Transportation Planning Specialist 13 (Jobnet Program Specialist) - Planning

Serves as a technical statewide expert for the maintenance of the JobNet application required to facilitate the programming of transportation projects and creation/review/approval of the federal and state mandated multi-billion-dollar State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) and Five-Year Transportation Program (5TYP) as well as serving as the Planning Database point of contact for coordinating and leading multiple interdisciplinary teams in relations, providing guidance, performance measurement of assigned tasks, quality control review, and direction over employees in various areas of the department, creating department alignment. This position administers and serves as the primary resource of the statewide coordination of the highly technical and complex maintenance of the JobNet application required to facilitate the programming of transportation projects and creation/review/approval of the federal and state mandated multi-billion-dollar State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), the Five-Year Transportation Program (5TYP), as well as the Planning Database which houses data critical for SMART reporting, publishing maps, TIP reports, and over 40 downstream applications. This position serves as technical consultant and liaison for technical coordination of  subject matter experts from various MDOT business areas such as Bureau of Finance, Statewide Planning Division, Bridge Management, MDOT Regions, Local Agency Programs, Office of Passenger Transportation, and Office of Rail; personnel from the Department of Technology, Management and Budget (DTMB) including representatives from the Statewide Integrated Governmental Management Applications (SIGMA); and external organizations such as Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Transit Authority (FTA) and others.

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The "Salary" listed above is a range that reflects the minimum rate through the maximum rate of the Transportation Planning Specialist 13 position.

Based on operational needs and within established limits, remote work and alternate work schedule requests for this position may be considered.  

For information on benefits, visit www.mi.gov/employeebenefits or www.mi.gov/orsstatedc.

The State of Michigan has been recognized as a leading U.S. employer by new graduates from 2021-2023 and a best large U.S. and state employer. Recognized on the international stage for fostering positive employee engagement, the State of Michigan is a past recipient of a North America Government Agency Employees Engagement Award.

Education

Possession of a bachelor's degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in one or a combination of the following:  planning (city, community, environmental, regional, and/or urban), environmental studies and/or sustainability, engineering, statistics, mathematics, geography, geographic/geospatial information systems, logistics and/or supply chain management, or economics.

Experience

Four years of professional experience equivalent to a Transportation Planner, including two years equivalent to a Transportation Planner P11 or one year equivalent to a Transportation Planner 12.

To be considered for this position you must:

• If applicable, attach a copy of your official college transcripts and/or foreign degree evaluation with your application. Click here for the State of Michigan (SOM) definition of an Official College Transcript.
  
  Applicants who possess foreign degrees must have their academic credentials evaluated or converted into U.S. educational equivalents. Civil Service accepts evaluations from organizations listed on the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc.

View the entire job specification at: https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/-/media/Project/Websites/mdcs/JOBSPECS/T/TransportationPlanningSpecialist.pdf

All newly hired state employees are required to submit and pass a pre-employment drug test and physical (if applicable) prior to their actual appointment.  Criminal and driving records will also be checked if applicable.  Any position offer will be conditional until results of the drug test, physical, criminal background, and driving records indicate eligibility for employment.

The department reserves the right to close this posting prior to its original end date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

Your application for any position does not guarantee that you will be contacted by the Department for further consideration.  Only those applicants interviewed will be notified of the results.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) software of any kind is prohibited in all areas of the selection process including, but not limited to, responses to application questions and responses to interview questions or exercises.

If you have questions related to this posting, please contact Logan Bristol at BristolL3@Michigan.gov.