Transportation Planner – Community Planning

Job Title: Transportation Planner – Community Planning

Reports To: Executive Director – GTC

Supervises: Periodically supervises student interns for select projects.

Salary Range: $70,000 – $82,000 (Salary offer commensurate with experience)

Make an Impact at GTC

At RTS, we connect our community to the people, places, and opportunities that matter most. As the Transportation Planner – Community Planning, you will support the development of community transportation planning projects throughout the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. Your work will help shape corridor, neighborhood, active transportation, multi-modal, transit, intelligent transportation systems, and freight planning efforts that serve communities across the region.

Why Join RTS?

STAY HEALTHY

• Medical, Dental and Vision Care
• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

FEELING SECURE

• Disability Insurance
• Pension Plan
• New York State Deferred Compensation Plan
• Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Accident Insurance, Group Specified Disease Insurance and Hospital Insurance

WORK-LIFE BALANCE

• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Wellness Center
• Healthy U Employee Well-Being Program
• BJ's Wholesale Club

About the Role

The Transportation Planner – Community Planning is primarily responsible for supporting the development of a range of community transportation planning projects throughout the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. This is a full-time position, and additional planning responsibilities will be assigned based on staffing needs. GTC is the federally required Metropolitan Planning Organization for the nine-county Genesee-Finger Lakes Region, including the Rochester metropolitan area and Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, and Yates Counties.

What You'll Do

• Participate in the development of community transportation planning projects, including corridor plans; neighborhood/small-area studies; active transportation, multi-modal, and transit plans; intelligent transportation systems (ITS) plans; and freight studies.
• Coordinate with project sponsors (state and county agencies, municipalities, etc.) to manage the development of community transportation planning projects.
• Procure consultant services to conduct plans and studies funded through the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP), including those on behalf of local communities, utilizing established procurement and contracting procedures.
• Oversee consultant activities on plans and studies funded through the UPWP, including those conducted on behalf of local communities.
• Review and provide input on draft project materials.
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings, including developing and delivering presentations.
• Conduct research on transportation planning-related topics, trends, and best practices and prepare analyses documenting the application of that research to regional plans, programs, and initiatives.
• Develop projects and initiatives that are integrated with and support related regional programs and policies, such as public safety, economic development, and land use.
• Represent GTC at conferences and at meetings with partner agencies, project sponsors, community groups, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure that programs and projects address all ages, abilities, and incomes, and serve the needs of all people and communities throughout the region.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Geography, Public Administration, or a related field, plus a minimum of 5 years of professional experience; OR
• Master's degree in Planning, Geography, Public Administration, or a related field, plus a minimum of 3 years of professional experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working for, or in consultation with, a metropolitan planning organization.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of transportation planning policies, best practices, and associated federal and statewide regulations, specifically related to MPO planning functions.
• Ability to analyze data, define problems, identify potential solutions, develop implementation strategies, and evaluate outcomes.
• Ability to work independently and set task priorities within periodically demanding and competing deadlines.
• Ability to work within a small team environment.
• Ability to effectively work in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base.
• Ability to exercise good judgment.
• Ability to present to large and small groups.
• Ability to write clearly and concisely.
• Communication skills (written and oral) that are effective and persuasive with a wide range of audiences.
• Proficient in the use of the MS Office suite.
• Functional competency with ArcGIS.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made for qualified individuals with disabilities. The position regularly involves sitting and computer use; frequent talking, hearing, and seeing; and occasional standing, walking, and reaching. Specific vision abilities include close, color, peripheral, and depth vision and the ability to adjust focus. The position regularly requires lifting or moving up to 40 pounds. The work environment is usually moderate in noise level and includes a hybrid work arrangement. Reliable transportation is required for travel throughout the GTC planning region and periodic travel outside the region for meetings, conferences, and training.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship or immigration status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. RGRTA will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees with known disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization.