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 Senior Transportation Planner to support the management of transportation data sets; management of our Geographic Information Systems (GIS); the use, development, and maintenance of our regional travel demand model; transportation planning data analysis activities; and other transportation planning tasks as assigned. The Senior Transportation Planner will be supervised by the Executive Director and the Director of GIS/Data Services.

Ideal candidates are experienced, 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: Sr_Planner-April-2026.pdf