Transportation Planner III (10157, Grade 28)
Apply NowCompany: Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission
Location: Silver Spring, MD 20902
Description:
Salary: $73,523.00 - $132,614.00 Annually
Location : Wheaton, MD
Job Type: Career
Job Number: 10157
Department: MC Planning
Division: Mid-County Planning Div
Opening Date: 02/25/2025
Closing Date: 3/25/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
Are you an experienced transportation planner with a passion for transit-oriented development, active transportation, and sustainable mobility infrastructure? If so, the Montgomery County Planning Department is where you want to be! We are currently seeking a motivated Transportation Planner III for our Midcounty Planning Division. This is an opportunity to have a broad impact on the built environment, advocate for excellence, and shape future communities that cover the urbanizing communities of Montgomery County.
The Transportation Planner III position requires strong oral and written communication skills; the ability to interact directly with the public and elected officials on technical transportation planning issues; knowledge of sustainable transportation planning and traffic engineering procedures; the capacity to read and interpret roadway design and land use plans, and to analyze traffic studies.
The selected candidate must have strong technical writing skills and know intersection analysis procedures as well as transportation demand management best-practices. An understanding of development proposals in three dimensions and the ability to provide recommendations related to the design of streets, sidewalks, bicycle and parking facilities through comments, sketches, and precedents is required.
Examples of Important Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Geography, Architecture, Parks and Recreation, Transportation, Urban Design, Engineering, Environmental Science, Public Policy, Economics or any related field. Four (4) years of progressively responsible professional level planning experience related to specific area of assignment such as transportation planning, environmental planning or urban planning. An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted, which together total eight (8) years. Valid driver's license (depending on area of assignment) in accordance with both State and Commission rules and regulations. Driver's license must be unencumbered by restrictions, revocations, suspensions, or points that could limit the employee's ability to drive Commission vehicles or perform driving duties required by the position of assignment.
Supplemental Information
Classification Specification: Planner III
May be subject to drug and alcohol testing.
About Us
Montgomery Planning is part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). For over 95 years, M-NCPPC has had a national reputation for excellence in planning, and today serves a culturally diverse population of over one million people on the border of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery County. We provide countywide planning functions including long-range planning, as well as reviews of development applications in diverse built environments of downtown urban districts, suburban communities, and agricultural areas. We have pioneered nationally modeled programs in agricultural preservation, inclusionary housing, and transit-oriented design. To learn more about who we are and what we do, we encourage you to watch this brief video and visit our website at
The M-NCPPC offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, generous leave plans, an employee pension plan, and a deferred compensation plan. Positions may qualify for public service student loan forgiveness. Montgomery Planning is conveniently located minutes from Washington, DC in downtown Wheaton, MD next to the Wheaton Metro Station, several bus lines, and bikeshare. A commuter stipend is available. Telework opportunities (up to two days a week) and tuition assistance are also available. We work in one of the first LEED Platinum-certified government-owned office buildings in Maryland.
Diversity Statement
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.
The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience. This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus (external candidates only).
Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act
If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of application at 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1). M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
2025 BENEFIT SUMMARY FOR MERIT SYSTEM EMPLOYEES
The following benefit summary is provided for informational purposes only and is not, nor should be construed as an employment agreement with the M-NCPPC, implied or actual. It is not all-inclusive and is subject to change. Benefits listed are extended to all Merit System employees of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). All plans are optional except the Defined Benefit and Long-Term Disability plans.
Eligibility
You have 45 days from your hire date to elect your benefits. Your coverage begins on the first of the month following receipt of your enrollment forms and required documentation.
Retirement Programs
PlanEmployee ContributionPlan C9.5%* of base salary (FOP members only)Plan E4% of base salary up to maximum Social Security Wage Base (SSWB) and 8% in excess of SSWB.
Health Insurance Plans (FOP Members Pay 23% for Medical, Prescription and Dental and same as all other employees for Vision.) All other employees pay percentage below.
Flexible Spending Accounts (Employee Pays 100%)
Long-Term Disability Insurance (Mandatory Participation)
Supplemental Long-Term Disability Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee Pays 20%: Commission Pays 80%)
Supplemental and Spouse/Dependent Life Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
Sick Leave Bank (Contribution and Benefit hours prorated for part-time employees)
Leave Programs
Other Benefits
For a more detailed description of benefits, please contact the Commission's Health and Benefits Office at or 301-454-1694.
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Please describe your experience reviewing development applications and/or preparing technical materials in support of development proposals or new capital projects. Identify the position from your application where you performed these duties and/or gained this experience. If no experience, please type "N/A".
