Benefits Information
We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, which includes:
Paid time off including vacation and sick leave
Five (5) days of personal leave per year
Twelve (12) paid holidays (including three float days) per year
Choice between two health insurance plans under NYSHIP (New York State Health Insurance Program)
Dental insurance
Vision care insurance or reimbursement
Flexible Spending Account
Membership in the New York State and Local Retirement System
Access to the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan
Tuition reimbursement
Training and professional development opportunities
Limited work from home under the Transportation Council’s Telecommuting Program. Eligibility applies after successful completion of provisionary employment period (minimum of three months).
Preferred Education:
4 Year Degree
The Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for New York’s Capital Region based in Albany, New York. The Transportation Council works with Federal, State, regional, and local government partners to plan for and implement a safe, resilient, and modern transportation system. Our work informs multi-million dollar transportation investment decisions and supports the implementation of In Motion: The Plan to 2050, the region’s Metropolitan Transportation Plan.
We are seeking a Senior Transportation Planner to support the management of transportation data sets; management of our Geographic Information Systems (GIS); the use, development, and maintenance of our regional travel demand model; transportation planning data analysis activities; and other transportation planning tasks as assigned. The Senior Transportation Planner will be supervised by the Executive Director and the Director of GIS/Data Services.
Ideal candidates are experienced, have excellent writing and communication skills, are self-starters, are passionate about planning for a multi-modal regional transportation system, and are capable of managing multiple tasks concurrently with a minimal amount of supervision.
Job Responsibilities
Perform various duties related to the development and maintenance of the regional travel demand model, the STEP Model, which runs in PTV VISUM software.
Support the use of VISUM and other modeling tools such as Replica.
Support the preparation of a regional household travel survey.
Support the management of the Transportation Council’s data and update transportation related data sets as needed.
Support the management of a data collection contractor.
Create, maintain, and organize GIS data and project files.
Support the management of ArcGIS online accounts.
Assist in the development and maintenance of major Transportation Council products including the capital program known as the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).
Assist with the management of consultant led planning activities including developing Requests for Proposals, Requests for Expressions of Interest, reviewing consultant proposals, and reviewing consultant developed products.
Prepare and review planning documents including text, tables, and graphs.
Provide technical information and planning assistance to member municipalities regarding transportation planning.
Advanced knowledge of travel demand modeling principles.
Experience with travel demand modeling software for network development, editing and forecasting transportation system performance.
Advanced experience with Esri GIS applications or similar GIS/spatial analysis tools.
Experience with statistical data analysis, data mining, and data visualization.
Familiarity with traffic simulation software such as Synchro, VISSIM, or similar software.
Familiarity with R or Python.
Strong research, report writing, and presentation skills.
Ability to synthesize technical information in a useable way that facilitates good policy and planning decisions.
Strong organizational and time management skills.
Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and database management software.
Preferred Skills and Experience
Experience with ArcGIS Online, StoryMaps, Experience Builder, and Dashboards.
Familiarity with VISUM.
Familiarity with Power BI, Tableau, or similar software.
Familiarity with transportation ‘big-data’ platforms such as Replica or Streetlight.\
Minimum Qualifications
Four (4) years of professional experience with a Master’s degree in geographic information science, geospatial science, civil or transportation engineering, transportation planning, urban and regional planning, information technology, computer science, or a closely related degree field; OR
Six (6) years of professional experience with a Bachelor’s degree in geographic information science, geospatial science, civil or transportation engineering, transportation planning, urban and regional planning, information technology, computer science, or a closely related degree field; OR
An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined above.
The Transportation Council is the designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for a region that includes the counties of Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga (except the Town of Moreau and the Village of South Glens Falls), and Schenectady. Led by a Policy Board comprised of elected and appointed officials at the state, regional, and local government levels, the Transportation Council assigns federal funds to transportation plans, programs, and projects in the Capital Region.
