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08/03/2017
Transportation and/or Environmental Planner
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA)
This position involves the application of advanced planning skills to assigned tasks, under moderate supervision in an office environment. The Planner Ill is an advanced-level position under direct supervision. The Planner Ill is responsible for handling tasks and/or larger projects or sub-projects, as assigned. The Planner Ill must be able to develop, with the supervisor, a work plan for any task or project assigned. The Planner Ill may work on transportation and/or environmental planning efforts, as assigned at the time of hire, in furtherance of the mission of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) as a metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and areawide water quality management agency.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The duties and requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to successfully perform this job. To be considered for this position, an individual must be able to perform each duty in a satisfactory manner. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. Technical: • Performs research, planning, evaluation, and report-writing as directed on one or more assigned tasks, sub-projects, or projects. • Designs studies, tasks, sub-projects, and projects, as required. Specific: • Possesses an advanced knowledge of transportation and/or air quality and/or water quality issues. • Has an advanced understanding of transportation and/or air quality and/or water quality federal requirements and procedures. • Has advanced ability to use relevant software programs and has the ability to learn new software quickly. • Shows development of more advanced capabilities to research, plan, evaluate, and report. • Monitors budget at task and project level. • Prepare draft project goals and objectives, as required. • May manage one Overall Work Program (OWP) project, as assigned. General: • Manages assigned tasks, sub-projects, and projects. • Collects/analyzes/inputs data. • Designs and maintains databases. • Prepares reports/documents/records. • Presents project-related information to NOACA Board, Committees and/or outside, organizations as required by the position. • Mentors Planners I and II, as assigned. • Attends work-related meetings inside and outside of the agency offices, as directed. • Engages in minimal travel within the state and the continental U.S., as directed. • Works under supervision alone or in groups on assigned tasks. • Works on special projects as required. • Performs other duties deemed appropriate.
Credentials and Experience:
• Bachelors Degree in appropriate field, plus five years of relevant planning experience. Masters Degree may be substituted for one year of experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: • Advanced skills in application of Microsoft Office software and other planning software • Advanced skills in application of ESRI GIS software • Research skills • Written and verbal communication skills • Planning and organizational skills • Management and leadership abilities
Salary Range:
Minimum $48,187-commensurate with experience Must be legally able to work in the United States
