Summary of Work Planning/Asset Management Division, Bismarck, ND
NDDOT Starting Salary: $7,284 / month
Strategic Transportation Planning
- Lead or support development, updates, and implementation of statewide transportation plans.
- Author plan content, including narrative, data analysis, maps, charts, and graphics.
- Manage consultant contracts and provide implementation-focused recommendations.
- Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to develop transportation goals, policies, and initiatives.
- Facilitate discussions with NDDOT divisions, districts, and partners to establish department positions and priorities.
- Track and report progress on plan implementation and strategic initiatives.
Industry Analysis & Transportation Trends
- Serve as the division's resource on North Dakota industries and emerging transportation trends.
- Research transportation impacts related to agriculture, energy, manufacturing, tourism, and other key sectors.
- Provide industry briefings, forecasts, studies, and recommendations to support project selection and planning decisions.
- Develop reports, outreach materials, and statewide planning resources, including the Transportation Handbook.
- Support freight, rail, roadway classification, performance management, and other planning initiatives.
- Manage contracts with consultants, local governments, and universities.
Public Involvement & Outreach
- Develop and implement public involvement strategies that meet federal requirements.
- Coordinate engagement activities with NDDOT divisions, stakeholders, and partner agencies.
- Maintain relationships with customers and stakeholders to inform statewide transportation planning.
- Ensure compliance with FHWA, FTA, and FRA public involvement requirements and consultation processes.
Partnerships & Transportation Coordination
- Build and maintain relationships with federal, state, local, regional, and private-sector partners.
- Coordinate with multi-state coalitions, FHWA, advisory groups, and transportation committees.
- Monitor and communicate emerging issues, trends, and opportunities affecting North Dakota's transportation system.
- Support strong land-use planning, zoning, and transportation coordination with local governments.
- Lead or support stakeholder groups associated with statewide transportation plans and strategic initiatives.
Multi-Modal Transportation Leadership
- Lead efforts to improve coordination among NDDOT, other state agencies, local governments, and transportation partners.
- Promote integrated, multi-modal transportation solutions that support statewide mobility, economic development, and long-term transportation goals.
- Collaborate with public and private sector partners to advance strategic transportation initiatives across all modes of transportation.
Federal Discretionary Grant Acquisition and Management
- Draft grant application narratives and lead development of and/or updates to federal and other discretionary grant application packages, as assigned.
- As assigned, manage consultants preparing federal discretionary grant application packages.
- Responsible for developing and submitting reports on assigned federal and other grants awarded to NDDOT
Minimum Qualifications - Requires a bachelor's degree in planning, business or public administration, geography, cartography, statistics, economics, or a closely related field, and four years of transportation or community planning-related experience, or six years of business or other planning experience with a strong record of demonstrated successful change management initiatives.
- Preferred Qualifications: Master's degree in community and urban development, urban planning, transportation planning, or related field and American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification.
- Requires a class D driver's license for travel to meetings and project locations.
Requires satisfactory completion of the interview process and a verifiable record of satisfactory performance in previous employment. Application Procedures Submit an application by 11:59 PM Central Standard Time (CST) on the closing date. Application materials, including resume and cover letter, must clearly explain how experience and education relate to the minimum qualifications and job duties.*
*Candidates will be scored on a 100-point candidate questionnaire to be considered for interviews. Application materials, including resumes and attachments, are not considered in the 100-point candidate questionnaire. Applicants must provide detail in their responses to the questionnaire.
Applicants who experience technical difficulties during the application process should contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-3290. For more information or if you need accommodation or assistance in the application or selection process, contact the DOT Talent Acquisition Team, at dot.recruiter@nd.gov or (701) 328-2651.
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