Planning Specialist Senior (Richmond District)

VDOT Richmond District is seeking an analytical and organized transportation planner or traffic engineer to lead significant multimodal planning studies. Your efforts will help to inform transportation decisions based on analysis of transportation performance measures, cost evaluations, and public participation. The position will be required to work independently with regional and local stakeholders throughout the Richmond District.

Core Responsibilities for this position include:
• Manage technical transportation planning studies
• Plan and coordinate district planning activities for urban, rural and statewide programs
• Develop, conduct, manage and participate in transportation planning studies including corridor studies, access management studies, crossover studies, interchange studies, etc.
• Lead the preparation of local and regional travel demands for specific milestone years using available data, reports and models
• Coordinate planning efforts with land development, programming and project development activities
• Assist in land development reviews for local jurisdictions to include rezoning, subdivision, site plan and record plat reviews.
• Provide thorough reviews of traffic impact studies. Provide traffic projections, capacity analyses, etc. for studies and design projects
• Respond to public inquiries by phone, e-mail, letter, etc.; attend public hearings for major studies and construction projects.
• Provide support for Planning District Commission (PDC) and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) activities.

This position is designated as essential to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations.

In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers core benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts and leave programs. Employees participate in a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirements saving including employer matching. The Commonwealth of Virginia also funds a short- and long-term disability program. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, training and tuition assistance programs, wellness programs and more.

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 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants” at: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/. We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore visit http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications
• Experience reflecting knowledge of project, program management principles and methods.
• Experience applying thorough knowledge of federal, state, regional, local transportation planning regulations, policies and requirements.
• Experience in transportation planning, urban planning, traffic engineering or civil engineering.
• Experience using transportation planning, traffic analysis techniques and tools.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with diverse audiences to include government officials.

Additional Considerations
• Progressively responsible experience in planning, coordinating, scheduling and managing major transportation studies.
• Progressively responsible experience in transportation planning program and project management.
• Experience working with multi-disciplinary teams and other transportation planning professionals on a wide range of transportation-related issues.
• Certified Planner with American Institute of Certified Planners desired.
• Experience with traffic operations and/or traffic modeling software, such as VISSIM, Synchro, or VISUM is preferred but not required.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Transportation Planning, Urban Planning or related field desired.

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.

Fingerprint based background check, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Must possess a valid Driver’s License. Will be required to work to support emergency operations outside of normal work schedule. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. Once on board, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

Contact Information
Name: Jarita Taylor
Phone: 804-629-2086
Email: [email protected]