Transportation Planner 2 Fulltime

Introduction

The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT), invites its agency employees to apply for a Transportation Planner 2 position in a newly formed Linear Referencing Systems (LRS) Unit, part of the Office of Roadway Information Systems. This position is being created within the Bureau of Policy & Planning, at our headquarters, located in Newington CT. The focus of this unit is to manage, analyze and maintain various transportation related data in a LRS geospatial format in order to provide other Bureaus across the Department with reliable, and accurate data to make informed project and program investment decisions.

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Position Details:

Full-time, 40 hours per week

P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit

This position would report to a Transportation Assistant Planning Director or employee of a higher level. This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found here: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/opm/olr/notices/2021-tw-final-agreement-with-arbitrated-issue-included.pdf. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.

Incumbents in this class are required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license. Field work in all weather conditions may be required and travel primarily within the State will be necessary.

The Role:

This position will assist in leading a newly organized LRS Unit dedicated to expand, enhance, and maintain the Department’s geospatial LRS. Numerous offices and programs are becoming dependent upon data associated with other multimodal infrastructure assets being in this useable, interoperable geospatial system.

Candidates should have experience with collection of data from a variety of sources and manage that information within specialized software platforms and databases. This position will lead the Department in meeting all Federal requirements outlined in FHWA’s All Roads Network of Linear Referenced Data (ARNOLD), Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS), and Model Inventory of Roadway Elements (MIRE) initiatives.

This position requires working collaboratively with unit and office staff, and with other offices within the Department of Transportation, as well as public entities to collect, model, enhance, analyze, report, and expand the Roadway Inventory features and assets that are contained within the network.

Examples of Duties:

Assisting the unit in quality control assessment of asset datasets to ensure they meet or exceed nationally accepted standards for completeness, accuracy, precision, and uniformity.

Assisting the unit to ensure proper integration of data into the LRS of record, assistance in the development of supplemental collection plans for requested safety and asset management related assets (e.g. intersection/interchange to support Over-size/Overweight Permitting Process, configuration, private road network expansion, center line rumble strips, approved speed limits).

Assisting in the development and data model creation of other multimodal LRS networks such as Trails, Busway, Rails, Bus Routes

Conduct outreach to the municipalities to gather, format, and integrate appropriate local roadway datasets; organize and advise Department partners on developing technology solutions to aid in collection, integration, and quality assessment of data.

Analyze data, perform quality control procedures, and have it accurately made available to display on the LRS along with other GIS formats for enterprise consumption for visual and analysis purposes.

Create, develop, and extract reports and dashboards of various assets for comparison, analysis, and cross validation as well as develop reports to provide summary data; direct and guide consultant/outside developer(s) on network and system updates.

Stay current with software and hardware data technologies.

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 the State’s resources. DOT 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.

Selection Plan

To Apply:

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

Please ensure that your application is complete before submitting it. Applicants will be unable to make revisions once their application is submitted into the JobAps system. Applicants who submit and subsequently withdraw their application will not be able to resubmit for the same 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 Next Step Information for After You Apply:

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.

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 question’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.

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, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

The immediate vacancies are listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from branch to branch but it does not impact your state service credit.

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, the State of Connecticut is unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Hayley Newhouse at Hayley.Newhouse@ct.gov.

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

WORKING LEAD LEVEL:

As assigned by a supervisor, distributes, prioritizes, oversees and reviews office unit work;

Provides staff training and assistance;

Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;

Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies, consultant staffs and other outside officials regarding unit office policies and standards;

Prepares correspondence;

Performs related duties as required.

ADVANCED LEVEL:

Performs complex tasks and assignments in developing, coordinating and reviewing transportation planning programs;

Recommends, coordinates or participates in transportation demonstration projects;

Participates in preparation and negotiation of agreements and contracts;

Oversees and participates in corridor studies;

Prepares and reviews reports, studies and surveys in compliance with department standards and needs and state and federal laws and regulations;

Coordinates activities or projects with local, regional, state and federal agencies, consultants and stakeholders as required;

Reviews consultants’ work;

Investigates and responds to public inquiries and complaints regarding transportation plans, programs and/or projects;

May make presentations at legislative or public hearings;

Performs 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;

Skills

interpersonal skills;

oral and written communication skills;

Ability to

develop and use computer software including planning models and other programs related to planning process;

forecast trends based upon empirical data;

comprehend and interpret laws and regulations;

Analytical ability;

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 experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Planner 1 or Transportation Engineer 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS – SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor’s degree.

A Master’s degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Management Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems, Geography, Data Analytics, Science or a closely related degree;

Experience in field data collection in GIS and/or Linear Referencing System (LRS) development, including management of large datasets.

Experience with Microsoft Office and other programs such as, but not limited to: FME, PowerBi, ESRI’s product suite, and Google Earth.

Experience with computer programming languages, large data sets, querying and scripting capabilities and database management using applications such as Java, SQL, Python, and others.

Experience utilizing geospatial data management tools such as Esri’s ArcGIS Desktop Suite (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, etc.) ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Esri’s ArcGIS Enterprise web-based suite (Web-App Builder, Survey123, Collector, Field Maps, Experience Builder), and Safe Software’s Feature Manipulation Engine (FME)

Experience problem-solving with an emphasis on data architecture & modeling, data linkage, and GIS application configuration

Experience working with a variety of datasets and databases (e.g. Oracle, ArcSDE, SQL)

Experience working with Esri’s Arcade programming languages to facilitate geospatial data management and analysis

Experience with Data Governance principles and current practices within the industry

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

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

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.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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