2019
– Stipends range from $2,520 – $4,200 depending on academic level and number of hours assigned by the coalition.
– Must be a current undergraduate (Junior or Senior only), graduate student, or up to one year past graduation.

Applications can be found at https://www.cvent.com/d/fyqxvxat with more information below.

Applications are due August 11, 2019. If you have any questions, please email cleancitiesintern@anl.gov.

Help us promote vibrant and resilient communities in Eastern North Carolina! As one of our three VISTAs, you will assist us with economic development, grant writing, disaster recovery, and transportation planning.

Program Start/End Date: 09/03/2019 – 09/01/2020

Eastern Carolina Council of Governments (ECC) is seeking three AmeriCorps VISTA members to address unmet needs in communities we serve, including 9 counties and 62 incorporated municipalities. For over fifty years, ECC has been a unifying entity within Eastern NC to enhance the region’s quality of life. We provide human, planning, and economic development services to local governments and area residents by leveraging resources and collaborating regionally. Assisting our member governments with community and transportation planning, disaster recovery, economic development, human services, and grants is how we put our mission into practice.

ECC’s office is in the heart of downtown New Bern, NC. Settled in 1710, New Bern is North Carolina’s second-oldest colonial town and is filled with historic southern charm. Centrally located along North Carolina’s coast at the union of the Trent and Neuse Rivers, this scenic riverfront city offers a lively downtown, entertainment, arts, shopping, and dining. Situated less than an hour from the state’s Crystal Coast beaches and the Croatan National Forest, New Bern and the surrounding area also provides plenty of recreation opportunities.

ECC is seeking three VISTA members to build the capacity of each focus area within the planning department: economic development, transportation planning, and community development/disaster recovery. Our Economic Development VISTA will help to find, secure, and prepare reports for grants that enhance economic stability in the region and assist with the implementation of ECC’s Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The Transportation Planning VISTA will conduct data and GIS analyses to support primarily non-highway transportation projects that provide better access and connectivity to goods and services and increase the likelihood of projects being funded. Lastly, our Disaster Recovery VISTA will aid in the implementation of our EDA-Disaster Recovery Planning Grant by working directly with Hurricane Florence-impacted communities to find creative solutions and mitigate future impacts. As part of our team, you will work collaboratively two other VISTA members and four full-time planning staff to promote vibrant and resilient communities across Eastern NC.

Please contact me with any questions or click here to apply.

Chad Davis, AICP
Regional Planning Director

Stewart’s Municipal Planning & Mobility group offers long-range and land use planning, mobility/bike/ped planning, small area studies, current planning, ordinance updates, and other services to municipalities and counties across the state, and we’re hiring for two positions in our Raleigh office! If you are a interested in the opportunity to reshape development patterns and impact the built environment, please take a look at the job descriptions for Planner II and Project Planner at http://stewartinc.com/company/careers/, and scroll down to our group.

The Transit Service Planner is responsible for developing and analyzing bus route and schedule plans, including near-term transit service alternatives, intermediate-term service plans, and long-range service concepts. The individual will also analyze and assist in the preparation of complex transit operating schedules for both Go Triangle, the regional service provider, and Go Durham, the local service provider in Durham. The primary focus of the position is on traditional fixed-route service, but demand-response service, vanpool service, and emerging modes of transportation are also included.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

– Conducts self in an appropriate manner as a representative of Go Triangle, working effectively in a diverse work environment.
– Develops short-range plans for implementation of new or modified routes, discontinuation of unproductive service, amenity improvements, capital needs, and coordination projects with other public transit and community transportation services.
– Provides individual and team contributions; coordinates work with the rest of the Go Triangle service planning team and other Go Triangle staff.
– Coordinates cross agency planning initiatives with the technical and administrative staff of local bus and community transportation systems, university transportation services, local governments and appropriate State and Federal officials.
– Researches and identifies potential funding sources for short-range plan improvements.
– Follows established procedures for proposing and budgeting for transit projects, and reporting on project progress to internal and external stakeholders.
– Devises, administers and/or analyzes surveys of transit customers, employees, and the general public.
– Develops scoping documents for capital projects that support service plans.
– Manages consultant studies, including the preparation of requests for proposals, selection of consultants and supervision of consultant work.

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university as well as two years of experience in planning or a related field. Knowledge of transportation planning techniques, including statistics and survey techniques is also important. You will also need to demonstrate skill in data analysis, spatial analysis, demographic analysis, and financial analysis.

Salary is commensurate with experience. No phone calls or 3rd party solicitations, please. EEO.

