MPO Operations & Implementation Planner 2676

Welcome to the City of Greensboro. As an employer of choice, the City of Greensboro is committed to providing our employees with meaningful careers, competitive benefits, wellness resources, and programs designed to support their professional and personal well-being. Discover what it’s like to build your career with the City and learn more about the many benefits of being a City employee. Click Here to explore life at the City of Greensboro. Description Planner: Where Transportation Planning Meets Real-World Impact! Compensation and Benefits: Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $54,102 - $84,570 Full Salary Range: $54,102 - $104,560 Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Benefits: We offer an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being. Learn more Here Work Schedule: Monday – Friday | 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; with occasional evening and weekend meetings may be required. Shape the future of transportation in the Greensboro Urban Area. The City of Greensboro serves as the lead planning agency for the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and works with regional partners to advance a safe, connected, equitable, and effective transportation system. The Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) seeks to hire a Transportation Planner to help move regional transportation priorities from planning and programming toward implementation. The position will support locally administered transportation projects, Transportation Improvement Program activities, consultant and contract coordination, project tracking, MPO committee work, and communication with City departments, MPO member agencies, NCDOT, FHWA, consultants, stakeholders, and other project partners. This is an opportunity to contribute to substantive MPO operations and implementation work while broadening experience in regional transportation planning, project delivery, interagency coordination, and public-facing communication. The job selection process allows selection of a candidate for either the Planner 1 or Planner 2 position based on experience and education. About the Role The MPO Operations & Implementation Planner will help move regional transportation priorities from planning and programming into funded studies, projects, and implementation activities. The position will support planning studies, locally administered transportation projects, and related MPO and City initiatives through project scoping, procurement and contract coordination, agreements, reimbursement and invoice coordination, schedules, funding requirements, documentation, workflow coordination, and project tracking. This work requires regular communication with City departments, MPO member agencies, NCDOT, FHWA, consultants, contractors, transit partners, and other project partners. The successful candidate must possess strong writing, organizational, spreadsheet, presentation, and public communication skills. The position will support Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program activities and related transportation programming processes, including TIP amendments and modifications, project schedules, funding actions, public-facing project information, committee materials, and programming records. This work helps maintain accurate project information and supports the committee and board actions needed to advance projects. The position will help coordinate MPO committee processes that support transportation decision-making, including work related to the Transportation Advisory Committee, Technical Coordinating Committee, MPO subcommittees, and related activities. Responsibilities include preparing, tracking, and presenting agenda items, amendments, agreements, resolutions, public notices, committee materials, and related documentation. Additional responsibilities include consultant procurement and contract coordination, including RFQs, RFPs, task orders, scopes of work, agreements, procurement schedules, contract…

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