Transportation Community Planner

The Federal Highway Administration is hiring Transportation Community Planners (GS-0020-15 - $143,736 to 191,900 annually) in multiple locations throughout the United States. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/792343200 (open to U.S. Citizens). This job announcement closes on 11/22/2024.

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FHWA provides stewardship over the construction, maintenance and preservation of the Nation's highways, bridges, and tunnels. FHWA also conducts research and provides technical assistance to state and local agencies to improve safety, mobility, and to encourage innovation.

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This position is responsible for providing leadership, program expertise, and technical support for the implementation of FHWA's planning programs with an emphasis on transportation planning, programming, and project development. This position is also responsible for providing technical assistance to FHWA staff, state and local agencies, and other parties in the development and implementation of transportation planning techniques and processes.

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As a Transportation Community Planner, you will:

• Be responsible for coordinating work efforts within FHWA, USDOT, Census Bureau, other federal agencies, national cooperative programs, universities, State DOTs, and local government agencies. Represent the FHWA and the Federal Government to outside agencies and stakeholders as an authoritative source on Transportation Planning.
• Structure and guide research programs and projects to build understanding and advance Transportation Planning programs of states and MPOs. Develop programs and strategies to deploy innovative data collection and analysis capabilities for use by FHWA, FTA, EPA, States and local planning agencies.
• Provide authoritative guidance to Federal, State and local governments on Transportation Planning issues. Identify program issues and capability gaps using formal evaluations and contacts with professional and stakeholder groups. Develop new program directions and initiatives in response to capability gaps; designs, develops, and directs studies to be undertaken in-house or by outside contractors to resolve these gaps. Evaluates work results and implications with respect to overall program objectives and policy implications.

The ideal candidate is a senior level executive who possesses a mastery of transportation planning and project management techniques and an in-depth knowledge of transportation planning processes, guidance, and policy.

Additionally, the ideal candidate should be an expert public speaker with the ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.