OSPCD-Transportation-NU09-Transportation Planner — File 205025

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Job Description OSPCD-Transportation-NU09-Transportation AnalystPlanner 1 Position Title: Transportation Planner Grade Level: NU09 Department: OSPCD- Transportation and Infrastructure Date: 1/18/2018 Reports to: Director of Transportation and Infrastructure FLSA Status: Exempt Statement of Duties The Transportation Planner performs project management tasks, aids in program management and project delivery of Division transportation planning, traffic engineering and urban design projects, and prepares written project analysis to advance the City’s goal to become the most walkable, bikeable, transit accessible city in the nation. Projects worked on may include those relating to transportation operations, safety, planning, and design. Candidates for this position should be highly motivated with range of planning, research and analysis, and communication skills. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties. Essential Functions: The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various type of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. (Note: not all duties are performed by all incumbents in each division).  Performs transportation planning work in one or more functional areas such as project development and design, project management, and/or traffic operations.  Assist with the planning and delivery of Division transportation and infrastructure projects  Evaluate and make recommendations on technical aspects of transportation plans and/or capital projects that involve transit, bicycling, walking, and driving.  Assist in conducting community planning efforts associated with increasing access and utilization of multimodal transportation.  Interface with local community, other city departments, and other federal, state and local agencies.  Design/prepare/review transportation related design plans  Prepare written project analysis/response. Supervision Required Under general direction, employee plans and prioritizes the majority of work independently, in accordance with standard practices and previous training. Employee is expected to solve most problems of detail or unusual situations by adapting methods or interpreting instructions accordingly. Instructions for new assignments or special projects usually consist of statements of desired objectives, deadlines and priorities. Technical and policy problems or changes in procedures are discussed with supervisor. Work is generally reviewed only for technical adequacy, appropriateness of actions or decisions, and conformance with policy or other requirements; the methods used in arriving at the end result are not usually reviewed in detail. Supervisory Responsibility Position does not require the regular supervision of employees, but may supervise the work of volunteers or interns.

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Job Description OSPCD-Transportation-NU09-Transportation AnalystPlanner 2 Accountability The nature of the professional or technical work means that errors in analysis, techniques or recommendations would probably be difficult to detect. Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor judgment could result in excessive costs, delay of service delivery, or legal repercussions to the municipality. Judgment The work requires examining, analyzing and evaluating facts and circumstances surrounding individual problems, situations or transactions, and determining actions to be taken within the limits of standard or accepted practices. Guidelines include a large body of policies, practices and precedents which may be complex or conflicting, at times. Judgment is used in analyzing specific situations to determine appropriate actions. Employee is expected to weigh efficiency and relative priorities in conjunction with procedural concerns in decision making. Requires understanding, interpreting and applying federal, state and local regulations. Complexity The work consists of the practical application of a variety of concepts, practices and specialized techniques relating to a professional or technical field. Assignments typically involve evaluation and interpretation of factors, conditions or unusual circumstances; inspecting, testing or evaluating compliance with established standards or criteria; gathering, analyzing and evaluating facts or data using specialized fact finding techniques; or determining the methods to accomplish the work. Nature and Purpose of Personal Contacts Relationships are constantly with co-workers, the public and with groups and/or individuals who have conflicting opinions or objectives, diverse points of view or differences where skillful negotiating and achieving compromise is required to secure support, concurrence and acceptance or compliance; OR one-on-one relationships with a person who may be under severe stress, where gaining a high degree of persuasion may be required to obtain the desired effect. The employee may represent to the public a functional area of the municipality on matters of procedures or policy where perceptiveness is required to analyze circumstances in order to act appropriately. Confidentiality Employee has access to confidential information obtained during the performance of the regular duties of the position. Recommended Minimum Qualifications Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in transportation planning, engineering, or a closely related field (Master’s Degree preferred) and three (3) years’ experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Job Description OSPCD-Transportation-NU09-Transportation AnalystPlanner 3 EIT certification preferred, and a P.E. or P.T.O.E. is desirable. Knowledge, Abilities and Skill Knowledge: Knowledge of principles and practices of multimodal transportation planning engineering, and design; Traffic analysis methodologies in traffic capacity analyses, micro simulations and/or demand forecasting; Federal and State regulations and guidelines such as Highway Capacity Manual Methodologies, Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Device Standards and Guidelines, AASHTO, and NACTO’s Urban Street Design Guide and Urban Bikeway Design. Abilities: Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with state and federal agencies, architects, contractors, developers, owners, supervisors, employees, and the general public; Collect and Analyze transportation data, formulate findings and recommendations to senior staff, and prepare technical reports; Develop and apply transportation models in traffic simulation software for multi-modal analysis; Perform engineering calculations for transportation studies and surveys; Effectively read, understand and utilize technical drawings, traffic management plans, and other similar documents; Establish and maintain strong working relations with peers and the general public. Skills: Skilled in Traffic analysis methodologies in traffic capacity analyses, micro simulations and/or demand forecasting using modeling software (i.e. Synchro, Simtraffic, Vissim, etc.); Design software (i.e. AutoCAD, ArcGIS, Sketch Up, Adobe Suite) is preferable; Strong written and oral communication with peers, consultants, contractors, and representatives of other agencies; Public speaking, facilitating and public presentations are required; Managing multiple tasks and deadlines. Work Environment The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, with occasional exposure to outside elements. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant. Employee may be required to work beyond normal business hours in response to attend evening meetings or complete work assignments. When in the field or attending meetings, the environment can be at construction sites and outdoors. Physical and Mental Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions. Physical Skills Minimal physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. Work requires some agility such as moving in or about construction sites or over rough terrain. There may also be some occasional lifting of objects such as office equipment or photocopy paper (up to 30lbs.). When in the field, more physical skill may be required to accomplish the duties required.

City of Somerville, Massachusetts Job Description OSPCD-Transportation-NU09-Transportation AnalystPlanner 4 Motor Skills Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment including word processing, filing and sorting of papers. Visual Skills Visual demands require constantly reading documents for general understanding and analytical purposes.