Land Use & Transportation Analyst

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Atlanta Region Transit Link Authority

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The DRI program was created under the Georgia Planning Act of 1989 to strengthen communication and coordination among governments affected by large-scale development proposals. When GRTA was established in 1999, the State assigned GRTA responsibility for reviewing and approving DRIs within its 13‑county metro Atlanta jurisdiction, focusing on land use and transportation impacts. Through HB 297, these DRI functions were likewise transitioned to GTEA, and the program continues to operate without interruption within the same 13‑county region.

Under the direction of the Deputy Chief of Transportation Analysis, the Land Use & Transportation Analyst will support all activities related to the DRI program, including policy review, development assessment, and preparation of technical documentation. The role also includes conducting TIP analysis, performing transit and transportation planning analysis, preparing technical writing assignments, and supporting additional analysis and evaluation activities as needed.

Job Description

The Land Use & Transportation Analyst:

• Coordinates, reviews, and provides recommendations for DRIs submitted to GTEA. Works closely with the regional commissions, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), local governments, Community Improvement Districts, and developers to understand transportation-related issues associated with developments and recommend measures to mitigate potential impacts from those developments.
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• Works as a member of the Transportation Analysis team supporting other non-DRI related projects, as well as performing other technical writing work. Responsible for the coordination, implementation, execution, and completion of moderately complex projects ensuring consistency with the strategies, initiatives, goals, timelines, and budgetary parameters of GTEA.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards

Developments of Regional Impact

• Attends and coordinates DRI meetings with stakeholders, reviews developer’s transportation study packets, builds consensus with applicant team and stakeholders, and coordinates conditions for inclusion in the Notice of Decision. 
• Prepares recommendations and reports for the Executive Director and the GTEA Board
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• Coordinates with consultants and other staff on large or complicated DRIs; may coordinate with Executive Director on high-profile DRIs; may perform site visits to verify that conditions are completed as required.
• Recommends areas for continuous improvement of the DRI program and implements approved recommendations. 
• Maintains good working relationships with regular stakeholders such as local governments, GDOT, CIDs, regional commissions, developers, engineers, and site designers.
• Performs reviews of DRI submissions and development site plans;
• Performs transportation technical analysis and generates technical reports to document transportation technical analysis findings.

Technical Writing

• Gathers information from subject-matter experts and develops, organizes, and writes procedure manuals, technical specifications, design specifications, requirements and process documentation.
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• Research, outlines, writes, and edits content, working closely with various departments on system and service requirements.
• Gains a deep understanding of systems, services, processes, and procedures, and translates complex information into simple, polished, engaging content.
• Writes user-friendly content that meets the needs of the target audience, turning insights into language for user success.
• Writes about technical subjects for technical and nontechnical audiences.

Project Management

• Manages moderately complex projects as needed.
• Collaborates internally to develop and maintain database, documentation and collaboration platforms for the DRI Program, utilizing Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, third-party software, and/or cloud-based file hosting services; may use other software where and when necessary.
• Manages all project phases including initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and controlling, and close-out.
• Develops project management plans and obtains approval to formalize project plans, schedule, resource needs, and budgetary needs. Defines, plans, schedules, and tracks project tasks, deliverables, goals, and milestones.
• Manages and monitors project schedules, budgets, and scopes to ensure that projects remain in scope and meet budgetary, scheduling, and quality requirements.
• Measures project performance using appropriate tools and techniques to monitor project progress. Identifies and quantifies any variances and performs any required corrective actions.   
• Reports on project status and budget expenditure. Forecasts project expenditure.
  

Other

• Maintains a consistent, high quality, customer-focused orientation when conducting business and providing services or products to clients, the general public, other external customers, and members within internal business units.

• Maintains comprehensive knowledge of current trends and developments in job related areas (DRI, project management and technical writing). Develops and evaluates new ideas, concepts, and technologies to determine impact on existing programs and to innovate new programs and technologies.

• Maintains a high level of job skills by attending and completing various seminars and training courses and reading appropriate literature. Communicates this knowledge to others as required.

• Performs other duties as assigned by Management.

Abilities, Knowledge and Skills

·   Ability to learn various programs, rules, acts, regulations, policies, guidelines, procedures, circulars, and laws relating to scope of position.

·   Organizational, technical writing, project management, and time management skills.

·   Strong interpersonal, writing, customer service, and presentation skills with the ability to conceptualize, structure, write, and present for a wide range of audiences.

·   Ability to communicate program related information to various stakeholders and partners.

· Ability to communicate orally and in writing.

· Ability to work independently.

· Ability to effectively establish and meet deadlines.

· Ability to communicate changes in policies, procedures and/or laws with staff.

· Ability to prepare reports and present findings.

· Ability to develop policies and procedures for the organization and/or program.

· Ability to build consensus among different parties.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, city planning, urban planning, transportation engineering, or any other area related to this job position from an accredited college or university. One (1) to three (3) years of relevant work experience as applicable.  Ability to demonstrate a high level of proficiency in computer skills, including geographic information systems (GIS) data interpretation and spatial analysis, and Microsoft Office Suite (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and Project). Excellent technical writing, communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to present ideas in a clear and concise manner.

Preferred Qualifications

Direct work experience with city planning, land use planning, or transportation planning. Possession of, or ability to acquire, an AICP certification. Ability to read and interpret traffic and engineering plans. Experience in one or more of the following: transit-oriented development, commuter bus operations, tolling, ITS, site-civil engineering, and/or transportation-related Public/Private Partnerships. Experience with ESRI GIS a plus. Must be able to maintain a flexible work schedule that will require, on occasion, evenings and/or weekends.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.