Facilities Planner

Move forward with us! At NJ TRANSIT, you'll join us in transforming the third-largest transportation agency in North America. We are committed to delivering safe, reliable service that gets customers to their destinations on time--and we're looking to hire talented folks with a love of learning to make it all possible.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assists in the preparation of scopes of work, cost estimates, and schedules for transit planningstudies.
• Assists with conducting comprehensive studies to assess the current state of transportation systems, analyze traffic patterns, and identify areas of inefficiency or opportunities for improvement.
• Assists in the development of long term and short term transit planning projects with internal staff and consultants.
• Assists with the design of transportation projects including needs assessments, capacity studies, scenario planning, concept plans, and related technical work for a variety of transit systems, passenger facilities, and access improvements to transit, including parking, bicycle, and pedestrian improvements.
• Assists with data analysis and transportation modeling techniques to forecast future transportation demands and evaluate the potential impacts of proposed projects.
• Assist with communicating and engaging with various stakeholders including government agencies, community groups, businesses, and the public, to gather input and ensure that transportation plans align with the needs and preferences of the community
• Assists with monitoring the progress of transportation projects and evaluate their effectiveness and make adjustments or improvements based on the feedback.
• Assists Directors and other senior leadership as assigned.

Education, Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation, Urban Planning, Engineering, Landscape Architecture or related area, or equivalent
• Two (2) years of applied experience in planning, evaluating and developing transportation improvement projects.
• Experience with graphical software and Microsoft Office desired.

  Familiarity with federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements, real estate, public and private financing practices required.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent written, verbal and visual graphic communications skills.

  Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills are essential for success in this role.

• Must be able to communicate and work well with staff and consultants inside and outside NJ TRANSIT, including key stakeholders as well as elected and appointed officials at the highest levels of government.
• Knowledge of transit-friendly and urban planning policies and principles, economic development and redevelopment practices, transportation planning principles and techniques.

At NJ TRANSIT you will enjoy a competitive salary and excellent benefit package:

• Comprehensive Family Health Insurance - Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Paid Leave
• Tuition Assistance
• Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits Plan
• Retirement Plans
  • 401(a) - Retirement plan with a 6% employer contribution
  • 401(k) - Retirement saving plan with up to an 3% company match
  • 457(b) - Deferred Savings Plan

NJ TRANSIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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