If anyone from DCRP is interested in applying please feel free to share my contact information here or at eraskopf@gotriangle.org (Elisabeth Raskopf)

This position focuses on pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility, with some parts of the work focused specifically on child and youth issues. Bridging both the realms of research and practice, the position requires an energetic, strategic, multi-tasker with a diverse skill set. Responsibilities will include assisting with development and implementation of research projects, such as writing literature reviews, conducting qualitative interviews, contributing to analysis and writing reports as well as involvement in the planning and delivery of practitioner-focused technical assistance using a combination of written, oral and web-based strategies. The position requires someone passionate about supporting transportation and other safety and health professionals in using evidence-based approaches in their work. Examples of projects currently underway include (but not limited to) the Vision Zero for Youth initiative and the creation of a US-based and international award to disseminate youth-focused approaches to advancing safety for all road users and demonstration site evaluation, development of a tool to help prioritize youth travel-related pedestrian and bicycle improvements, planning and delivery of webinars on a range of pedestrian and bicyclist topics geared to professionals through our US Federal Highway Administration-funded Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. Interactions with HSRC colleagues, other UNC departments, external partners, project sponsors and the general public will all be required to carry-out their work. Travel to professional meetings, conferences, training and special events will be expected. Candidates for this position should expect to work on several projects at any given time, and with more than one project leader, so the ability to adapt to changing teams is expected. The position is a full-time, non-tenure track appointment.

Education Requirements:
Master’s degree in transportation planning, public health, psychology, education or a related field.

Qualifications and Experience:
Five to eight years of related experience.
Strong project management skills, evidence of written and oral communication skills and the ability to function as part of a team as well as work independently to accomplish project goals are all expected for this position.

View full description and apply online at http://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/166037

Job Description

This class is the seventh level in a ten-level Transportation Series devoted to transportation system maintenance, planning, management and administration. Incumbents provide journey-level professional transportation planning and/or program administration and coordination. As assigned, incumbents may serve as lead workers, assigning work and monitoring work completion.

Hiring Range: $47,902.00 – $57,500.00 (Promotional Hiring Range may vary)
Duties and Responsibilities

Essential Duties:
The Wake Transit Planner position provides technical assistance with responsibilities assigned to the MPO through the Wake Transit program.

The MPO is responsible for transit planning activities including the administration of an adopted project-level concurrence process for projects funded through Wake Transit; managing the Community Funding Area Program, including providing technical transit planning assistance to local towns and agencies, prioritizing projects for funding, and monitoring project progress; managing consultant-led projects for Wake Transit implementation planning; managing the development of the annual Wake Transit Work Plan, including multi-year capital and operating programs; staffing the Wake Transit Planning Advisory Committee (TPAC); maintaining and updating the multi-year Wake Transit Vision Plan; designation of project sponsors; leading evaluations of Wake Transit-funded project performance against adopted performance targets; and maintaining and administering the application of an adopted project prioritization policy.

This is an entry-level position that will report to the CAMPO Wake Transit Program Manager and will assist with all aspects of the MPO’s Wake Transit Plan implementation work. Core responsibilities of the position include providing technical and coordination assistance in the development of annual Wake Transit Work Plans (including Work Plan amendments) and for ongoing management of the Community Funding Area program.

The position will also be responsible for ongoing website maintenance and providing technical assistance for the TPAC’s evaluations of project performance. Broadly, this position will involve providing technical support, research, administration, and coordination with partner agencies to ensure the MPO’s Wake Transit responsibilities are carried out in an efficient and effective fashion. Attention to detail, ability to prioritize and complete tasks with competing deadlines, and ability to produce high-quality work in a fast-paced work environment are essential.

This position is a key member of the MPO’s team focused on delivering quality transit planning services to our member governments and partner agencies. Applicants should have a working knowledge of the principles and practices of regional transportation planning in an urban setting and some familiarity with federal transit and transportation funding programs and practices. An ability to establish and maintain productive professional working relationships with partners including technical staff and the general public is necessary. General knowledge of transit planning principles is helpful.

Applicants should recognize the value of the Wake Transit program as a transformative component of the MPO’s transportation planning work in Wake County, and should be motivated self-starters able to work both independently and in a team environment.

Preference will be given to candidates with Bachelor’s Degree level or higher in a related field (Urban or Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, Public Administration, or similar), and at least one year of experience working in a local or regional planning setting.
Typical Qualifications

Education and Experience
Bachelor’s Degree in urban planning with an emphasis on transportation planning and management, transportation engineering or directly related field and two years of related experience.
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.

Licensing/Certifications
Valid Driver’s License may be required
Additional Information

Knowledge of:

Project management principles and practices.
Principles and practices of program administration and management.
Best practices, trends and emerging technologies.
Principles and methods of qualitative and quantitative research.
Principles and applications of critical thinking and analysis.
Best practices, trends and emerging technologies.
Principles and techniques of effective oral presentations.
Applicable federal, state and local laws, codes, regulations (based on assignment).
Customer service principles.
Specialized equipment relevant to area of assignment.
Modern office technology.

Skill In:

Planning, researching and analyzing program or operational data for process improvement.
Managing a project or program.
Researching industry trends, solutions and best practices.
Gathering data, analyzing findings and applying logic and reason.
Interpreting, monitoring and reporting financial information and statistics.
Coordinating deadlines and prioritizing competing demands.
Authoring and preparing original reports, technical documents and presentations.
Interpreting and applying applicable laws, codes, regulations and standards (based on assignment).
Providing customer service.
Utilizing a computer and relevant software applications.
Utilizing communication and interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisors, the general public and others to sufficiently exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

ADA and Other Requirements:
Positions in this class typically require: standing, walking, fingering, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.
Light Work:
Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for Sedentary Work, and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated for Light work.
Working Conditions:
Work is routinely performed in an indoor, office environment.
Note:
This job classification description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) designation may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.

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