Hybrid Planner I or II Brownwood District Office at Texas Department of Transportation

Do you enjoy analyzing and organizing technical and business data? Come join our Transportation Planning and Development team in Brownwood, TX! Here you’ll work on a wide range of projects and programs, including developing short and long-range master plans, perform planning studies and transportation needs assessments. Share your knowledge, skills, and abilities to enhance the planning efforts within the District. Ideal candidates should be detail oriented, resourceful, and innovative with the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects on schedule.

Salary / Plan Grade:

Planner I: B18 $45,521 - $71,055 / yearly

Planner II: B20: $51,158 - $81,351/ yearly

The Texas Department of Transportation reserves the sole right in determining the level of position based on the applicant’s work experience, education, skill level and all other appropriate factors, and based on business needs.

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Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, engineering, business admin or related field. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications

Experience: Planner I =  1 year planning or research analysis experience. Planner 2 = 2 years planning or research analysis experience

(Experience can be satisfied by fulltime or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.

Licenses and Certifications: Valid driver’s license. This position requires driving a state vehicle. 

Competencies:

 Planner I:

• Program/project planning, development, and management methodologies
• Budgeting methods and procedures - Transportation funding programs
• Scheduling work assignments
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
•  Collecting, sorting and compiling data
• Using computers and applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Planning, directing, coordinating and scheduling
• Collaborates and cooperates with others and builds effective working relationships with internal and external members to accomplish organizational goals

 PLANNER II:  All the above and: - Composing correspondence and technical documents

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
•  Standing-prolonged periods of time
•  Lifting-raising objects from lower to higher position/horizontally to a different position
•  Fingering-picking, pinching, typing; working primarily with fingers rather than whole hand
•  Grasping-applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm
• Talking-expressing or exchanging ideas by spoken words Hearing-perceive sound at normal speaking levels; receive information by oral communication
•  Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
• Visual Acuity-determine work quality/make general observations of facilities/structures

Conditions of Employment:
Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

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TxDOT is committed to hiring veterans. To assist in determining whether your military experience may pertain to the minimum requirements for this position, Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) codes from each branch of the U.S. Armed Forces have been assigned to each state classification code/title where applicable. The MOS codes are grouped by occupational category. 

To view the MOS codes please click on link below and click on the appropriate occupational category.

https://hr.sao.texas.gov/CompensationSystem/JobDescriptions

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The Texas Department of Transportation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities for any part of the employment process in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Action of 1990.

Please click this link to read the information for applicants: Additional Applicant Information

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