Transportation Planner

This position will coordinate the transportation planning processes for the Peanut Belt Rural Planning Organization (RPO) for the Counties of Halifax, Bertie, Hertford, Northampton; serve as staff to the RPO Rural Technical Coordinating Committee (TCC) and to the RPO Rural Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC); assist in the rural transportation planning activities of the Peanut Belt RPO; apply knowledge of transportation concepts, regional planning organizations and impact studies to provide staff support to advisory boards and elected officials. Provide GIS assistance for transportation, environmental and other planning projects as needed; conduct specialized research; perform special studies such as traffic counts, corridor studies, crash analysis, bicycle and pedestrian facility inventory and assessments or socioeconomic, demographic and land use inventories. This position also coordinates with and provides technical assistance to a variety of local and state transportation officials, elected officials, local government staff, the general public, consultants and others on projects and plans; encompass the ability to supervise employees as needed.