Facility Planner - Mobility

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Facility Planner, with a transportation/mobility emphasis, supports the operation of the Planning, Design, and Construction team, as well as other Facilities Management staff, by primarily focusing on comprehensive transportation planning for the UNC Charlotte campus.

• The incumbent will be responsible for identifying transportation/mobility and infrastructure needs and priorities in order to: Improve campus access for the university community, align transportation and mobility plans with the university's strategic goals, and enhance the campus experience.
• The incumbent is expected to have knowledge of both state and federal transportation/mobility requirements and processes, safety and/or environmental planning experience, and will serve as a resource to the campus community for transportation/mobility planning.
• The incumbent will have a strong emphasis on communication skills to work collaboratively with staff in Parking and Transportation Services, Police and Public Safety, and other university and external stakeholders.
• This is administrative and technical work in managing transportation/mobility projects, designing plans and specifications for projects, and conducting short- and long-range transportation/mobility plans.
• The incumbent will have extensive transportation/mobility and/or urban planning experience, project management experience, organizational skills, and significant experience in data collection and analysis.
• Work includes the ability to translate conceptual ideas to specific plans and programming, prioritization of transportation/mobility projects, and may entail directing the work of vendors, designers, and/or contractors.
• The incumbent will work with departments and department heads to create a formal transportation plan to align with UNC Charlotte's campus master plan, meet the needs of proposed new construction and/or roadway plans, develop projected cost estimates based on construction/cost trends, conduct planning meetings, and manage competing interests between departments involved in space planning and new construction and renovation planning.
• Liaison duties with outside designers and reviewing agencies, facilities services personnel, and county and local government officials.
• Work as a contributing teammate in the Planning, Design, and Construction department to collaborate and provide expertise on a wide variety of departmental projects and plans.
• Perform other duties as required.

Minimum Experience / Education:

Bachelor's degree in transportation/mobility planning, urban planning, environmental planning, government relations, public administration, or a related field, and two years of related professional experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.

Preferred Education Skills and Experience:

Master's degree in transportation planning, urban planning, environmental planning, government relations, public administration, or a related field, and five years of related professional experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. All degrees must be received from appropriately accredited institutions.