Senior Transportation Planner

Initial Posting Date

02/06/2025

Application Deadline

02/27/2025

Agency

Department of Transportation

Salary Range

$6,240 - $9,674

Position Type

Employee

Position Title

Senior Transportation Planner

Job Description

Planner 3 - Senior Transportation Planner

Oregon Department of Transportation

Delivery & Operations Division - Region 1

Policy & Development Section / Planning Unit

Portland

The Role

Join our team as a senior transportation planner and put your organizational, critical thinking and project management skills to use! In this role, you will administer local government planning projects funded by the Transportation Growth Management (TGM) program and help manage and operate the program at our agency. You will also support long range planning efforts in the region while working closely with local agencies and statewide teams.

Hybrid work options available - the successful candidate has the opportunity to work remotely up to 50% of the time.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you'll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A Day In The Life

• Review and evaluate local government Transportation Growth Management (TGM) program applications and recommend planning grant awards.
• Advise local government staff on the focus of grant applications for projects.
• Coordinate reviewing statements of work and negotiate the development of planning project statements of work schedules and budgets.
• Establish work teams that include agency expertise to guide local jurisdictions in their projects.
• Participate on project management teams.
• Administer intergovernmental agreements and contracts.
• Consult with agency employees, local governments and contractors about program improvements.
• Establish working relationships with local staff to ensure awareness of local planning initiatives.
• Monitor planning projects initiated by local governments that may lead to zone and plan amendments.
• Represent the agency in public events, attend local hearings and answer questions regarding initiatives, plans, programs or projects.
• Work is performed in a typical office environment and requires traveling to project sites and meetings, working some overtime and working nights or weekends to meet deadlines.
• Work outside the office may involve moving around rough terrain, working in all weather conditions, around heavy traffic and construction equipment.
• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
  
  

What's In It For You

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6%.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

Six (6) years of planning experience related to the job.

OR

A bachelor's degree in urban or regional planning, public administration, social science, civil engineering, architecture, economics, geography or a related field AND three (3) years of progressively responsible planning experience related to the job.

Note: A master's degree in regional planning, public administration, social science, civil engineering, architecture, economics, geography or a related field may substitute for one (1) year of experience.

OR

An equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and experience.

Special Qualifications

Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

What We'd Like To See

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Project management experience for planning projects.
• Experience working through conflicts to achieve solutions with multiple interested parties on multimodal projects.
• Experience implementing agency policies and strategic priorities while working independently.
• Experience collaborating with local jurisdiction staff and consultants and representing an organization on transportation and land use in public forums.
• Experience in project development and delivery in a politically sensitive environment and determining the scope and implications on planning projects.
  
  

How To Apply

• Complete the following required steps:
• Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the 'Need help?' section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
• Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section above.
• Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
• Please address your cover letter to Neelam Dorman, Planning Manager.
• Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the "what we'd like to see" section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
• You must upload your cover letter in the 'Resume/Cover Letter' section of the application.
• Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
  

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-910-6372 or email ODOTRecruitmentCC@odot.oregon.gov.
  
  

Additional Information

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.
• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, not including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
• You will be represented by the Association of Engineering Employees of Oregon (AEE).
  
  

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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