Job Responsibilities:

Public Interface Responsibilities

• Make occasional presentations to the public, as well as to local, state and federal officials, the business community and advocacy groups;
• Maintain effective working relationships with local communities, advocacy groups, consultants, and the public;
• Respond to inquiries from the public, local communities, and state and federal agencies regarding NMCOG’s transportation planning projects; and
• Participate in transportation-related technical committees, advisory committees, working groups and task forces, as appropriate.

Technical Responsibilities

• Provide technical support as staff for the Northern Middlesex Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO);
• Maintain current knowledge of local, state and federal transportation planning issues;
• Collect, organize and analyze data for the region’s transportation projects, studies and activities, including traffic count data, crash data, and pavement condition inventories;
• Perform technical analysis and calculations, in accordance with standard and accepted transportation planning and engineering standards and practices;
• Maintain and update transportation-related databases; and
• Develop transportation–related technical studies and reports.

Required Skills

• Strong technical, written, and oral communication skills
• Professionalism and diplomacy
• Public presentation skills
• Time management and organizational skills
• Computer literacy: Working knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office and Outlook, and knowledge or ability to learn Highway Capacity software, pavement management software, and other technical software programs.

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, or related field
• Two years of professional experience in planning or engineering
• Strong technical skills in the areas of travel demand management and capacity/LOS analysis
• Familiarity with the MPO and transportation planning processes