ORGANIZATION

The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is a regional planning agency. 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.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Senior Traffic Planner/Engineer involves the application of advanced engineering and planning skills to the areas of transportation planning and traffic engineering. The position manages the Congestion Management Plan (CMP), traffic signal design and optimization projects, regional safety program, and freight planning. This position 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 Senior Planner occupies an advanced-level role in the engineering group of NOACA’s Transportation Planning and Engineering Division (TPED), which assists the region’s communities in designing and implementing effective transportation system solutions.

The Senior Transportation Engineer is a full-time, FLSA-exempt position.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, traffic engineering, or related field, plus seven years of relevant experience. Master's degree may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Ohio Professional Engineer’s (PE) licensure preferred
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Office applications
• Familiarity with travel demand modeling software
• 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

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Salary minimum $75,978.51 to $96,872.59, 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 offers a hybrid work environment that includes telecommuting one day a week on Mondays, plus 18 discretionary telecommute days per year.