Planner (Entry-level) - Rockford, United States - Region 1 Planning Council

Region 1 Planning Council

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Rockford, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Minimum Required Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor's degree in urban/regional planning, geography, or a related field.
Relative internship or work experience preferred.

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for producing transportation planning work tasks typical of a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), conducting the federally-required transportation planning process, providing transportation planning products to the MPO member organizations, and coordinating with Federal, State, local agencies and the public.

Initial focus _will be on transportation planning and its linkages to land use, demographic and socioeconomic trends, the environment; at all times connecting the above planning elements to economic development.

Other illustrative examples of work to be performed include:

Writes and presents formal and technical reports, related to transportation and/or land use planning.
Communicate and coordinate with State, Federal, and local agencies in developing multimodal transportation plans and funding proposals.
Analyze socioeconomic data, census data and other planning centric data; support and provide guidance to the transportation planning tasks of the local agencies.
Assist in the collection and analysis of data for transportation performancebased planning.
Coordinate public meetings and workshops; facilitate as necessary.
Participate on crosscollaborative teams in conceptual and transportation planning and for corridor and redevelopment studies.

Critical knowledge and fundamental skills required for the position, include:

Ability to work on several projects or issues simultaneously
Ability to work independently or in a team environment
Effective written and verbal communication skills
Experience utilizing ArcGIS for data collection and analysis
Experience in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

_Region 1 Planning Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion._

Pay:
From $43,000.00 per year

Benefits: