The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking an experienced and innovative Transportation Planning Supervisor to oversee the Transportation Planning team within the Countywide Planning and Policy Division. Montgomery Planning is one of the nation’s leading transportation planning agencies, with a strong focus on complete streets, pedestrian, bicycle, and transit planning as well as Vision Zero. The division serves as the countywide planning and policy arm of the Department, addressing issues and plans that affect more than one area of the county, including transportation, zoning, housing, historic and natural resources, and water quality. The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for transportation planning, a strong work ethic, and a clear vision for how transportation planning can improve the quality of life in Montgomery County.

Key functions of the transportation planning team include:

• Developing countywide transportation plans and policies.
• Monitoring implementation of Thrive Montgomery 2050, the Growth and Infrastructure Policy, the Pedestrian Master Plan, and the Bicycle Master Plan.
• Reviewing capital projects and development projects.
• Maintaining the county’s travel demand model and evaluating master plan scenarios.
• Preparing the transportation element of the county’s quadrennial Growth and Infrastructure Policy.

To succeed in this position, the selected candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication and consensus-building skills and be adept at crafting policy and long-range planning recommendations. Extensive experience in project leadership and the capability to work well with a team with diverse sets of backgrounds, as well as residents, developers, planners, architects, engineers, attorneys, and public officials is a necessity.

Examples of Important Duties

• Supervises, leads, and assigns work to planning staff, monitors work performance, identifies areas of improvement, and develops and trains staff on applicable policies and procedures.
• Supervises the development of policies, reports, and presentations to the Planning Board and County Council.
• Provides consultation and expertise on transportation planning matters.
• Defends planning programs, concepts, and policies to the Planning Board and County Council, and before other boards and bodies as required. 
• Advises the Division Chief on transportation planning projects and issues.
• Assists the Division Chief in developing and implementing the annual work program.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Geography, Architecture, Parks and Recreation, Transportation, Urban Design, Engineering, Environmental Science, Public Policy, Economics or any related field. 
2. Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional level planning experience that includes supervisory or project leadership and coordination experience.
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together totals ten (10) years.
4. Valid driver’s license (depending on area of assignment) in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations.  Driver’s license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit the employee’s ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required by the position of assignment.