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Showing posts with label Multimodal Transportation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Multimodal Transportation. Show all posts

Program Associate - Shared-Use Mobility Center

Position Title:      Program Associate 

Date Opened:      March 12, 2024

Date Closing: April 21, 2024 ‐ Applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Position Details: Full-time salaried position with benefits
Salary commensurate with experience: $50,000 – $67,000
Based in Chicago or Los Angeles area, with hybrid remote/in-office work location model.

General Overview:   

The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) is a non-profit public interest organization promoting multimodal transportation systems that work for all. Through pilot projects, applied research, capacity-building, and technical assistance, SUMC helps communities realize a vision of an equitable and sustainable mobility future.

SUMC is expanding its technical assistance, capacity-building, research, and convening efforts through partnerships with the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), the State of California, and other public partners. Among other activities, SUMC is part of a capacity-building team for the USDOT’s Thriving Communities Program supporting disadvantaged and under-resourced communities, enabling them to advance transportation projects that support community-driven economic development, health, environment, mobility, and access goals. SUMC hosts the Mobility Innovation Collaborative and the Mobility Learning Center in partnership with the Federal Transit Administration to support transit agencies, cities, and regions nationwide in adopting innovative, multimodal mobility solutions, and improvements to transit access and information. SUMC works in partnership with CALSTART as the Program Administrator for the California Air Resources Board’s Clean Mobility Options (CMO) program, delivering approximately $35M in funding and capacity-building resources to disadvantaged and low-income communities across California in pursuit of mobility equity goals through zero-emission shared mobility pilots.

Full description and application available here.

Program Associate - Shared-Use Mobility Center

Date Opened: November 15, 2023

Date Closing: December 31, 2023 (applications reviewed on a rolling basis)

Position Details: Full-time salaried position with benefits. Salary range dependent on qualifications: $50,000 - $65,000

Location: Based in Chicago or Los Angeles area , with hybrid remote/in-office work location model


General Overview: 


The Shared-Use Mobility Center (SUMC) is a non-profit public interest organization promoting multimodal transportation systems that work for all. Through pilot projects, research, capacity-building, and advocacy, SUMC helps communities realize a vision of an equitable and sustainable mobility future.


SUMC is expanding its research, convening, and technical assistance efforts through partnerships with the Federal Transit Administration, the State of California, and other public partners.  In particular, the Mobility Innovation Collaborative is a partnership with the Federal Transit Administration to support transit agencies, cities, and regions across the nation in adopting innovative, multimodal mobility solutions, encompassing mobility-on-demand, automation, new payment and data approaches, and improvements to transit access and information.


Full description and application are available here.

Associate Transportation Planner/Transportation Planner - California Department of Transportation

Position Details

Job Code #:
 
JC-399261
Position #(s):
 
900-074-4721-XXX
Working Title:
 
Associate Transportation Planner / Transportation Planner
Classification:
 
ASSOCIATE TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
$6,387.00 - $7,999.00
 
TRANSPORTATION PLANNER
$4,295.00 - $4,880.00 A
$4,430.00 - $5,281.00 B
$5,313.00 - $6,652.00 C
# of Positions:
 
Multiple
Work Location:
 
Sacramento County
Job Type:  
Permanent, Full Time


Full description and application are available here.


Will consider Transportation Planner.
 

Under the direct supervision of the Transportation Analysis Branch Chief, a Senior Transportation Analyst/Planner, the Sustainable Transportation Analyst is responsible for assisting in developing, analyzing, and documenting metrics and methods for data analyses and research associated with, but not limited to, multimodal accessibility (access to destinations), transportation equity, vehicle miles traveled (VMT), transportation demand management (TDM), environmental stewardship, and sustainable land use.

Transportation and Mobility Coordinator - City of Evanston, IL

Position Type: City Manager's Office/Transportation and Mobility Coordinator

Date Posted: 10/27/2023

Location: Civic Center

Closing Date: 11/17/2023

Salary Range: $38.05 - $57.08/Hourly* (which is $74,197.50 – $111,306/Annually based on 37.5 weekly hours) *Starting salary is dependent upon qualifications, but in most cases is no higher than the midpoint for range.
The City seeks to implement new salary grades for FY23 which may affect the current minimum - maximum pay range for this position.

Online application is available here. JobID: 823

Corridor Planning Director - Minnesota Department of Transportation

  • Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job seekers
  • Date Posted: 10/10/2023
  • Closing Date: 10/23/2023
  • Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit: Transportation Dept / Transportation-MMA
  • Division/Unit: Investment Management / Transportation System Mgmt
  • Work Shift/Work Hours: Day Shift
  • Days of Work: Monday - Friday
  • Travel Required: No
  • Salary Range: $36.72 - $52.79 / hourly; $76,671 - $110,225 / annually
  • Classified Status: Unclassified
  • Bargaining Unit/Union: 216 - Middle Management Association/MMA
  • End Date: 2 years from start date
  • FLSA Status: Exempt - Executive
  • Telework Eligible: Yes
  • Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities: No

Job Summary

** The Minnesota Department of Transportation does not sponsor applicants for work visas or Optional Practical Training Extensions for STEM Students. Individuals must be legally authorized to work in the US at the start of employment.

This position is located at Central Office in St. Paul, Minnesota. This position will have the flexibility to telecommute, work a hybrid schedule, or work in the office. The incumbent will be required to complete a telework agreement. The incumbent may be expected to work in the office on occasion.

Full description and instructions for applying are available here.

Planner/Streetcar manager (separate positions) - City of Kansas City Missouri

Who: City of Kansas City, Missouri
What: Regulatory Compliance Manager-Streetcar Program/Multimodal Transportation
(Senior Accountant) $4,230-$7,534/month
(Administrative Officer) $4,065-$6,769/month
(Analyst) $3,957-$6,769/month
(Job Opening ID #511448)
(Public Works Department/Transit Operations Division/414 East 12th Street)

Multimodal Freight Planner - Tennessee Department of Transportation (closes June 4)

Who: Tennessee Department of Transportation

What: The TDOT Long Range Planning Division is seeking qualified professionals with a transportation planning background and a strong interest in freight planning and policy initiatives to complement TDOT’s strategic direction in order to further the department’s stated goals and values. The Multimodal Freight Planner serves as a team member within the Freight & Systems Planning Office and assists with development, implementation, and analysis of freight projects for the Long Range Planning Division. Additional information about this position can be found here. To apply, submit an application here.

Multimodal Planner - MnDOT (St. Paul, MN) (closes 4/15)

Who: At MnDOT, we are driven to find talented, innovative employees for Minnesota’s nationally recognized transportation system. We work to build the best team in the transportation industry to ensure that Minnesota thrives with a safe, sustainable and leading edge transportation system. You will be surrounded by a diverse community of experts, each driven by challenging work and motivated by the greater good. You will understand the impact of the work you are doing and be able to see the benefit you are providing to the citizens of Minnesota. You can set your sights high and use your strengths to grow within the organization. MnDOT offers superior health and retirement benefits as well as a solid commitment to work-life balance, which provides you the tools to thrive both at work and outside of work.

What: MnDOT's Office of Transit and Active Transportation is hiring for a Multimodal Planner who will:
  • Plan and execute statewide multimodal planning projects; 
  • Coordinate and participate on planning teams/task forces and represent MnDOT on committees; 
  • Lead and participate in public involvement and/or inter- and intra-agency coordination; 
  • Lead and participate in data collection and coordination, reports, and studies; 
  • Integrate walking, bicycling, and transit within MnDOT's business activities; 
  • Support and lead implementation of initiatives tied to walking, bicycling, and transit in Minnesota and within MnDOT