SUPERVISING PLANNER TRANSPORTATION DEFINITION: Under direction, supervises and works with a group of employees engaged in performing technical planning work involved in the review and analysis of transportation modes and patterns, and in the development of detailed transportation plans, programs and projects; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does other related duties.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Develops and supervises the development of comprehensive transportation plans.
Supervises the conduct of studies and surveys and/or, directs consultants conducting technical studies involving transportation planning.
Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
Coordinates transportation planning activities with other state and local planning efforts.
Establishes and maintains liaison and cooperative working relationships with other agencies and interested parties involving planning matters and issues.
Conducts and participates in meetings with government officials and other interested parties.
May assist in the preparation of fiscal documentation and the monitoring of expenditures related to transportation planning projects.
Assigns work, supervises and coordinates the activities of planning personnel engaged in various planning tasks.
Reviews and interprets complex statistical and other planning data.
Prepares and supervises the preparation of correspondence in the course of official duties.
Reviews and analyzes technical reports prepared by consultants.
Supervises the preparation of contracts for transportation planning activities.
Supervises the analysis of data involving transportation operations and facilities.
Supervises the preparation of environmental documents associated with transportation planning projects.
Supervises the preparation of technical reports that assess the social, economic and land use consequences of transportation projects.
Prepares and supervises the preparation of clear, sound, accurate and informative transportation and other planning reports and studies containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Supervises the establishment and maintenance of records and files.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience.
Eight (8) years of professional experience in a planning discipline, one (1) year of which shall have involved transportation planning and one (1) year of which shall have included supervisory responsibilities; including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design, and planning law and administration.
OR
Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design, and planning law and administration; and four (4) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have involved transportation planning and one (1) year of which shall have included supervisory responsibilities.
OR
Possession of a master's degree in planning from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience, one (1) year of which shall have involved transportation planning and one (1) year of which shall have included supervisory responsibilities.
NOTE: "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions.
LICENSE:
A license as a Professional Planner, issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Planners is required.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of the theories, practices and principles of transportation systems planning.
Knowledge of transportation trends.
Knowledge of the varied transportation problems associated with the growth of urban centers, the movement of goods and people, and other attendant conditions.
Knowledge of the administrative, technical and other problems associated with comprehensive transportation planning activities.
Knowledge of the various conditions affecting transportation systems
Knowledge of supervisory methods and techniques.
Knowledge of the techniques used in data collection and the conduct of surveys, and in other planning and research methods.
Ability to assign and instruct planning personnel and supervise the performance of their work.
Ability to identify current transportation conditions, trends and needs.
Ability to analyze and resolve transportation planning problems.
Ability to supervise research and survey activities.
Ability to assess the social, economic and land use consequences of transportation projects.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the unit.
Ability to comprehend, analyze and interpret laws and regulations.
Ability to keep abreast of current trends and significant developments in the field of transportation systems planning.
Ability to provide professional advice and guidance on planning matters.
Ability to prepare correspondence in the course of official duties.
Ability to prepare clear, accurate and informative reports and studies containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential records and files.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand and communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
