Transportation Planner 9- 12 (Highway Performance Monitoring System)

State of Michigan • Lansing, MI

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position supports federal and state transportation reporting requirements on the state’s public roads, which includes compilation and review of large datasets. The planner may implement process changes due to new regulations or new technology. The planner meets with federal, state, and local officials to coordinate approved processes for meeting required roadway reporting. The planner may recommend specific road classifications and reviews, manipulates, and validates road data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to populate the reports. The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate at the entry (9) level through the maximum rate at the advanced (12) level. Based on education and experience, candidates will be reviewed to determine what level they are qualified for. All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment. Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable. Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment. The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration. Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results. The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

Requirements

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in one or a combination of the following: planning (city, community, environmental, regional, and/or urban), environmental studies and/or sustainability, environmental sciences, engineering, statistics, mathematics, geography, geographic/geospatial information systems, logistics and/or supply chain management, or economics.
• Transportation Planner 9: No specific type or amount of experience required.
• Transportation Planner 10: One year of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner 9.
• Transportation Planner P11: Two years of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner 10.
• Transportation Planner 12: Three years of professional experience in the planning, mapping, or assessment of transportation, land use, environmental, or community systems equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner P11.
• Attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application.
• Applicants who possess foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS).

Responsibilities

• Compile and review large datasets for federal and state transportation reporting requirements.
• Implement process changes due to new regulations or new technology.
• Meet with federal, state, and local officials to coordinate approved processes for meeting required roadway reporting.
• Recommend specific road classifications.
• Review, manipulate, and validate road data using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to populate reports.

Benefits

• Remote work and alternate work schedule requests may be considered based on operational needs and within established limits.
• Information on benefits: www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level