Senior Planner - Transportation
The City of Oklahoma City (Planning Department)
February 17, 2015
Professional Area:
Transportation Planning
Experience:
5-7 years
Location:
Oklahoma City, OK
This position is located in the Planning and Redevelopment Division of the Planning Department with the City of Oklahoma City and is under the direction of an immediate supervisor.
Senior Planner is a professional classification requiring well developed skills in research; verbal and written communication; project design; and knowledge of and skill in applying procedures, objectives, and variables related to city planning.
This Senior Planner will manage projects and initiatives designed to establish and enhance multi-modal and active transportation planning principles, guidelines, and standards throughout Oklahoma City. This position will provide transportation planning support in the form of research, analysis, conceptualization, and policy-making used in program and project implementation for the Planning Department and other City Departments, in addition to serving as a liaison and resource to outside agencies.
Essential job functions include: supervising the comprehensive planning activities of assigned staff, including project design; data acquisition; data compilation, analysis, and summarization; and the presentation of facts in both verbal and written form. The Senior Planner may make policy recommendations based both on the analysis of current trends and hypotheses of future circumstances.
This Senior Planner position will specialize in Transportation. Senior Planners in all disciplines are responsible for writing or presenting formal and technical reports, working papers, project budgets, contracts, and other correspondence. Reports, conclusions, and recommendations may become or be used to establish official City policies or ordinances.
For more information about this and other positions with The City of Oklahoma City, please visit www.okc.gov.