The University of Maryland National Center for Smart Growth NCSG and the Montgomery CountyPlanning Department part of the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission M NCPPC are seeking a Senior Planning Associate that will work at the Montgomery County Planning Department based in its Wheaton MD office Montgomery Planning is one of the nations leading transportation planning agencies with a strong focus on complete streets pedestrian bicycle and transit planning as well as Vision Zero The Senior Planning Associate will develop and maintain bicycle and pedestrian datasets in GIS support countywide transportation planning efforts and conduct technical evaluations of transportation capital improvement projects and private development projects for conformance to county code guidelines master plans and best practicesPotential assignments and tasks may include Obtaining and analyzing data from a range of sources eg US Census USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics MWCOGs Regional Travel Survey National Household Travel Survey etc to prepare analyses of transportation conditions countywide and in sub areas These analyses require strong attention to detail and an ability to analyze and distill complex technical information using GIS Completing discrete research assignments for transportation efforts such as access management complete streets walkability access to transit and road safetyVision Zero Conducting research data collection field work and technical and spatial analysis Completing technical transportation analyses in support of countywide and area master plan efforts and in review of transportation capital projects and development applications Assisting in the preparation of technical reports and in presenting transportation related issues to the Planning Board Creating accurate easily comprehensible thoroughly documented charts maps and graphics to enhance written products and presentations as appropriate The Senior Planning Associate position will be located within the Transportation Planning team in the Countywide Planning and Policy Division The division serves as the countywide planning and policy arm of the Department addressing issues and plans that affect more than one area of the county including transportation zoning housing historic and natural resources and water quality The successful candidate will demonstrate a passion for transportation planning a strong work ethic and a clear vision for how transportation planning can improve the quality of life in Montgomery CountyKey functions of the transportation planning team include Developing countywide transportation plans and policies Monitoring implementation of Thrive Montgomery 2050 the Growth and Infrastructure Policy the Pedestrian Master Plan and the Bicycle Master Plan Reviewing capital projects and development projects Maintaining the countys travel demand model and evaluating master plan scenarios Preparing the transportation element of the countys quadrennial Growth and Infrastructure Policy