Transportation Strategic Planner

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Transportation Strategic Planner

Salary

$76,620.00 - $88,113.00 Annually

Location

Norfolk, VA

Job Type

Unclassified

Job Number

11918

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

05/10/2024

Closing Date

5/30/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

Norfolk, Virginia is America's most authentic and urban waterfront city. Home to the world's largest naval station and the business, arts, and cultural center of Coastal Virginia, Norfolk has been rated a top place to live, work, play, and raise a family by numerous publications. Working for the City of Norfolk is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of others. With our commitment to competitive pay and a strong retirement package, you can do good for your community and do well for yourself. Join a caring workplace that proudly celebrates uniqueness, authenticity, and a shared commitment to improving the lives of our residents.

The City of Norfolk has embarked on a new paradigm for multimodal transportation that will provide a range of mobility options to support all residents, businesses, and visitors. The city has embraced safety as the number one priority for our multimodal transportation system. Our goal is to have zero traffic related fatalities or major accidents on our roadways that involve pedestrians or bicycles. The City of Norfolk is moving toward a safe and healthy transportation system that accommodates all users and modes of transportation. Norfolk’s central focus is to move people, not just cars. We are challenged to link our city’s land-use and economic development investments with our transportation strategy in a manner that supports Norfolk’s overarching vision and goals for a 21st century economy and workforce.

The City of Norfolk is currently seeking an experienced Transportation Strategic Planner. The Transportation Strategic Planner will be responsible for serving as the Manager of Multimodal Planning & Project Development in the shaping of The City of Norfolk Transportation policies. Work involves developing, coordinating and supervising the planning process for the City's Department of Transportation

Essential Functions

Essential functions include, but are not limited to:

• Develops and advances the City of Norfolk's Multimodal Transportation Master Plan.

• Monitors the City's transportation strategies and project goals.

• Lead and manage the city’s micro mobility program, including Lime e-Scooters and e-Bikes.

• Develops and executes a public outreach strategy to be used in planning and project development initiatives for the city.

• Conducts spatial analyses and mapping for transportation planning purposes.

• Manages and monitors work performance by supervising subordinate program and project managers.

• Monitors transportation budgets and secures state and federal grant funds, including the development of proposals and applications.

• Develops and manages budgets for specific transportation projects and provides oversight to assigned budget areas.

• Prepares for and attends regional meetings.

• Monitors, reviews, and comments on significant transportation proposals at the federal, state and regional levels.

• Prepares written documents and presentations that support the recommended strategies.

• Outlines the business case for implementing the strategies.

• Serves as the department liaison for all City planning efforts to represent transportation goals in these initiatives.

• Coordinates with regional and state agencies for transportation planning efforts at the regional and state level.

• Develops and maintains productive relationships with City staff and leadership, other localities, the regional transportation planning organization, and state and federal.

Education/Experience

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience in progressively responsible transportation assignments, including multimodal transportation planning, project development and management.

Preferred:

• Master’s Degree with 5 years’ experience in progressively responsible transportation assignments, including multimodal transportation planning, project development and management.

• Experience in developing a multimodal transportation plan.

Additional Information & Requirements

• Preferred: American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certification

Work Schedule: M-F, 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and as needed

Signing Bonus: This position is eligible for a $5,000 signing bonus.

• Regular full-time and permanent part-time employees may receive paid holidays, vacation and sick leave, employer paid pension plan, basic life insurance, voluntary participation in medical and dental, Section 457 deferred compensation, long-term disability, optional life insurance for self, spouse and children, medical and dependent care reimbursement plans, access to membership in credit union and employer provided parking.

• Special project/grant employees are generally eligible for the same benefits of regular full-time employees; however, retirement, life insurance and participation in health plans vary depending upon funding and authorization.

• Temporary/seasonal and part-time employees are generally only eligible for employer provided parking and access to membership in credit union.

• Retirement

  If you are hired October 5, 2010, or after to a position with City of Norfolk Retirement System benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

  If you are hired January 1, 2022, or after to a position with Virginia Retirement System (VRS) benefits, you will be required to contribute five percent (5%) of your salary toward your retirement benefit. This will be a pre-tax payroll deduction.

• The Tuition Assistance Program is established to encourage employees toward continued self-development and education. Permanent full-time and permanent part-time classified, unclassified permanent, full-time special projects, and constitutional employees who have completed six months continuous service will be eligible to apply. The applicant’s school of enrollment must be an accredited institution.

  NOTE:

The benefits described above are broad generalizations. The specific benefits that an employee may be eligible for are governed by City regulations, as applicable to job type.

Non-City

Positions listed with a job type designation of "Non-City" are not subject to the benefits descriptions above. Refer to the content of the job posting for information regarding these positions.

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The following Supplemental Questions are specific to the position for which you have applied to assist the hiring manager in screening applications for specific experience being sought. Please be specific in answering these questions as they will be used to evaluate which applications will be given further consideration in the process. Do not answer "see resume" or "see application" as these are not valid answers. Please note that if you are invited to be interviewed by the department, your responses to the following questions may be subject to verification.

• I understand and will answer the following supplemental questions completely and thoroughly.

  02

  If you were referred for this position by a current City of Norfolk employee, please provide the employee's full name, department, and job title. If not, please indicate by typing "N/A."

  03

  Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• Less than High School Diploma/GED

• High School Diploma/GED

• Some College (6 months or more)

• Vocational/Technical Degree

• Associate's Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Master's Degree or higher

  04

  How many years of experience of progressively responsible transportation assignments, including project development and management do you have?

• Less than 6 years

• 6-7 years

• 8-10 years

• 11 years or more

  05

  Do you possess a bachelor's degree in transportation planning or a related field?

• Yes

• No

  06

  Describe your experience in developing a multimodal transportation plan. Be specific.

  07

  Describe the analytical tools and data collection skills you have used to create or enhance a transportation project. Be specific.

  08

  Do you have experience supervising, scheduling, assigning, and evaluating subordinates?

• Yes

• No

  09

  If yes, briefly describe your supervisory experience. Include in your response the number and titles of employees managed.

  10

  Describe a public outreach strategy you have developed and executed. How was the strategy used by your employer?

  11

  Do you have a valid driver's license?

• Yes

• No

  12

  Do you have the legal right to work in the United States and, upon employment, can you provide documentation to verify this?

• Yes

• No

  13

  Please provide an explanation of any periods of unemployment that are 30 days or longer. Indicate N/A if you have not experienced any periods of unemployment.

  14

  Are you a current or previous City of Norfolk employee?

• Yes - I am a current City of Norfolk Employee

• Yes - I am a previous City of Norfolk Employee

• No - I am not a previous or current City of Norfolk employee

  15

  Please indicate your veteran status. (A copy of your long form DD-214 may be required)

• I am not a Veteran

• I am a Veteran

• I am a Disabled Veteran

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