Description

The Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for New York’s Capital Region based in Albany, New York. The Transportation Council works with Federal, State, regional, and local government partners to plan for and implement a safe, resilient, and modern transportation system. Our work informs multi-million dollar transportation investment decisions and supports the implementation of In Motion: The Plan to 2050, the region’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan. 

We are seeking a Transportation Planner to support our planning programs in the areas of transportation and land use, housing, environment, public participation, technical assistance, and other program areas as assigned. The Transportation Planner will be supervised by the Executive Director and the Director of Regional Planning. 

Ideal candidates have excellent writing and communication skills, are self-starters, are passionate about planning for a multi-modal regional transportation system and are capable of managing multiple tasks concurrently with a minimal amount of supervision. 

Requirements

•         Support the administration of consultants for our Community Planning/Linkage Program, which provides funding and program support for local governments to prepare community-based transportation and land use plans. 
•         Assist with the management of consultant led planning activities including the development of Requests for Proposals or Requests for Expressions of Interest, the review of planning study proposals, and the review of planning products.
•         Provide planning and administrative support to our environmental and Capital District Clean Communities planning initiatives. 
•         Support our public participation program by developing newsletter content, social media content, website content, and attending community events promoting regional transportation planning initiatives.
•         Prepare publicly accessible summaries of highly technical transportation planning data and analysis products.
•         Prepare public participation assessments and identify and implement new public participation tools and programs.
•         Conduct research and provide technical support for housing planning and the planning connection between land use and transportation.  
•         Assist in the development and implementation of major Transportation Council products including the Metropolitan (or regional) Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program, and Unified Planning Work Program. 
•         Prepare and review technical assistance reports or memos including text, tables, and graphs.
•         Provide technical information and planning assistance to member municipalities regarding land use and transportation planning.
• Represent the Transportation Council at public meetings, project meetings, and other events.