02
Please describe your experience (2-3 sentences) developing or applying elements of Vision Zero policies, particularly related to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Identify the position from your application where you performed these duties and/or gained this experience. If no experience, please type "N/A".
03
Please describe in detail your knowledge, skills, and abilities in reviewing traffic and parking studies and working with CLV and Delay-based HCM transportation models. Identify the position from your application where you performed these duties and/or gained this experience. If no experience, please type "N/A."
Required Question
Location : Wheaton, MD
Job Type: Career
Job Number: 10157
Department: MC Planning
Division: Mid-County Planning Div
Opening Date: 02/25/2025
Closing Date: 3/25/2025 11:59 PM Eastern
Description
Are you an experienced transportation planner with a passion for transit-oriented development, active transportation, and sustainable mobility infrastructure? If so, the Montgomery County Planning Department is where you want to be! We are currently seeking a motivated Transportation Planner III for our Midcounty Planning Division. This is an opportunity to have a broad impact on the built environment, advocate for excellence, and shape future communities that cover the urbanizing communities of Montgomery County.
The Transportation Planner III position requires strong oral and written communication skills; the ability to interact directly with the public and elected officials on technical transportation planning issues; knowledge of sustainable transportation planning and traffic engineering procedures; the capacity to read and interpret roadway design and land use plans, and to analyze traffic studies.
The selected candidate must have strong technical writing skills and know intersection analysis procedures as well as transportation demand management best-practices. An understanding of development proposals in three dimensions and the ability to provide recommendations related to the design of streets, sidewalks, bicycle and parking facilities through comments, sketches, and precedents is required.
Examples of Important Duties
- Lead the technical review of the transportation element of new development applications.
- Coordinate with peers and leadership at County agencies, including the Department of Transportation and Department of Permitting Services, and peers and leadership in the Montgomery Planning Division of Countywide Planning and Policy.
- Lead a team of staff on transportation mandatory referrals and right-of-way abandonment petitions.
- Share and promote best practices for pedestrian/bicycle infrastructure policies, research and keep apprised of available bicycle and pedestrian funding sources, determine work items that are eligible for grant funding.
- Coordinate and conduct transportation field observations, analyze data, and conduct research to develop transportation recommendations for master plans and planning studies with regards to active transportation and sustainable transportation design and infrastructure.
- Coordinate complex, transportation planning and development review functions in high profile development areas.
- Participate in or lead community meetings.
- Review traffic studies, transportation plans, and intersection analyses based on Critical Lane Volume (CLV) based analysis methodology and delay-based Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) guidelines and computational procedures.
- Serve as an internal expert on panels, committees, and task forces and propose planning and transportation policies and amendments to the Zoning Ordinance or Comprehensive Plan in response to a variety of complex transportation policy and land-use issues.
- Assess transportation related impacts for development review projects, including adequacy of transportation circulation and network, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular safety, and compliance with the County's Vision Zero goals.
- Develop transportation related conditions of approval for development projects.
- Prepare detailed reports, presentations and staff reports on complex transportation projects/initiatives, multimodal policies, among others.
- Represent the Department's positions at public hearings before the County Council and the Montgomery County Planning Board.
- Coordinate with incorporated cities, county and state transportation agencies, such as the Montgomery County Department of Transportation, the Maryland State Highway Administration, and the Maryland Transit Administration, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority.
- Work with the County to draft Transportation Mitigation Agreements and collect data and monitor the performance of traffic demand management programs.
Minimum Qualifications
Supplemental Information
Classification Specification: Planner III
May be subject to drug and alcohol testing.
About Us
Montgomery Planning is part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). For over 95 years, M-NCPPC has had a national reputation for excellence in planning, and today serves a culturally diverse population of over one million people on the border of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery County. We provide countywide planning functions including long-range planning, as well as reviews of development applications in diverse built environments of downtown urban districts, suburban communities, and agricultural areas. We have pioneered nationally modeled programs in agricultural preservation, inclusionary housing, and transit-oriented design. To learn more about who we are and what we do, we encourage you to watch this brief video and visit our website at
The M-NCPPC offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, generous leave plans, an employee pension plan, and a deferred compensation plan. Positions may qualify for public service student loan forgiveness. Montgomery Planning is conveniently located minutes from Washington, DC in downtown Wheaton, MD next to the Wheaton Metro Station, several bus lines, and bikeshare. A commuter stipend is available. Telework opportunities (up to two days a week) and tuition assistance are also available. We work in one of the first LEED Platinum-certified government-owned office buildings in Maryland.
