Senior Mobility Services Planner- PT

Position Description

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham. Advance your career while making a meaningful impact on community mobility in Durham.

Hiring Range: $34.97- $50.00/ Hourly

Shift: Monday-Friday between 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Mobility Services Division is seeking a Senior Mobility Services Planner for a temporary assignment focused on managing the City’s shared micromobility program and advancing multimodal planning initiatives that support an accessible, equitable transportation network.

The Senior Mobility Services Planner position provides advanced professional planning, analysis, and project management in support of City mobility initiatives, with primary responsibility for managing Durham’s shared micromobility program. Work also includes performing complex transit service planning, conducting development review to strengthen multimodal access, supporting detour coordination, preparing Title VI documentation, contributing to transit signal priority implementation, participating in procurement evaluations, and coordinating with regional planning partners.The position requires independent judgment, advanced professional analysis, and the ability to provide recommendations on planning and mobility issues. The role represents the City in coordination with operators, community groups, regional planning organizations, and internal departments.This temporary assignment is authorized for up to one year and may conclude earlier depending on funding availability throughout the year.

Duties/Responsibilities

Shared Micromobility Program Management

• Manage the City’s shared micromobility program, ensuring contract compliance, evaluating performance, leading operator coordination, and addressing escalated issues.
• Implement geofencing and service-boundary adjustments.
• Oversee corrals, parking zones, and geofencing areas to ensure compliance with plans and regulations.
• Maintain and present public information including program rules, FAQs, web content, reports, and mapping materials.
• Conduct advanced data review using required systems and prepare recommendations based on program trends and performance.

Planning and Operations

• Perform transit service planning analyses, including evaluating route performance, identifying service opportunities, and developing planning recommendations.
• Prepare Title VI documentation and related compliance analyses; support complex planning and regulatory reporting activities.
• Coordinate transit detours and mobility responses to construction and special events.
• Prepare and deliver presentations, maps, reports, and planning documents for internal and external audiences.
• Engage community groups to gather input, provide technical assistance, and support equitable public engagement in mobility planning.
• Conduct development review to assess impacts on transit access, micromobility infrastructure, and multimodal connectivity, and provide professional planning recommendations.
• Coordinate with regional planning organizations, state/federal agencies, and adjacent jurisdictions to align mobility practices and advance shared planning goals.

Project Management

• Participate in procurement processes for mobility assets, including evaluating proposals and preparing planning recommendations.
• Support implementation of transit signal priority.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least one year of professional experience in transportation planning and/or project management and project delivery.
• Valid NC Class C Driver's License.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Five years of professional experience in transportation planning and/or project management and project delivery.

Benefits – General Full-Time Employees

• 12-13 paid holidays per year
• 13 standard work days of vacation per year
• 13 standard work days of sick leave per year, which accumulates indefinitely; sick leave may be used toward early retirement
• 2 weeks paid military leave per year
• Medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance plans
• State and City retirement plans
• Short and long term disability plans
• Paid temporary disability leave for specified conditions
• City contribution of 13.6% into the N.C. State Retirement System
• Paid funeral leave
• Employee Assistance Program - personal and family counseling
• Paid life insurance equal to annual salary
• 48 hours for volunteer work each year*
• 4 hours parental leave each year
• Workman's Compensation Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

Benefits - Part-Time (1,000 hours or more per year)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan

Benefits Part-Time (Average 30 hours per week over 12 month period)

• 401(k) retirement plan (5.0% of salary)
• State retirement plan effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Health insurance effective first day of the month following date of hire
• Dental and life insurance, after one year of service
• Pro-rated vacation, pro-rated sick, pro-rated floating holiday, parttime holiday pay (based on scheduled hours for that day) after one year of service

01

Where did you first hear about this opportunity?

• City of Durham Website
• Walk in
• Job fair
• Employee referral
• Professional organization ***Please list the organization in "other" box below***
• Internet posting ***Please list the specific web site in the "other" box below***
• Craig's List
• Facebook
• LinkedIn
• GlassDoor
• governmentjobs.com
• Monster.com
• Indeed.com
• Employment Security Commission
• Magazine/Newspaper
• Other

02

If you listed "other" above please give specific web site, organization, or publication.

03

Please select your highest level of COMPLETED education.

• Less than a High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• High School Diploma or Equivalent (GED, HiSET, TASC)
• Associates Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctoral Degree (PhD, Juris Doctorate)

04

Do you have a valid, unrestricted, North Carolina driver's license? (If you have a valid license from a State other than North Carolina, you must be willing and able to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days of hire).

• I have a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license.
• I have a valid license from another State and I am willing to obtain a valid, unrestricted NC driver's license within 60 days.
• I do not have a valid, unrestricted driver's license.

05

Do you have at least one year of professional experience in transportation planning and/or project management or project delivery?

• Yes
• No

06

Please briefly describe your professional experience in transportation planning and/or project management or project delivery. If none, put N/A.

07

How many years of professional experience in transportation planning, project management, or project delivery do you have?

• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 5 years
• 5 years but less than 9 years
• 9 or more years

08

Please briefly describe your experience with detour coordination. If none, type N/A.

09

Do you have experience ensuring contract compliance?

• Yes
• No

10

How many years of related experience do you have overseeing corrals, parking zones, or geofencing areas, ensuring compliance with plans and regulations?

• No related experience
• Less than 1 year of related experience
• 1 year but less than 2 years of related experience
• 2 years but less than 4 years of related experience
• 4 or more years of related experience
• Required Question