Senior Transportation Planning Engineer

Arkansas Department of Transportation•Little Rock, AR

About The Position

This position coordinates and conducts complex transportation planning activities for the Arkansas Department of Transportation and oversees and coordinates consultants conducting transportation planning studies. The position also acts as Assistant Section Head. The role involves transportation facility studies, long-range transportation plans, multimodal planning, project and planning support analyses, and quality control of planning products. In the Statewide Planning Section, duties may also include traffic forecasting and travel demand modeling, traffic analysis and microsimulation models, interchange justification reports, project- or corridor-level planning studies, construction and maintenance-of-traffic plan reviews, and road user cost estimates and benefit-cost analyses. The work is performed in an office environment, with occasional field work and statewide travel. Applicants with a Professional Engineering license from another state may be considered if they obtain a reciprocal Arkansas license within 180 days of hire. Failure to obtain the Arkansas license within that period may result in immediate termination; candidates are responsible for verifying reciprocity eligibility with the Arkansas PE Board before accepting the position.

Requirements

Possession of a current Arkansas license to practice professional engineering, or a Professional Engineering license from another state with a reciprocal Arkansas license obtained within 180 days of hire.
Experience in transportation planning and consultant oversight.
Effective leadership and oral and written communication skills.
Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to represent the Department in public.
Ability to organize, prioritize, and multitask.
Valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Conduct, coordinate, and oversee transportation facility studies.
Oversee and review long-range transportation plans.
Coordinate multimodal planning activities with partner agencies.
Coordinate with other Divisions and Districts in plan or project development.
Prepare and oversee project and planning support analyses.
Ensure the quality of planning products and their consistency with Department, Division, and Section procedures.
Represent the Department as an expert in transportation planning matters and in public.
In the Statewide Planning Section, oversee or review traffic forecasts and travel demand modeling.
In the Statewide Planning Section, oversee, prepare, or review traffic analysis models, traffic microsimulation models, interchange justification reports, and project- or corridor-level planning studies.
Review construction plans and maintenance of traffic plans.
Oversee or review road user cost estimates and benefit-cost analyses.
Act as Assistant Section Head.