Diversity Statement
The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate a workplace culture of diversity, equity and inclusion without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity, or any other non-merit factor.
The salary range listed above represents the earning potential for this position. Salary is commensurate with experience. This position is eligible for a sign-on bonus (external candidates only).
Applicants with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act
If you require accommodations or special arrangements due to a qualifying disability, please notify the Recruitment & Selections Services Unit at the time of application at 301-454-1411 (Maryland Relay 7-1-1). M-NCPPC will make all efforts to reasonably accommodate you.
THE MARYLAND-NATIONAL CAPITAL PARK AND PLANNING COMMISSION
2025 BENEFIT SUMMARY FOR MERIT SYSTEM EMPLOYEES
The following benefit summary is provided for informational purposes only and is not, nor should be construed as an employment agreement with the M-NCPPC, implied or actual. It is not all-inclusive and is subject to change. Benefits listed are extended to all Merit System employees of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC). All plans are optional except the Defined Benefit and Long-Term Disability plans.
Eligibility
You have 45 days from your hire date to elect your benefits. Your coverage begins on the first of the month following receipt of your enrollment forms and required documentation.
Retirement Programs
- Defined Benefit Plan (Mandatory Participation) - Plan E excludes FOP members.
PlanEmployee ContributionPlan C9.5%* of base salary (FOP members only)Plan E4% of base salary up to maximum Social Security Wage Base (SSWB) and 8% in excess of SSWB.
- Deferred Compensation ICMA-RC 457 plan (Optional)
- Traditional and Roth IRAs (Optional)
Health Insurance Plans (FOP Members Pay 23% for Medical, Prescription and Dental and same as all other employees for Vision.) All other employees pay percentage below.
- Medical
- Kaiser Permanente Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) with Prescription Plan - (15%)
- UnitedHealthcare Select Exclusive Provider Organization Health Plan (EPO) - (20%)
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus Point of Service (POS) - (20%)
- Prescription - CVS Caremark - (15%)
- Dental - Delta Dental PPO and DeltaCare USA HMO - (20%)
- Vision - EyeMed - (80% of Low Option plan paid by Commission. Any balance paid by employee.)
- Low, moderate, and high options are available. Frequency of covered services differs.
Flexible Spending Accounts (Employee Pays 100%)
- Medical Account - Maximum annual contribution: $3,200
- Dependent Care Account - Maximum annual contribution: $5,000
Long-Term Disability Insurance (Mandatory Participation)
- Employee Pays 20%: Commission Pays 80% (FOP Members Pay 100%)
- Benefits paid at 66 2/3% of base salary, maximum of $6,000/month
Supplemental Long-Term Disability Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
- Benefits paid at 66 2/3% of base salary that exceeds $108,000; capped at $216,000
Basic Life and AD&D Insurance (Employee Pays 20%: Commission Pays 80%)
- Two (2) times base salary; maximum benefit is $200,000 for each
- Automatic coverage with opt-out provision
Supplemental and Spouse/Dependent Life Insurance (Employee Pays 100%)
- Supplemental - 1,2,3,4, or 5 times base salary; maximum benefit is $750,000
- Spouse/Dependent Combination - $10,000/$5,000, $20,000/$10,000, or $30,000/$15,000
Sick Leave Bank (Contribution and Benefit hours prorated for part-time employees)
- Employees have 60 days from date of hire to enroll.
- Employee contributes 8 leave hours each year
- Annually covers up to 688 hours for own serious medical condition, and 480 hours for parental responsibilities (birthadoption or foster care), and 80-160 hours for serious medical condition of an immediate family member
Leave Programs
- Annual: 15 days per year
- Personal: 3 days per year (12-month waiting period)
- Sick: 15 days per year
- Holidays: 11 days per year
Other Benefits
- Credit Union
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Legal Services Plan
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Wellness Program
- Work-Life Program
For a more detailed description of benefits, please contact the Commission's Health and Benefits Office at or 301-454-1694.
01
Please describe your experience reviewing development applications and/or preparing technical materials in support of development proposals or new capital projects. Identify the position from your application where you performed these duties and/or gained this experience. If no experience, please type "N/A".
02
Please describe your experience (2-3 sentences) developing or applying elements of Vision Zero policies, particularly related to improving pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Identify the position from your application where you performed these duties and/or gained this experience. If no experience, please type "N/A".
03
Please describe in detail your knowledge, skills, and abilities in reviewing traffic and parking studies and working with CLV and Delay-based HCM transportation models. Identify the position from your application where you performed these duties and/or gained this experience. If no experience, please type "N/A."
Required Question