Senior Transportation Planning Specialist

4 days ago

Branford, Connecticut, United States Virginia Department of Transportation Full time
Job Title: Senior Transportation Planning Specialist

Join the Virginia Department of Transportation as a Senior Transportation Planning Specialist and play a key role in shaping the future of transportation in the Hampton Roads District.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced transportation planning professional to lead the coordination of metropolitan and rural transportation planning activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering, or civil engineering, and experience working with federal, state, regional, and local transportation planning regulations, policies, and requirements.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead the preparation of local and regional travel demands for specific milestone years using available data, reports, and models.
  • Provide traffic forecasts, roundabout analysis, and recommendations for scoping meetings, roadway design, and environmental studies.
  • Assist in land development reviews for local jurisdictions, including rezoning, subdivision, site plan, and record plat reviews.
  • Provide thorough reviews of traffic impact studies and traffic projections, capacity analyses, etc. for design projects.
  • Manage, plan, and coordinate district planning activities for urban, rural, and statewide programs.
  • Provide technical assistance, guidance, and leadership to district staff, local planning commissions, and organizational and local governments to meet FHWA and TMPD requirements and district goals and objectives.
  • Support district's MPO and PDC urban and rural transportation planning programs through representation on Boards and Committees as VDOT's representative and serve as liaison in planning matters.
  • Develop, conduct, manage, and participate in transportation planning studies, including corridor studies, access management studies, crossover studies, interchange studies, etc.
  • Determine solutions to transportation problems using transportation modeling programs.
  • Coordinate studies and related activities with appropriate entities.
  • Review and administer RFPs, scope of work, contract, and vouchers for annual State Transportation Planning Grants, On-call consultants, and Rural Transportation Planning and Multi-modal grants.
  • Respond to public inquiries by phone, email, letter, etc. Attend public hearings for major studies and construction projects.
  • Develop and make presentations to government and civic groups on transportation planning and land development.
  • Coordinate planning efforts with land development, programming, and project development activities.
  • Provide recommendations based on highway needs assessments, long-range plans, and regional studies to be considered for inclusion in the programming process.
  • Provide supporting project documentation such as history of need, traffic forecast, transportation impact, regional social and economic data, land use, and local transportation planning efforts.
Requirements
  • Experience in transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering, or civil engineering.
  • Experience applying thorough knowledge of federal, state, regional, and local transportation planning regulations, policies, and requirements.
  • Experience using transportation planning and traffic analysis techniques and tools.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with diverse audiences to include government officials.
  • Experience reflecting knowledge of project and program management principles and methods.
  • Certified Planner with American Institute of Certified Planners or Professional Engineer License preferred.
  • Progressively responsible experience in transportation planning program and project management.
  • BS in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning, Civil Engineering, or related field preferred; equivalent experience or training may substitute for degree.
  • Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and other transportation planning professionals on a wide range of transportation-related issues.
What We Offer

The Virginia Department of Transportation offers a competitive salary and benefits package, as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are a motivated and experienced transportation planning professional looking for a new challenge, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

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