Multimodal Transportation Planner (13312, Grade 26)

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT DUTIES:

• Coordinate complex, transportation planning for master planning and development review functions in high profile development areas;
• Participates in or leads community meetings;
• Serve as an internal expert on panels, committees, and task forces and may propose planning and transportation recommendations for future master plans and sector plans, policies and amendments to the Zoning Ordinance or Comprehensive Plan in response to a variety of complex transportation policy and land-use issues;
• Assess transportation related impacts for a multimodal review of master plans and development projects, including adequacy of transportation circulation and network, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular safety, and compliance with the County's regulations;
• Review multimodal transportation studies, transportation plans, and intersection analyses based on delay-based Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) guidelines and computational procedures; 
• Coordinates and conducts transportation field observations, analyzes data, and conducts research to develop transportation recommendations for master plans;
• Prepare detailed reports, presentations and staff reports on complex transportation projects/initiatives, multimodal policies, among others;  
• Represent the Department's positions at public hearings before the County Council and the Montgomery County Planning Board;
• Coordinate with incorporated cities, county and state transportation agencies, such as the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, the Maryland State Highway Administration, and the Maryland Transit Administration, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority;