Transportation Planner / Engineer

Salary : $61,755.35 - $87,692.61 Annually

Location : Spotsylvania, VA

Job Type : Regular Full-Time (Exempt)

Job Number : 02447

Department : Planning & Zoning

Opening Date : 11 / 07 / 2024

Closing Date : Continuous

General Statement of Job

Under general supervision, performs professional transportation planning and analyses. Work involves providing transportation planning support for the County's Comprehensive Plan and the County's Capital Improvements Plan, presenting findings and recommendations to the Transportation Committee, Planning Commission, and Board of Supervisors, providing information to County citizens on transportation issues, and serving as a County liaison to VDOT, FAMPO / GWRC, and other committees and agencies as appropriate. Position also involves considerable general public contact, must exercise independent judgment, confidentiality, and initiative in completing assignments. Position must also exercise considerable tact and courtesy.

Special Duties & Responsibilities

Department of Planning / Zoning :

• Provides transportation reviews of public hearing cases, site plans, and plats submitted by developers.
• Reviews all infrastructure bonds, engineer estimates, subdivision agreements, and surety.
• Performs all transportation inspections of new development, bond reduction requests, and bond release requests, coordinating with VDOT as needed.
• Performs County reviews of Traffic Impact Analyses (TIA) and other traffic studies for public hearings and site plan cases in coordination with VDOT.
• Coordinates the scoping of TIAs for rezoning, special use, and site plan applications and participates in scoping meetings in coordination with VDOT.
• Responds to FAMPO / GWRC and VDOT requests to the County.
• Serves as a case manager for infrastructure plans within Community Development.
• Investigates complaints concerning road problems and assists County staff in coordinating with VDOT and / or developers to address such issues.
• Serves as a secondary County liaison to VDOT, FAMPO / GWRC, and other transportation agencies. May represent the Transportation Department at external meetings with VDOT and other partner agencies.
• Serves as a secondary County liaison to VDOT regarding maintenance, traffic engineering, and permits.
• Provides information, analyses, and recommendations to the County Transportation Committee, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors, as needed.
• Reviews professional journals and attends seminars, courses, workshops, and conferences concerning transportation principles, practices, legislation, and products to stay abreast of the transportation profession.
• Participates in data collection and surveys.
• Participates in training and continued education and reviews County ordinances, County Design Standards Manual, State legislation and regulations, journals, and periodicals, to remain abreast of the latest laws, regulations, trends, and latest techniques for skill enhancement.
• Conducts internet and County intranet-based GIS analysis and maintains GIS data related to County transportation CIP projects.
• Verifies ITE Trip Generation figures for development cases using ITE software.
• Attends evening meetings as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Training & Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Civil, or Transportation Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or a related field, and two (2) to three (3) years of experience in civil engineering, transportation planning, planning, or related work; or any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

A Professional Engineering (PE) license, American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certification, or a Master's Degree is preferred.

Must possess a valid Commonwealth of Virginia driver's license.

Experience with the traffic engineering software used for transportation planning and TIA studies is preferred.

Experience with ArcGIS software is preferred.

Special Requirements

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be physically able to operate a variety of equipment and tools, such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, calculators, and telephones. Must be physically able to operate a motor vehicle. Tasks require the ability to exert medium physical effort, typically involving some combination of bending, stooping, reaching, and standing and the lifting, carrying, pushing, and / or pulling of heavy objects and materials up to 20 pounds. Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width, and shape. Must have minimal levels of eye / hand / foot coordination. Does not require the ability to differentiate between colors and shades of color. Requires the ability to talk and / or hear : (talking : expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words; hearing - perceiving the nature of sounds by ear). Required to work around traffic and is subjected to inside and outside environmental conditions.

The following programs offered by Spotsylvania County provide our employees with benefits that promote employee health, well-being and financial stability, now and in the future. The County's variety of comprehensive and competitive benefit programs

Health Insurance with Dental & Vision

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Health Insurance Plans

Life Insurance

Opt-Out Program

Paid Holidays

Paid Leave

Sick Leave Bank

Supplemental Insurance Plans

Tuition Assistance Program

Retirement Plan

Required Notices

Deferred Compensation - 457 Plans

Salary : $61,755 - $87,693