Career Opportunities
Transportation Planner/Project Manager
The Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) is seeking a senior level Transportation Planner to manage transportation planning work. CMRPC serves 40 communities in southern Worcester County, with a population of about 500,000. CMRPC provides services in roadway and transit planning, technical assistance in land use and Smart Growth techniques, homeland security assistance, GIS, and grant administration.
Job duties include:
· Managing multi-faceted transportation planning studies.
· Coordinating planning activities that involve the integration of roadway and transit concerns with land use, economic development, and environmental concerns.
· Working with public officials to develop solutions to specific transportation problems.
· Technical expertise in transportation planning analysis and study management.
· Familiarity with Microsoft Access, ArcGIS, TransCAD modeling software, and Highway Capacity software
· Familiarity with the latest federal regulations and guidance, including the inter-relationship between transportation planning and land use, economic development, and the environment
· Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to write technical reports and non-technical letters and memos
· Excellent verbal communications skills, including the ability to make presentations, work with state and local officials to address specific transportation problems, and facilitate discussions at committee meetings
· Inter-personal skills to manage other members of a planning team, including developing consensus on solutions, facilitating public participation, and implementing action plans
Minimum Bachelor degree with six years experience or Master degree with four years experience in transportation planning preferred. Salary $49,000-$59,000 commensurate with experience. Competitive fringe benefits. Send resume by June 18, 2008 to Lawrence B. Adams, Executive Director, CMRPC, 2 Washington Sq, Worcester, MA 01604. AA/EEO.