Transportation Planner 4
About The Position
The Systems Planning Bureau seeks a Transportation Planner to lead its Planning Team and help address mobility challenges. The position guides planning activities in support of the Iowa DOT’s emphasis on transportation mobility and its mission of making lives better through transportation. The role is expected to demonstrate the Iowa DOT’s CORE values: Safety First, Integrity Without Exception, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and People Matter. The position leads development of the federally mandated State Transportation Plan, which guides Iowa’s Transportation Improvement Program. It coordinates modal planning efforts and integrates plans into the State Transportation Plan, developing statewide investment strategies based on systems analysis, performance objectives, and anticipated funding. It also works with Iowa’s 18 Regional Planning Affiliations and 9 Metropolitan Planning Organizations on transportation planning processes. As team leader, the position facilitates group collaboration and innovative problem solving; assigns projects and timelines; coordinates work with other Systems Planning Bureau teams; and obtains specialized assistance from internal and external partners. It reviews team work products for accuracy, provides technical advice, assistance, and training, and communicates management direction and philosophy. The role promotes valuable, excellent customer service, continuous improvement, understanding customer needs, a trusting and respectful work environment, and better work processes. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with flextime and telework available.
Requirements
- Meet at least one of the listed minimum qualification pathways: (1) a degree from an accredited four-year college or university in any field and eight years of full-time professional transportation planning/engineering work; (2) eight years of full-time transportation planning experience plus a total of four years of education and/or qualifying experience, with 30 semester hours of accredited coursework equaling one year of full-time experience; (3) Iowa professional engineer licensure and four years of full-time transportation planning work; (4) current, continuous state executive branch experience including two years of full-time work as a Transportation Planner 3 or Transportation Engineer Specialist; or (5) 12 years of current, continuous state executive branch experience including eight years of full-time transportation planning work.
- Demonstrate outstanding leadership and organizational skills.
- Show commitment to detail and professionalism.
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Be goal-oriented, organized, and a team player.
- Bring energy and passion for serving others.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Planning Team and guide planning activities supporting Iowa DOT transportation mobility priorities.
- Lead ongoing development of the federally mandated State Transportation Plan, which guides Iowa’s Transportation Improvement Program.
- Coordinate modal planning efforts and integrate plans into the State Transportation Plan.
- Develop statewide investment strategies based on systems analysis, performance objectives, and anticipated funding.
- Work with Iowa’s 18 Regional Planning Affiliations and 9 Metropolitan Planning Organizations on transportation planning processes.
- Facilitate group interaction and development of innovative techniques and approaches to assigned problems.
- Determine project assignments and timelines and balance them among team members.
- Coordinate projects with other Systems Planning Bureau teams and obtain specialized assistance from internal and external sources.
- Review team work products for accuracy.
- Provide technical advice, assistance, and training to team members.
- Convey management directions and philosophy to team members.
- Support excellent customer service, continuous improvement, understanding customer needs and priorities, a trusting and respectful work environment, and improved work processes.
Benefits
- Competitive pay and benefits package
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Professional growth and development opportunities
- Paid vacation leave
- Separate sick leave
- Nine paid holidays per year
- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) retirement package with employer match
- Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
- Employee discount programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
