The Systems Planning Bureau is seeking a Transportation Planner to join their Planning Team as the Statewide Planning Coordinator and help solve some of our greatest mobility challenges. This small but impactful team has the exciting task of planning for the future of Iowa’s transportation system, and this position has a critical role in statewide planning activities, supporting the Iowa DOT’s emphasis on mobility and our mission Making Lives Better Through Transportation. 

To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

Shift: Days, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm with flextime and telework available. Overnight travel is not regularly required.

What you’ll do:

As the Statewide Planning Coordinator your responsibilities will include managing the development and implementation of the State Transportation Plan, an important strategic document providing the long-range vision, policies, and decision-making framework to guide investments in Iowa’s transportation system. You will also be supporting the development of other system and modal transportation plans and implementation of new federal or state planning requirements. 

Statewide planning duties include:

• Managing the periodic update to the State Transportation Plan which covers all modes of transportation in the state, for both people and goods, and provides the foundational framework to help guide Iowa Department of Transportation policies, objectives, and investments across modes. This involves working with the Planning Team to develop the planning process, coordinate the collection and analysis of data, gather input from other stakeholders and the public, inform investment priorities, and prepare content. This also includes managing, on an ongoing basis, associated implementation activities for the plan.
• Managing the implementation of new planning requirements in current and future federal transportation authorizations. 
• Supporting the Planning Team with the development, coordination, and review of various modal and specialized long range transportation planning documents while ensuring consistency with the State Transportation Plan. 
• Supporting the Metropolitan and Regional Planning Coordinator on the Planning Team with transportation planning process oversight for Iowa's Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Regional Planning Affiliations (RPAs) as it relates to their transportation planning responsibilities and long-range transportation plans. 
• Assisting in the review and comment on a variety of statewide transportation planning issues, including policy issues, proposed state and federal legislation, draft plans and reports, special projects, and various communications and educational initiatives. 

Responsibilities will require presentations and discussions regarding transportation planning issues with internal departmental offices, state and federal agencies, and a variety of other stakeholders. This position will require excellent oral and written communication skills, as well as time management skills.