UIC CUPPA Careers Blog: Community Planner - Pathways Recent Graduate Program (DC) (Closes 3/29)

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Who: The Recent Graduates Program affords developmental experiences in the Federal Government intended to promote possible careers in the civil service to individuals who have recently graduated from qualifying educational institutions or programs. Learn more here.

What: The ideal candidate is a Transportation Program Specialist or Community Planner or equivalent with experience in areas related to planning, environmental, project management, and grant programs related to public transportation.
The Recent Graduate (Community Planner) will:

Support the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as it provides technical assistance, training, and guidance to transit providers, metropolitan planning organizations, and State Departments of Transportation about issues related to transportation planning, metropolitan and statewide planning, and the implementation of performance based planning.
Provide technical assistance and guidance to transit providers and metropolitan planning organizations and State agencies on metropolitan and statewide planning to improve their ability to meet existing statutory and regulatory requirements.
Support coordination between the Federal Transit Administration and Federal Highway Administration in the administration of metropolitan and statewide planning, such as webinars, conferences, and other meetings and conference calls.
Work with other FTA staff to address technical issues and prepare guidance and correspondence to transit providers, metropolitan, State, and federal agencies.
Contribute to the development and updating of the FTA website, draft guidance, and support the regulations that implement legislative mandates to FTA.

This is a full time position with a salary of $56,233 to $88,450 per year
Qualifications:

At least 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or have been awarded a master's or equivalent graduate degree.

Applicants must have obtained a qualifying associates, bachelors, master's, professional, doctorate, vocational or technical degree or certificate from a qualifying educational institution, within the previous 2 years unless military service interfered with a veterans eligibility to apply during that two year time frame.

Experience analyzing and reviewing the project development activities of planning, environmental and grant programs related to public transportation operations.

Learn more, find the full job posting, and apply here