Senior Transportation Planning Specialist

Title: Senior Transportation Planning Specialist

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist III

Hiring Range: $87,841 - $142,741

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Annex Building

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is excited to announce an opportunity to serve as a Senior Transportation Planning Specialist in the Transportation Mobility and Planning Division in the agency’s Central Office. The selected candidate will provide technical assistance in support of the Highway Planning Programs (HPP) section.

Position specific responsibilities and duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Lead or support the programs overseen by HPP, including the Arterial Preservation Program and the Interstate Operations and Enhancement Program.
• Conduct and review planning/operational studies.
• Conduct and review traffic forecasting analyses.
• Develop/test alternatives to address study needs.
• Lead or support public engagement efforts
• Lead or support special studies and other efforts on behalf of TMPD

The selected candidate will also manage and coordinate special studies, holding regular meetings with VDOT staff, consultants and stakeholders on projects related to local, regional and state transportation planning initiatives. This position may also assist with oversight of the Rural Transportation Planning Program, including development of rural work programs and coordination with PDCs; coordination with planning partners and FHWA for the federal functional classification of roadways and National Highway System inventories; and management of the TMPD General On-Call contracts.

VDOT employees serve the residents of the Commonwealth and travelling public daily through our mission to plan, deliver, operate and maintain a transportation system that is safe, moves people and goods, enhances the economy, and improves quality of life. VDOT is the third largest state maintained highway system in the country, maintaining over 58,000 miles of roads, bridges, and tunnels, and employing over 7,700 people through a diverse workforce. Our culture includes teamwork, transparency, nimble learning, creativity and collaboration that values differences.

Additional vacancies may be filled from this recruitment.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in long-range transportation planning to include forecasting, transportation studies and traffic/safety analyses.
• Experience applying transportation planning and traffic engineering principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
• Demonstrated experience in leading or managing transportation studies or related projects.
• Ability to evaluate and develop innovative solutions for transportation planning and mobility initiatives.
• Ability to organize and analyze transportation data and utilize data visualization tools.
• Ability to work and communicate (orally and written) with diverse groups, including technical staff, elected officials and citizens.
• Knowledge of federal and state transportation planning regulations.

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training or education and progressively responsible experience in Transportation Planning / Engineering or a related field.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certificate.
• Experience using big data analytical tools such as Streetlight or INRIX.
• Experience using planning and traffic engineering tools, such as the Highway Capacity Manual/Software (HCM/HCS), Vissim, Synchro, etc.
• Experience using ArcGIS or similar mapping tools.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 2