About the position
Reporting to the Supervising Planner Transportation within the Office of Planning, the Principal Planner Transportation will be a technically proficient, detail-oriented, cutting-edge, creative and thoughtful, big thinker who demonstrates deep understanding of best practices for the planning and implementation of transportation infrastructure and policy across all travel modes to address the safe, equitable, and efficient movement of people and goods. The Principal Planner conducts and manages technical planning work of moderate complexity as a part of Middlesex County's transportation planning program and does other related duties as required. The Middlesex County Office of Planning is a busy, fast-paced office engaged in a county-wide strategic plan, Destination 2040, that will guide the County's policies, plans, programs, and investment decisions in five broad focus areas: Land Use, Development and Housing; Sustainability and Community Resilience; Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Communities; Economic Development and Workforce Competitiveness; and Transportation and Mobility. Comprising twenty-five urban, suburban, small-town, and rural municipalities, Middlesex County is New Jersey's second most populous county and is strategically located midway between New York and Philadelphia.
Responsibilities
- Develops comprehensive transportation plans including all modes of transportation and plans and updates the implementation of the Vision Zero Action Plan.
- Reviews, interprets and analyzes complex statistical and transportation systems data.
- Coordinates transportation planning activities with other state and local planning efforts.
- Conducts studies and surveys and provides guidance and instruction to technical and graphics production staff.
- May prepare environmental documents for transportation projects to comply with State and federal environmental reviews and regulations.
- Oversees, prepares and presents technical briefings, reports, studies surveys, maps, charts graphs, correspondence and reports.
- May prepare reports that assess the social, economic and land use consequences of transportation projects, and may provide recommendations to mitigate negative impacts and reduce crashes.
- Provides technical advice and consultation.
- Participates in the preparation of contracts for transportation planning activities; assists in the preparation of fiscal documentation, and monitors expenditures related to transportation planning projects.
- Reviews and analyses technical reports prepared by consultants.
- Establishes and maintains liaison and cooperative working relationships with other agencies and interested parties involving planning matters and issues.
- Participates in meetings with government officials and other interested parties.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Provides guidance and instruction to planning and other support staff.
- Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.
- Prepares clear, sound, accurate and informative transportation and other planning reports and studies containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Requirements
- Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in planning or a related field.
- Master's Degree preferred.
- Three (3) years of experience in transportation planning.
- NJ Professional Planning License is preferred.
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification preferred.
- The appointee must possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey.
Nice-to-haves
- Strong writing and editing skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Familiarity with commonly used technology such as ArcGIS, Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite.
