Planning Manager 1 - Transportation Planning

Salary: $107,661.00 - $134,576.00 Annually
Location : Nashville, TN
Job Type: Full-Time Civil Service
Job Number: 27115E
Division: Nashville Department of Transportation
Department: NDOT GSD Transport Systems Development
Opening Date: 10/30/2026
Closing Date: 11/20/2026 11:59 PM Central

Position Description
The Nashville Department of Transportation and Multimodal Infrastructure (NDOT) is seeking a Planning Manager 1 within the Transportation Planning group. This position manages transportation planning functions that may include long-range and multimodal planning, corridor and small-area studies, and related planning initiatives that inform the department's transportation priorities and investments. The Planning Manager 1supervises professional planning staff and manages a portfolio of planning efforts led by staff and consultants. The incumbent establishes work priorities, provides technical and management direction, reviews planning analysis and recommendations, and ensures planning efforts are coordinated with other NDOT functions and partner agencies. This position also plays a key role in connecting planning with implementation by helping translate adopted plans and studies into projects, programs, priorities, and capital investments.
Typical Duties

• Manages assigned transportation planning functions and related work programs.
• Supervises professional planning staff, including assigning work, monitoring progress, reviewing work products, supporting staff development, and evaluating performance.
• Leads major transportation planning efforts and provides direction and oversight to plans and studies managed by staff and consultants.
• Oversees development of planning analyses, alternatives, recommendations, priorities, and implementation strategies.
• Helps translate adopted plans and studies into implementable projects, programs, and capital priorities.
• Manages consultant-supported planning efforts, including development of scopes of work and oversight of schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Coordinates planning activities with other NDOT functions, Metro departments, regional and state agencies, and other partners.
• Participates in the development of and recommends planning policies, guidance, and approaches that support NDOT's transportation goals.
• Represents Transportation Planning on behalf of NDOT in meetings with stakeholders, boards and commissions, elected officials, partner agencies, and the public.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university and six (6) years of professional transportation planning experience.

"For this specific position, substitution will not be considered"

Employees must register for the Metro Human Resources Supervisory Training Program prior to completion of the probationary period or work test and must complete all coursework within a 12-month period.
Candidates with accreditations earned in a foreign institute are encouraged to apply.
Note: Per Metro Ordinance No. SO94-1078. All employees of the Metropolitan Government shall be residents of the State of Tennessee or become residents of the state within six (6) months of employment as a prerequisite to employment with the Metropolitan Government.
Preferred Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience leading long-range transportation plans, multimodal plans, corridor studies, small-area transportation plans, or similar planning initiatives
• Experience supervising professional staff or directing the work of multidisciplinary teams
• Experience developing planning recommendations and advancing them toward projects, programs, or implementation
• Experience managing consultant-supported planning efforts
• Knowledge of multimodal transportation planning and the relationship among transportation, land use, development, and capital investment
• Analyzes complex planning issues, exercises sound professional judgment, and develops clear recommendations
• Coordinates effectively across agencies, disciplines, and stakeholder groups
• Strong written, verbal, and public-presentation skills
• Commitment to continued professional development, including pursuit of AICP and/or Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) certification following employment

Full-time, Civil Service positions -
10 Vacation Days per year (increasing after 5 years of service)
1 Sick Day per month
12 Paid Holidays per year

Public Safety - Sworn and Civilian positions -
20 vacation days per year
3 Personal days per year
1 Sick Day per month
12 paid holidays per year

Part-time, Non Civil Service positions - Visit HR and Benefits webpages for more information.

Full-time, Non Civil Service positions - contact hiring department for benefits information

Seasonal/Temporary positions - no benefits offered.
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What is the highest level of education you have completed?

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How many years of experience do you have in professional transportation planning?

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