****ORGANIZATION
The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is a regional planning agency that serves greater Cleveland. As the region's Metropolitan Planning Organization and Areawide Water Quality Management Agency, NOACA conducts transportation and environmental planning for a five-county region that is home to 2.1 million people and includes the counties of Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina.
JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The Transportation Planner/Engineer applies a combination of basic and intermediate skills to assigned tasks in the areas of transportation planning and traffic engineering. The position provides transportation engineering and planning support for several agency projects including, but not limited to transportation planning at the community level; the Congestion Management Plan (CMP); traffic signal design and optimization; safety; and freight planning in responding to requests from local communities and various public sector agencies. The Transportation Planner/ Engineer performs research, transportation planning, evaluation, report-writing, and traffic analysis utilizing modeling simulation software such as TransModeler and SYNCHRO, and the Federal Highway Administration's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The position supports NOACA's Transportation Planning and Engineering Division (TPED) in conducting analysis and developing tools that assist the region's communities with the implementation of effective local transportation system solutions.
The Transportation Planner/ Engineer is a full-time, FLSA-exempt position.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, traffic engineering, or related field plus 1-3 years of relevant experience. Master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Office applications
• Basic knowledge of ESRI GIS software
• Excellent research skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States
BENEFITS
• Salary minimum $51,612 to commensurate with experience, education and certification
• Paid time off includes 12 holidays, plus vacation, sick and personal time
• Employer sponsored health, vision, dental, and prescription coverage
• Employer sponsored life insurance
• Enrollment in Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS) pension program
• Other voluntary programs
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NOACA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a hybrid work environment that includes telecommute for one day a week on Mondays, plus 18 discretionary telecommute days per year.