Base Pay: $93,600.00 Annual

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EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Requires a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in planning, engineering, or related field, plus six to eight years of progressive experience in transportation planning. A Master’s degree, AICP Certification, Engineer-In-Training (EIT) or PE is preferred. 

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:  Valid Class “C” Texas Driver's License.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints.  Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.  Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Needs demonstrated experience in managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced working environment.  Needs strong organizational skills, commitment to excellence, and interpersonal skills.

• Position requires an individual with an extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of urban transportation planning and competence in technical analysis methods.      

• Requires above average knowledge of computers and transportation modeling programs. The MPO currently uses PTV-VISUM and PTV-VISTRO.  A working knowledge of GIS software (ESRI) is preferred.

• Requires considerable knowledge of federal and state laws related to highway and transit planning activities of the MPO process.  Ability to prepare and administer federal and state grants for transportation planning. 

• Needs experience in managing consultants in the delivery of transportation engineering and planning projects and programs.

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.  Ability to communicate effectively and courteously with the public, staff, and other agencies’ personnel.

PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS: Duties are primarily performed in an office setting.  In addition to sitting for long periods of time, duties may necessitate occasional bending, squatting, reaching, carrying, lifting papers and supplies weighing up to 20 pounds.  Essential duties require visual clarity and manual dexterity to work a personal computer and office equipment. The work will require travel to other agencies with likely overnight stays.

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