Transportation Planner 1 Job at Iowa Department of Transportation
Salary $45,635.20 - $85,176.00 Annually
Location Ames - 50010 - Story County, IA
Job Type Full-time
Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation
Job Number 23-03084
Closing 3/27/2023 11:59 PM Central
Point of ContactSam Hiscocks, SAMUEL.HISCOCKS@iowadot.us
Job Description
Our Mission
The mission of the Iowa DOT is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. We need talented, passionate people working together to make this happen. We are looking to grow our teams with people who share our energy and enthusiasm for making that mission a reality every single day. This position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the DOT s five CORE values: Safety First, Integrity Without Exception, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and People Matter.
The Systems Planning Bureau is seeking a Transportation Planner to join their Planning Team and help solve some of our greatest mobility challenges. This small but impactful team has the exciting task of planning for the future of Iowa s transportation system, and this position has a critical role in passenger planning activities, supporting the Iowa DOT s emphasis on mobility.
What you ll do:
Responsibilities of this position will include the development of passenger planning analyses, reports, and plans, including supporting the development of the state aviation, public transit, and park and ride system plans, and reviewing metropolitan and regional passenger transportation plans to ensure these plans adequately address passenger transportation. Duties include managing complex workflows and collecting, maintaining, and analyzing data, including geospatial data; reviewing and commenting on a variety of passenger planning issues, including policy issues, proposed state and federal legislation, draft plans and reports, and special projects; assisting outside entities and other internal offices; and writing reports documenting the results of planning analysis.
In addition, this position will assist the Planning Team in updating the state s long-range transportation plan. Other responsibilities may include making presentations and discussing passenger planning issues with internal and external audiences.
What makes you stand out:
- Outstanding technical skills, including GIS and geoprocessing, scripting or programming, and ETL tools (e.g., FME, ESRI Model Builder) for automation and data manipulation
- Commitment to detail and professionalism
- Ability to multitask, prioritize, and manage time efficiently
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Goal-oriented, organized team player
- Energy and passion for serving others
Graduation or pending graduation from an accredited four-year college with a planning or closely related degree is preferred.
Days, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with flextime and telework available. Overnight travel is not regularly required.
What we offer YOU:
- Team-oriented, positive work environment
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Excellent pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
- Biweekly vacation accrual and separate sick leave
- Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) retirement package
- Optional 401A plan with employer contributions
- Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling, legal, financial)
Excited to pursue the next step in your career? Apply today!
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:
- Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in civil/transportation/traffic engineering, environmental engineering, finance, business administration, supply chain management, data science, geography, economics, mathematics, community development planning, regional planning, urban planning, or transportation planning.
- A total of four years of education and/or full-time experience, where one year of full-time work experience in civil/transportation/traffic engineering, environmental engineering, finance, business administration, supply chain management, data science, geography, economics, mathematics, community development planning, regional planning, urban planning, or transportation planning equals thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work (as described in number one).
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