Community Planner
The Massachusetts Division is seeking a highly motivated individual to serve as a Community Planner. As a Community Planner in Massachusetts, you will be a member of the Program Development Team and have an opportunity to work with federal, state, and local partners on a variety of statewide and metropolitan transportation activities throughout the Commonwealth. The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced transportation planning professional who has the skills and abilities to effectively represent the agency to federal, state and local officials and the general public. This candidate is someone with good communication, negotiation and partnering skills who desires to work in a challenging, complex, and innovative environment.
When considering if Cambridge, MA is right for you, please consider all the great things Massachusetts and the MA Division Office has to offer: Ranked by U.S. News and World Report as #18 in their 2022-2023 list of Best Places to Live in the USA, Boston is one of America's oldest and most unique cities with a little something for everyone. Boston is a historic City, home of the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere, and premiere historical sites located along the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail including Bunker Hill, the Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, Boston Common and the USS Constitution.
As a Community Planner, you will:
- Provide guidance and technical assistance to FHWA staff and state Department of Transportation and MPO staffs on current Federal planning requirements, policies, procedures, and guidance.
- Oversee the development of transportation planning processes, programs and products and assess the adequacy of State and/or Metropolitan Planning processes to meet Federal transportation planning requirements.
- Explain requirements, negotiate working agreements, exchange and review information; and resolve problems with state Department of Transportation and/or MPO officials and other interested parties.
- Promote developing and applying strategic and effective transportation planning management systems and lead in the implementation of new transportation planning program requirements and best practices.
- Serve as a primary point of contact for planning and system data.
The ideal candidate for this position is an experienced mid-career transportation planning professional who has the skills and abilities to effectively represent the agency to Federal, state and local officials and the general public. This candidate is someone with good communication, negotiation and partnering skills who desires to work in a challenging, complex, innovative environment.