Transportation Planner 3

DOWL•Lake Oswego, OR

4d•$73,345 - $110,018

About The Position

Join our dynamic team of transportation planners and designers dedicated to creating innovative, practical solutions that improve safety, connectivity, and accessibility. Collaborating closely with our traffic engineers, you'll help develop and implement roadway improvements that solve immediate traffic challenges while supporting long-term community goals. If you're passionate about shaping smarter, safer transportation systems, we'd love you to be a part of our team!

Requirements

Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
Intermediate understanding of technical fundamentals.
Team player, able to follow on large, complex projects and lead a small team on simple tasks.
Anticipate the needs of other technical disciplines and takes responsibility for their results.
Strong understanding of scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with transportation and land use plans, policies, and programs.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with transportation funding and program delivery mechanisms, plans, policies, and opportunities.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with transportation system analyses.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with transportation resiliency analyses.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with population, economic, and demographic forecasts as they relate to transportation.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with public and agency involvement plans and communication strategies.
Demonstrate strong familiarity with transportation planning regulations, programs, and guidance documents.
Bachelor's Degree in transportation planning, land use planning, civil engineering, communications, or associated field required.
4 years of experience required.
3 years of experience required with advanced degree.
Driving is an essential job function or a valid driver’s license is required to support legitimate business purposes.

Nice To Haves

Developing proficiency in Market Sector Software (may include ArcGIS, TransCAD, Synchro, Vissim, Power BI, etc., dependent on position and other relevant skills and experience).

Responsibilities

Preparing transportation system plans, modal plans, long-range plans, transportation studies, transportation planning work programs, and other transportation-related planning documents.
Assisting with research, data analysis, technical writing and plan development.
Leading public meetings and outreach.
Preparing presentation materials and graphics.
Agency and stakeholder coordination.
Performing moderately complex tasks independently.
Dividing projects into individual tasks.
Leading the technical effort on small projects.
Performing quality control of basic deliverables.
Producing transportation system analyses, transportation planning reports, policy papers, meeting agendas and minutes, and public involvement and communication materials associated with transportation planning projects.
Understanding scopes, schedules, and budgets.
Predicting and delivering individual tasks within a set level of effort.
Consistently meeting budget and schedule expectations on projects.
Frequent client communications.
Resolving issues on small projects.
Attending client meetings.
Consistently using situationally appropriate communication tools (e.g., email versus phone versus in-person).
Performing moderate to advanced levels of technical work on larger and more complex projects.
Operating with a moderate level of autonomy.
Assisting with some project management tasks.