| The City of Mesa is a great place to work! In addition to competitive salaries, the City also has a generous amount of other benefits available. For more information, please see our website: http://mesaaz.gov/benefits/ Senior Planner ($62,981.08 - $92,976.00 Annually) A Senior Planner in the bicycle and pedestrian program with the City of Mesa Transportation Department coordinates the program’s activities and performs transportation planning tasks. The bicycle and pedestrian program duties involve event planning, safety education, community outreach, facility evaluation, authoring Transportation and bicycle and pedestrian plans, GIS mapping, regional coordination on the behalf of the Department with other agencies such as the State, County, other cities, MAG and FHWA. Grant proposal writing and presentations, shared-use facilities project development and planning. The Transportation Assignment may include: - Administering, managing, and implementing guidelines for bicycle parking
- Making recommendations and providing assistance to City commissions and Council regarding safe and efficient bicycle/pedestrian transportation
- Coordinating with national and regional planning agencies and other cities in developing and refining the regional forecasting model and betterment of bicycle awareness and usage in the state
- Evaluating bicycle and pedestrian transportation impacts associated with development projects and roadway improvements
- Writing, defending, and managing applications for grants to fund infrastructure and non-infrastructure grant projects
- Preparing and managing the bicycle and pedestrian program budget
- Working with schools and community groups to improve safe bicycle riding techniques, bicycle/pedestrian routes, and to increase bicycling and walking to school
- Planning and coordinating CycloMesa and other special events related to the bicycle/pedestrian program
- Coordinate and manage compliance of Shared Active Transportation Vehicles program for the Department
- Serve as a representative on Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee at MAG
- Department representative for Bicycle and Pedestrian infrastructure projects
- Monitor operability of pathways and address community input on pathways
- Monitor and report user reports for program facilities
- Produce and publish semi-annual Magazine
- Write the program’s annual report
- Work with national organizations for the advancement of the City in its ranking as a Bicycle Friendly City
- Communicate with the residents that have complaints, issues, and concerns regarding bike/ped program/facilities
Apply at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mesaaz/jobs/2296603/senior-planner?page=4&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs under the Senior Planner job posting. Please note that the job posting on mesaaz.gov/jobs is more generic and has less detail about the specific work assignment. For questions, please contact City of Mesa Human Resources at 480-644-2365 |
