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Planner 3 – Transportation and Growth Management Program Coordinator – Senior Transportation and Land Use Planner
Oregon Department of Transportation
Policy, Data and Analysis Division
Planning Section / Planning Unit
Salem

The role:

ODOT’s Statewide Transportation Planning Unit is looking for our next senior transportation and land use planner to oversee the development and implementation of Oregon’s Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) Program! This role is critical to ensuring TGM meets our mission by effectively delivering multimodal planning grants and projects. In this role, you will collaborate with the Department of Land Conservation and Development and other program partners, and navigate budgets effectively. You will use your transportation and planning experience for projects all around the state through program oversight, project scoping and effective program implementation. Apply today!

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:

• Oversee the TGM program and planning activities.

• Identify, develop and implement program objectives, grant criteria and a work program.

• Oversee program operations and policy direction.

• Ensure the program complies with ODOT and other state policies, plans and statutes.

• Develop grant materials and distribute to local governments.

• Work with internal and external partners to improve the TGM program objectives and policies.

• Monitor project progress and assist in realigning scopes, schedules and budgets as needed.

• Develop and manage full life of contract administration.

• Serve as agency project manager on select related projects assigned by Statewide Transportation Planning Unit Manager.

• Develop and maintain expertise regarding transportation and land use planning.

• Design and create a variety of presentation materials to be used at both internal and external events, as well as for our partners.

• Hybrid work options available. Work in an office environment 2-3 times a month, but may increase based on business needs. Some travel may be required primarily within Oregon.

• 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;

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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;

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

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.

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.

• Demonstrated understanding of transportation and land use planning concepts.

• Demonstrated skills in providing guidance, directing and mentoring to guide program development, process improvement, implementation and assessments.

• Demonstrated experience interpreting state and federal rules and regulations.

• Demonstrated experience scoping and managing contracts and agreements.

• Demonstrated experience coordinating multiple program elements including objectives, project selection, implementation and budget forecasting and tracking.

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 Michael Rock, Statewide Transportation Planning Unit 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 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@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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Transportation Planner, Land Use Planner, Growth Management