STATE OF CONNECTICUT EXECUTIVE BRANCH JOBS

Transportation Planner 2 - Performance Management (40 Hour)

Recruitment #230515-8876FE-001

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Introduction




The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) is now accepting applications for an exciting Transportation Planner 2 position in our Performance Management Unit at our Newington Headquarters.  This unit, within the Bureau of Policy and Planning, implements the transportation performance management requirements of federal law, including reporting and setting targets for national performance measures. The unit is also developing a Project Prioritization methodology for performance-based planning and programming and is working on initiatives such as congestion management and travel-time reliability.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
ABOUT US

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five distinct bureaus. It is our mission to provide a safe, accessible and efficient multimodal transportation network that improves the quality of life and promotes economic vitality for the State and the region. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve. Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.
THE ROLE

We are seeking a dynamic motivated candidate for this opportunity to track the status of Department reporting requirements for compliance with federal legislation and to coordinate related required activities, including coordination with Metropolitan Planning Organizations and internal offices to ensure data and document compliance with federal requirements. This position will be responsible for independently leading cross-functional groups of technical experts and other stakeholders in collaborative efforts and managing multiple concurrent priorities while meeting deadlines.
 
This position will lead the Department’s initiatives on performance-based planning and programming, specifically the project prioritization process being implemented. This is centered on the responsibility to implement a process linking spatial and transportation-system data to identify quantitative indicators of alignment between candidate projects and our vision and goals as laid out in the Long Range Transportation Plan and our other related planning products and providing a prioritized list of initiatives based on broad cost-and-benefit criteria.

This position will also be responsible for analysis of proposed and enacted Federal guidance, and support of coordination, interpretation, implementation and communication regarding Department policies and procedures in the area of performance management.
 
Additionally, this position will support the Department’s own performance management initiatives, including analytics and forecasting of performance areas including congestion, travel time reliability, greenhouse gas emissions, and transportation system access. The position will also assist in advancing the practice of performance management internally, providing performance-management resources to various units across Bureaus. The position is necessary to comply with Federal transportation legislation and associated Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), including the recently passed Bi-partisan Infrastructure Bill (BIL.) These laws require the Department to report on all 23 National Performance measures and set performance targets, and to provide associated deliverables (plans, process documentation, and other documents), in order to implement a performance-management framework.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

  • Monday - Friday
  • Full-time (40 hours per week)
  • First shift
  • Location:  Newington, CT
  • In P-4 (Engineering, Scientific and Technical) bargaining unit
  • This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy.  Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.
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Selection Plan

To Apply:

  • In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on this job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
  • The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
  • Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
  • Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
  • In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.
  • All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
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Important Information After You Apply:

  • This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
  • Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
  • Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
  • Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
  • The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
  • Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
Connect With Us:

Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Frank DeCusati at frank.decusati@ct.gov or 860-713-5176.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation and the Connecticut Airport Authority this class is accountable for acting as a working lead and/or for performing the most complex tasks in transportation planning studies, programs and related activities.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The duties of this position include lead responsibility to coordinate Department submittals on goals involving all Bureaus, to oversee and/or coordinate multiple transportation performance management activities, and to assist with continued development and implementation of performance management initiatives, including:
  • Coordination of submittals of candidate projects and subsequent analysis for prioritization
  • Implementation of technology-driven tools to improve performance management, including data-entry applications, documentation, and publication tools
  • Application of performance forecasting techniques
  • Analysis and evaluation of current and new indicators in various performance management areas
  • Analysis of travel-time data, freight travel time reliability data, and air quality data and forecasting of congestion performance, and coordinating with Metropolitan Planning Organizations and surrounding states where unified targets must be set and recommending 2- and 4- year targets required by Federal law
  • Providing technical advice on performance management to various Department units and to Metropolitan Planning Organizations
  • Participation on technical committees and working groups on federal performance measures
  • Integration of linearly referenced with geospatially referenced data used to model and forecast performance as well as to conduct analysis for performance based planning and programming
  • Assistance to project managers with planning and data analysis issues
  • Performing related duties as required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

Considerable knowledge of multi-modal transportation planning theory, practices and methodologies; knowledge of environmental considerations involved in transportation planning; interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; ability to develop and use computer software including planning models and other programs related to planning process; analytical ability; ability to forecast trends based upon empirical data; ability to comprehend and interpret laws and regulations; some lead ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) years of professional experience in transportation civil engineering or transportation, urban, regional or environmental planning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must include individual responsibility for the coordination of complex planning projects in a relevant planning area.
Note: For State Employees this is interpreted at the level of Transportation Planner 1 or Transportation Engineer 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

1. College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equaling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
2. A Master's degree in civil engineering, transportation, urban, regional or environmental planning may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Transportation, Regional, Urban Planning, GIS (Geographic Information Systems), Geography, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science, or closely related degree
  • Analytical experience, including mathematical, statistical, business-analytics or other quantitative methods to turn data into actionable information
  • Experience interpreting and communicating technical subject matter and analytical methodology
  • Experience organizing complex analytics projects
  • Experience in performance management, including measurement and target-setting principles and practice
  • Experience coordinating and collaborating with regional planning agencies and other stakeholders to achieve project outcomes
  • Experience utilizing Microsoft Office 365; ESRI ArcGIS or equivalent GIS software; Microsoft Power BI or equivalent data analytics and visualization software
  • Experience or training in travel demand modeling, computer-aided design, or database querying software and tools

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

1. Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
2. Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.





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