Environmental Planner jobs in Atlanta, GA

Job Summary: Under supervision, provides entry level professional support in transportation planning activities including multimodal short-and long-range transportation plans and geographic planning analysis.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Under close supervision, performs duties at a beginning working level in the planning and analysis of the statewide transportation system existing and future needs. 
• Duties may include:
• Responsible for understanding and communicating the transportation conditions and needs within assigned area and making recommendations for improvement. 
• Analyzes, interprets, and/or applies federal and state regulations, laws, and policies.
• Writes technical documents and executive briefings. 
• Manages consultant transportation planning contracts.
• Collects data and analyzes for programmed transportation projects including collecting existing traffic and crash data. 
• Other transportation-planning related job duties as assigned. 

NOTE: This position may require statewide travel with occasional overnight stays.

QUALIFICATIONS

The selected candidate must meet the advertised minimum qualifications to include State Entry Qualifications as well as Agency Specific Qualifications.

Entry Qualifications:

• Associate degree in transportation, logistics, or a related field from an accredited college or university; High school diploma/GED and two (2) years of job-related experience in the transportation industry. 

Agency Specific Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree for an accredited college or university in one of the following fields: transportation planning, rural/urban planning, regional planning, urban studies, policy studies, geography, statistics, economics, or a closely related field.
• OR
• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET accredited college or university in Civil Engineering with course work experience (or a minor) in any of the aforementioned planning fields. (If selected for the position, you will be required to provide an original college transcript). 
• Ability to gather, interpret, and summarize information for the purpose of writing technical reports/documents.
• Working level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to apply innovative solutions in solving problems.
• Ability to work well with others to achieve team/organizational goals.
• Possesses strong oral communication skills, ideas and facts to individuals or groups effectively.
• Manages priorities, setting well-defined and realistic personal goals.
• Strong customer orientation.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Agency Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in transportation planning, rural/urban planning, regional planning, urban studies, policy studies, geography, statistics, economics, or a closely related field.
• Two years of experience in managing or working on highway transportation planning related projects and/or studies.
• Experience analyzing, interpreting, and /or applying federal or state regulations.
• Experience and/or knowledge of transportation funding sources, particularly federal and state programs.
• Experience with HCS or ArcGIS software.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL GDOT JOBS

The interview is just one part of the overall selection process and is not the only criteria used to make the final selection.  In addition to the interview, the final selection is based on the applicant’s work history and performance (documented in HR and/or Office files), PeopleSoft/employee status (i.e. rehire code), employee performance reviews, personnel file review (HR & Office Files), criminal background check, employment reference checks (including references and commendations from Managers and other relevant documentation) and, for supervisory positions, demonstrated leadership skills based on past and current work history will be considered.  

Good Employment Standing:

In accordance with the Interview and Selection Process (ISP), an applicant must have no active disciplinary actions to be in good employment standing.  Actions that may disqualify an applicant include letters of reprimand (active for 12 months after issuance date); suspension without pay or disciplinary demotion (active for 12 months from the effective date); Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and Leave Restriction Plans (active until 12 months after the date of conclusion).  In addition, an employee must have an overall ePerformance rating score of three (3) or higher on their most current evaluation.  Please note that Memorandums of Concern are not considered disqualifying factors.  Human Resources may remove any employee from consideration for selection who is pending a disciplinary action; however, if the action is resolved in the employee’s favor, he or she will be allowed to compete. 

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THE SELECTED APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REFERENCE CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, WHERE APPLICABLE

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UPON PROMOTION, THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL RECEIVE 10% or THE GDOT JOB SPECIFIC MINIMUM SALARY, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. 

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