Principal Planner - Transportation

Reporting to the Supervising Planner-Transportation within the Office of Planning, the Principal Planner-Transportation will be a technically proficient, detail-oriented, cutting-edge, creative and thoughtful, big thinker who demonstrates deep understanding of best practices for the planning and implementation of transportation infrastructure and policy across all travel modes to address the safe, equitable, and efficient movement of people and goods. The Principal Planner conducts and manages technical planning work of moderate complexity as a part of Middlesex County’s transportation planning program and does other related duties as required.

The Middlesex County Office of Planning is a busy, fast-paced office engaged in a county-wide strategic plan, Destination 2040, that guides the County’s policies, plans, programs, and investment decisions in five broad focus areas:
Land Use, Development and Housing;
Sustainability and Community Resilience;
Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Communities;
Economic Development and Workforce Competitiveness; and Transportation and Mobility. Comprising twenty-five urban, suburban, small-town, and rural municipalities, Middlesex County is New Jersey's second most populous county and is strategically located midway between New York and Philadelphia.

• Develops transportation and mobility focused plans related to the County’s strategic plan, Destination 2040, and updates and implementation plans related to the Vision Zero Action Plan.
• May prepare environmental documents for transportation projects to comply with State and federal environmental reviews and regulations.
• May prepare reports that assess the social, economic and land use consequences of transportation projects, and may provide recommendations to mitigate negative impacts and reduce crashes.
• Prepares clear, sound, accurate and informative transportation and other planning reports and studies containing findings, conclusions and recommendations.
• Reviews, interprets and analyzes complex statistical and transportation systems data.
• Conducts studies and surveys and provides guidance and instruction to technical and graphics production staff.
• Oversees, prepares and presents technical briefings, reports, studies surveys, maps, charts graphs, correspondence and reports.
• Reviews and analyzes technical reports prepared by consultants.
• Represents the Office of Planning and coordinates transportation planning and programming activities with other state and local planning efforts.
• Participates in the preparation of contracts for transportation planning activities; assists in the preparation of fiscal documentation, and monitors expenditures related to transportation planning projects.
• Establishes and maintains liaison and cooperative working relationships with other agencies and interested parties involving planning matters and issues.
• Participates in meetings with government officials and other interested parties.
• Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.
• Provides guidance and instruction to planning and other support staff.
• Prepares correspondence in the course of official duties.

• Knowledge of the theories, practices and principles of transportation systems planning.
• Knowledge of the varied transportation problems associated with the growth of urban centers, the movement of goods and people, and other attendant conditions.
• Knowledge of transportation trends including transit, complete streets, Vision Zero, green streets, and bicycle and pedestrian planning, micromobility, microtransit, EV charging infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles.
• Knowledge of the technical problems associated with comprehensive transportation planning activities.
• Knowledge of the various conditions affecting transportation systems.
• Knowledge of the techniques used in data collection and the conduct of surveys, and in other planning and research methods.
• Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize, and implement projects within the unit.
• Ability to provide guidance and…