Are you passionate about having a significant impact on the quality of life for current and future generations? If so, the Montgomery County Planning Department is where you want to work!  We are seeking an experienced Transportation Planner II/III to lead and contribute to the Downcounty Planning Division's most complex plans and projects, focusing mainly on transportation planning.
 
The Downcounty Planning Division is responsible for the land area in Montgomery County inside Interstate 495 (the Capital Beltway), including Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Silver Spring, Westbard, Friendship Heights, Long Branch, Takoma Park and Lyttonsville.   As a Transportation Planner II/III, you will collaborate with a diverse team including county residents, developers, planners, architects, engineers, attorneys, and public officials.  Occasional evening meetings, site visits and fieldwork within various communities will be required.  
 
As the Transportation Planner II, you will lead the transportation review and analysis of regulatory review applications for proposed new, primarily urban infill, development. You will also serve as the project manager for complex development review projects, coordinate with discipline-specific review staff, and county and state reviewing agencies. You must be able to communicate directly with the public on technical transportation planning and land use issues; knowledge of transportation planning, best practices and site design; the ability to read and interpret roadway design and land use plans, and to analyze traffic studies. You must have strong presentation and writing skills and know intersection analysis procedures, best transportation demand management practices, and zoning and subdivision regulations. You will also draft reports and presentations to the Planning Board, Hearings Examiner, and County Council.

As the Transportation Planner II, you will

• Coordinate complex, transportation planning development review functions in high-profile development areas; 
• Lead and coordinate, review and analyses of complex development applications;
• Participate in or lead community meetings; 
• Serve as an internal expert on panels, committees, and task forces and may propose planning and transportation 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 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;  
• Coordinate and conduct transportation field observations, analyze data, and conduct research to develop transportation recommendations for regulatory applications for development;
• Prepare detailed reports, presentations and staff reports on complex development applications, transportation projects/initiatives, multimodal policies, among others;   
• Represent the Department's positions at public hearings before the Montgomery County Planning Board and the County Council ; and
• Coordinate with incorporated municipalities, 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.

 As the Transportation Planner III, you will perform duties similar to the Planner II, but more independently and

• Provide technical contributions to plans as subject matter expert.
• Coordinate the review of complex development applications and negotiate with applicants for related improvements. 
• Speak on behalf of staff recommendations to community groups, the Planning Board and County Council in a public hearing setting.

Planner II (Grade 24) Salary Range  $63,891 - $113,151 annually
Planner III (Grade 28) Salary Range $73,523 - $132,614 annually

Planner II: 

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. Two (2) years of progressively responsible professional level planning experience or specific area of assignment such as transportation planning, environmental planning or urban planning.
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total six (6) 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.

Planner III:

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. Four (4) years of progressively responsible professional level planning experience related to specific area of assignment such as transportation planning, environmental planning or urban planning.
3. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total eight (8) 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.