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Posted: 03-Nov-26

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina

Salary: $54,102.00 - $104,560.00 Annua

Salary Details: Estimated Hiring Salary Range: $54,102 - $84,570 Full Salary Range: $54,102 - $104,560

Required Education: 4 Year Degree

Years of Experience: 2 - 4

Type:

Full Time

Level:

Experienced

Internal Number: 2676

The MPO Operations & Implementation Planner will help move regional transportation priorities from planning and programming into funded studies, projects, and implementation activities. The position will support planning studies, locally administered transportation projects, and related MPO and City initiatives through project scoping, procurement and contract coordination, agreements, reimbursement and invoice coordination, schedules, funding requirements, documentation, workflow coordination, and project tracking. This work requires regular communication with City departments, MPO member agencies, NCDOT, FHWA, consultants, contractors, transit partners, and other project partners. The successful candidate must possess strong writing, organizational, spreadsheet, presentation, and public communication skills.

The position will support Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program activities and related transportation programming processes, including TIP amendments and modifications, project schedules, funding actions, public-facing project information, committee materials, and programming records. This work helps maintain accurate project information and supports the committee and board actions needed to advance projects.

The position will help coordinate MPO committee processes that support transportation decision-making, including work related to the Transportation Advisory Committee, Technical Coordinating Committee, MPO subcommittees, and related activities. Responsibilities include preparing, tracking, and presenting agenda items, amendments, agreements, resolutions, public notices, committee materials, and related documentation.

Additional responsibilities include consultant procurement and contract coordination, including RFQs, RFPs, task orders, scopes of work, agreements, procurement schedules, contract documentation, invoice and reimbursement coordination, and related implementation support. The position will also use workflow management systems, project tracking tools, document management systems, databases, spreadsheets, reporting tools, and other digital platforms to support MPO operations and transportation projects. Must have strong writing, organization, spreadsheet, presentation, and public communication skills.

This job is Exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree with 4 or more years of experience in MPO planning, transportation planning, transportation programming, transportation engineering, urban or regional planning, geography, public administration, project management, transportation project implementation, or a closely related field. .
• For Planner I appointment, one to three years of related experience may be considered sufficient.
• For Planner II appointment, AICP or GISP certification, or the ability to obtain certification within six months of hire or promotion, is required.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience with spreadsheets, databases, project tracking tools, GIS or mapping tools, or similar digital platforms used to organize, maintain, or communicate transportation project information.
• Experience with transportation planning, MPO operations, transportation programming, project implementation, or related public-sector planning and coordination processes.
• Valid driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate may also possess:

• Master's Degree in Planning, Public Administration, Geography, Transportation, Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Experience with transportation project implementation, locally administered projects, state DOT or local agency project delivery processes, Locally Administered Projects Program (LAPP) processes or comparable programs, project schedules, reimbursement or invoice coordination, funding agreements, or project tracking.
• Experience supporting Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) activities, funding actions, project programming, or public-facing project information.
• Experience with planning study or project scoping, procurement support, consultant coordination, RFQs, RFPs, task orders, scopes of work, contract tracking, or related public-sector procurement documentation.
• Experience supporting MPO operations, committee processes, agenda items, public notices, resolutions, agreements, or related public agency documentation.
• Experience coordinating with public agencies, consultants, contractors, elected or appointed boards, technical committees, stakeholders, or members of the public.
• Experience using workflow management systems, project tracking tools, document management systems, dashboards, collaboration platforms, or other digital tools used to support project or program coordination.
• Experience using GIS, mapping, dashboards, databases, spreadsheets, or related analytical tools to support transportation planning, project tracking, public information, or project implementation activities.
• Experience with public speaking and delivering presentations to the public.

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About City of Greensboro

The City of Greensboro serves as the lead planning agency for the Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and works with regional partners to advance a safe, connected, equitable, and effective transportation system. The Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) seeks to hire a Transportation Planner to help move regional transportation priorities from planning and programming toward implementation. The position will support locally administered transportation projects, Transportation Improvement Program activities, consultant and contract coordination, project tracking, MPO committee work, and communication with City departments, MPO member agencies, NCDOT, FHWA, consultants, stakeholders, and other project partners. This is an opportunity to contribute to substantive MPO operations and implementation work while broadening experience in regional transportation planning, project delivery, interagency coordination, and public-facing communication.

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