This position is perfect for a mid-level planner seeking a career with the Federal Transit Administration, and opportunity to: apply project development and project management skills in the management and oversight of grants program; provide technical assistance in grant development; administer and review the transit/transportation planning process for state, rural and urban areas; conduct planning certification reviews and planning findings; ensure compliance with all applicable federal laws, regulations, policies and guidance; assist in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) responsibilities for proposed transit projects and transportation plans.
At the full performance level, the Community Planner:
- Is responsible for a variety of activities including administering the transit planning process including conducting Metropolitan Planning Certification Reviews, Planning Findings, Air Quality Conformity, grant development and recommendation for approval, and program management.
- Develops and prepares approval recommendations for planning, capital and operating grants, and assures that applications meet all FTA legal, regulatory and policy requirements.
- Prepares briefing papers, statistical summaries and policy papers on abroad range of regional office and grantee activities and in support of policy and procedural decisions.
- Provides financial and technical assistance to transit agencies regarding matters of policy, procedure, grant administration and negotiation of project scopes to be funded. Ensures grants are developed to meet federal program requirements.
- Meets with state and local officials, representatives of public and privately owned carriers, and various public and private groups regarding FTA programs, policies, procedures and transit in general.
- Provides technical assistance in planning, project development and grant development, and identifies and develops solutions to resolve issues.
- Acts as a liaison and handles communication with external and internal partners and customers soliciting information on programs.
Degree: Community Planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.
Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.
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Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
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