JOB DESCRIPTION

The Capital Region Transportation Council (Transportation Council) is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for New York's Capital Region based in Albany, New York. The Transportation Council works with Federal, State, regional, and local government partners to plan for and implement a safe, resilient, and modern transportation system. Our work informs multi-million dollar transportation investment decisions and supports the implementation of In Motion: The Plan to 2050, the region's Metropolitan Transportation Plan.

We are seeking a Transportation Planner to support our planning programs in the areas of transportation and land use, housing, environment, public participation, technical assistance, and other program areas as assigned. The Transportation Planner will be supervised by the Executive Director and the Director of Regional Planning.

Ideal candidates have excellent writing and communication skills, are self-starters, are passionate about planning for a multi-modal regional transportation system and are capable of managing multiple tasks concurrently with a minimal amount of supervision.

BENEFITS

For complete details please see: Transp-Plnr-April-2026.pdf