Transportation Planner
Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission, Manchester, NH
The Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission (SNHPC) is seeking a Transportation Planner. Under general supervision, the professional will work in the development of long- and short-range transportation plans at our Manchester, NH office.
In addition to highway and transit planning, responsibilities include updates to the long-range plan, NH Ten-Year Plan, Transportation Improvement Plan, and other alternative transportation/land use projects (i.e. Safe Route to School, Scenic Byways, and Bike trails). The successful candidate will also be required to provide support capabilities (i.e. meeting packages, reports, GIS applications, data collection and analysis).
Minimum qualifications include graduation from a recognized college or university with a Master’s degree in Transportation Planning or Urban Planning with an emphasis in transportation planning or a related field, supplemented by three years’ professional planning experience with at least two years’ experience in transportation and public transit projects and planning.
Other requirements: Considerable knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of transportation planning and transit planning; knowledge of the techniques of planning research and ability to apply them to general and specific transportation and transit planning studies and projects; ability to develop and work with computer spreadsheets and travel demand forecasting models; ability to communicate complex ideas, planning requirements and objectives effectively to elected officials and the general public; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with funding agencies, stakeholders, public officials, other employees and the general public.
Starting Salary – $42,500
Send resume and cover letter by March 30, 2012 to:
David J. Preece, AICP, Executive Director
Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission
438 Dubuque Street
Manchester, NH 03102
E-mail: dpreece@snhpc.org
