Planner Trainee

The New Jersey Department of Transportation is seeking candidates for the position of Planner Trainee within the Division of Planning, Multimodal and Grants Administration, Statewide Planning, Bureau of Statewide Strategies. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting in MPO Script meetings to brief the Department’s and other agencies’ voting members to the MPO Board meetings
• Representing the Department at Technical Advisory Committee or Regional Technical Advisory Committee meetings for the MPOs
• Reviewing and commenting on draft Unified Planning Work Programs and recommend approval to the Federal Highway Administration
• Reviewing and commenting  on draft multi – modal Regional Transportation Plans to ensure compliance with MAP – 21 and state planning priorities
• Promoting, coordinating and advancing the Department’s transportation policies and procedures with the MPOs
• Providing staff support for quarterly Collaboration Meetings with the MPOs, federal agencies, NJ TRANSIT and Department staff to consist of developing agenda, taking meeting notes and preparing meeting summaries