Job Description

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 Administrations 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 regions communities with the implementation of effective local transportation system solutions.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1. Bachelors degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, traffic engineering, or related field plus 1-3 years of relevant experience. Masters degree may be substituted for one year of experience.
2. Advanced skill with Microsoft Office applications.
3. Basic knowledge of ESRI GIS software.
4. Excellent research skills.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
6. Excellent planning and organizational skills.
7. Must be authorized to work in the United States.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Salary minimum $54,080 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

OTHER

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.

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