Principal Planner - MN Dept of Transportation
Principal Planner | Up to $94,941/annually
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to get your foot in the door with State of Minnesota? If so, come join our team at MnDOT in St. Paul, MN!
This position has the flexibility to telework, work a hybrid schedule, or work in the office. The incumbent will be required to make a telework arrangement with their supervisor. The incumbent may be expected to work in the office on occasion.
Our Principal Planner position will provide professional planning analysis and leadership in multiple areas of the Office of Transportation System Management, including formulating new policies, performance measures, and major investment strategies for the 20-year State Highway Investment Plan, the 10-year Capital Highway Investment Plan, the State Transportation Improvement Program, and other related planning studies, capital programs, and performance reports. This position carries out research, analysis, outreach and leads Department initiatives to advance performance-based planning, performance measurement, investment analysis, corridor planning and other transportation planning and programming processes.
WHY WORK FOR US? Click here to check us out: https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/why-work-for-us/
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? We offer excellent employee benefits. Here are some of our amazing benefits:
Health & Wellness: Medical, dental, prescription drug, & vision coverage with affordable dependent coverage; Health & dependent care spending accounts; Employee Assistance Program (EAP), health & well-being resources
Financial Well-Being: Public pension plans, deferred compensation plan & health care savings plan; Life, short & long-term disability, AD&D insurance & paid parental leave
Professional Development: Tuition assistance, employee education, leadership development
Work/Life Balance: Vacation & sick days including 11 paid holidays + 1 floating holiday, leave of absence
At-Work Benefits: Employee Resource Groups, employee recognition, employee activities, fitness center at Central Office
Here are the minimum qualifications:
Two years of advanced professional transportation planning experience that demonstrates:
Experience applying the theory and practice of transportation planning.
Experience performing analysis with spreadsheet, GIS and/or database applications.
Experience facilitating meetings with a range of technical and non-technical audiences.
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Planning, Geography, Urban Studies, Sociology, Political Science substitutes for six months of advanced professional experience.
APPLY ONLINE BY 9/4/2024 (only applications received on mn.gov/careers will be considered)
Go to www.mn.gov/careers & click “Search Open Positions”
Enter the Job Opening ID “79226” in the Keywords search box & click “>>”
Click on the Job Title to view the job posting & click “Apply for Job”
When prompted for your Referral Source, please list: Ellen
Check out all our exciting MnDOT job opportunities by visiting & applying directly at: www.dot.state.mn.us/careers/
Contact Ellen Behrhorst (MnDOT Recruitment Specialist) for additional information: Ellen.Behrhorst@state.mn.us | 612.346.8330