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 II position involves learning and applying a combination of basic and intermediate planning skills to assigned tasks in the areas of non-motorized modes of travel, transit-oriented development, and transit network design, among others. This position performs research, analysis, planning, evaluation, public engagement, and report-writing, utilizing planning methods and mapping software, such as GIS. The Planner II supports the Division’s planning team in conducting analysis and developing tools that assist communities in the region with the implementation of local transportation system solutions. The position engages in a number of activities, including but not limited to maintenance and analysis of bicycle and pedestrian data and development of the agency’s Long Range Plan. The Planner II also provides support for key agency initiatives such as the Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative planning program and the Street Supplies Program’s pop-up/pilot projects, which assist communities in improving system safety and implementing principles of NOACA’s Complete and Green Streets policy.

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

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree in urban planning, civil engineering, or related field, plus two years of relevant experience. A Master’s Degree may be substituted for one year of experience.
• Intermediate skill with Microsoft Office applications
• Some experience with SQL, Python, R, or other scripting languages for geospatial and quantitative analysis and/or database management is preferred.
• Knowledge of ESRI GIS software
• Strong research skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

• Salary minimum $60,569.60 to $72,683.52, 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 telecommute for one day a week on Mondays, plus 18 discretionary telecommute days per year.