Cross County Connection is the designated Transportation Management Association for NJ's 7 southern counties. We assist local governments, businesses, schools, social services organizations and residents with sustainable transportation programs. Clients include municipal and county governments, state and regional agencies, and private sector employers. Planning projects encompass urban, suburban and rural areas. We are located 15 miles from Center City Philadelphia. This is a hybrid position; requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office and the option of working remotely two days per week, Monday to Friday.

The Transportation Planner will represent Cross County Connection at municipal and county meetings, participate in regional and statewide steering committees and attend other meetings, as necessary. Cross County Connection's clients include municipal and county governments, state agencies, metropolitan planning organizations and private sector employers. Technical projects encompass urban, suburban and rural areas within South Jersey's seven counties.

The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can work independently with initiative and creativity to move projects to completion. The Transportation Planner's primary responsibilities will include implementing Cross County Connection's community shuttle and transit program. The transportation planner will also assist other staff with various projects and programs including, bicycle and pedestrian planning, Complete Streets demonstration projects and Pedestrian and Bicycle Road Safety Audits. This position reports directly to the Program Director.

Primary projects include:

• Community Shuttle Bus/Transit Planning:
  • Bus service planning tasks such as route design and scheduling
  • Ridership data collection and analysis to evaluate shuttle service performance.
  • Develop and conduct shuttle ridership surveys. Analyzing data and prepare reports.
  • Apply ridership, demographic, and passenger survey data to inform the planning of new shuttle routes, and revising existing routes
  • Serve as a liaison between NJ TRANSIT, local governments, shuttle service operators, and other stakeholders by attending meetings and serving on steering committees
  • Provide customer support to the general public seeking public transit route information.
• Assist marketing department with preparing educational programs and materials covering public transit in South Jersey
  • Assist marketing staff with conducting Transit Travel Training program at off- site locations
  • Update transit route (bus, rail, shuttles) information in preparation for revisions to Cross County Connection's South Jersey Transit Guide

Benefits

Cross County Connection recognizes that our employees are our most important resource. Our commitment to our employees is reflected in our generous benefits package which includes employer-paid medical insurance for employees and eligible dependents, generous paid time off, a retirement plan with employer match, a flexible work schedule, employer paid fees for ACIP certification and APA/AICP dues, and more.

For complete job description including Requirements, Desired Knowledge and Skills and complete list of benefits, visit: Transportation Planner

Position will remain open until it is filled. Interviews will start in November 2024.