Job Opening: Senior Transportation Planner at Ulster County Planning Department

Ulster County lies in the heart of the Hudson Valley, between New York City and Albany. The county contains many lifestyle setting opportunities, from the urban areas in the City of Kingston and the Villages of New Paltz, Saugerties, and Ellenville to the exciting historic Hamlets of Woodstock and Stone Ridge or the scenic Catskill Mountains. It offers diverse living and recreational options to all who live and visit here.

The UCTC has been integral in assisting Ulster County communities with realizing their transportation goals, including safer streets, walkable neighborhoods, the progression of a world-class nonmotorized trail system, and the expansion of public transit. Join our team!

About the Position: The UCTC has one opening but is flexible about offering a position in transportation planning to a qualified candidate who is either a recent graduate or a veteran of the field with a strong focus on data and technology applications in transportation planning.

Responsibilities Include:

• Communication: Maintain the UCTC website, handle the mailing list, and coordinate office communication.

• GIS and Data Visualizations: Using ArcGIS Pro and Online, develop high-quality maps, data dashboards, analyses, and other products that support UCTC’s many planning initiatives and programs.

• Data Management: Organize, collect, maintain, and update large datasets in coordination with state and regional agencies.

• Technology: Use common and specialized software and data products, such as Adobe Suite, Replica, the NYS CLEAR crash data viewer, TransCAD, the National Performance Management Research Data Set (NPMRDS), Python, and other applications, to perform transportation-related analyses and communicate results to the public.

• Community Transportation Planning Assistance: Help local municipalities and partner organizations realize their goals by providing maps and materials, explaining transportation planning concepts, analyzing local traffic conditions, supporting grant proposals, presenting information, and attending public meetings and other events.

The selected candidate will manage the UCTC traffic count program and contribute to developing the annual Unified Planning Work Program of UCTC, the Transportation Improvement Program, the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, and discrete planning projects. The work also emphasizes traffic safety planning, including crash analyses and research. Additional opportunities for expanding focus into transportation planning areas of interest are available. Project management, report writing, data analysis, public engagement, and working closely with elected officials and the public are fundamental tasks in this small office.

For Senior Transportation Planner: SALARY: $41.49/hour to 48.92 (Grade 18)

Minimum Qualifications: Either:

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Masters Degree in Transportation Planning , Planning or closely related field and two (2) years of experience in transportation planning of a municipal and/or regional scope ; OR

B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning, Planning or closely related field and four (4) years of experience in transportation planning of a municipal and/or regional scope ; OR

C. An equivalent combination of training and experience as designated in A, and B above.

For Transportation Planner: SALARY:$35.85/Hour to 41.49/Hour (Grade 16)

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either:

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in Planning or a closely related field; OR

B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree (five year program) in Architecture or Urban Design; OR

C. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Planning or a closely related field and one year of experience in communityplanning or related work; OR

D. An equivalent combination of training and experience as described in A, B and C aboveHow to apply:

How to apply:

Interested applicants can apply by sending a statement of interest and resume to Brian Slack, bsla@co.ulster.ny.us. Please use Senior Transportation Planner Position in the subject line. Later, finalists will be expected to complete an electronic application through the Ulster County Civil Service Employment Portal.