Planner Associate - CRTPO

Date Opened: Tuesday, August 05, 2025 12:00 AM

Close Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 12:00 AM

Department: Planning, Design & Development Department

Salary: $59,134.00 - $73,917.00 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

This is a professional position that provides support for the range of CRTPO initiatives. It is a hybrid position with regular in office hours and work from home hours.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct data collection, analysis, and research of best practices in support of key staff members and the preparation of core transportation planning products.

• Assist with processing and formatting datasets into accessible, presentation-ready formats as well is importing data across platforms and data entry tasks.

• Research and prepare components for staff reports in support of the CRTPO’s Technical Coordinating Committee and Policy Board.

• Support staff with analysis and content review for various initiatives including the Metropolitan Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program, Discretionary Grants Program, Beyond 77, and the preparation of safety action plans.

• Develop and present clear, engaging materials—including graphics, maps, and written documents—to communicate transportation projects, plans, and programs to the public and other stakeholders.

• Assist with the coordination of public meetings, events and workshops logistics.

• Assist staff in meeting setup and logistics, including audio/visual technology, and completing meeting summary minutes.

• Assist in public involvement activities, including working with the CRTPO webmaster on revisions and updates to the organization’s webpage.

• Embrace continuous learning, training, and self-improvement.

• Some night and weekend work may be required on a periodic basis.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• The position requires basic knowledge of transportation planning and regional planning concepts, Census demographic data and computer software proficiency, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

• Working knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of an MPO.

• Effective communication, both verbal and in writing.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, ability to use ArcGIS Pro and familiarity with the geodatabase data model is required. 

• Excellent public speaking and customer service skills.

• Ability to collaborate within and outside the organization to achieve positive impacts on the region.

• Ability to perform effectively and efficiently with moderate level of supervision.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year professional planning experience required. A master’s degree in planning, engineering, geography, landscape architecture, or public administration may be substituted for experience.

• Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite, ability to use ArcGIS Pro and familiarity with the geodatabase data model.

• Ability to conduct content-rich presentations before various stakeholder types and sizes, including the CRTPO Board, Technical Coordinating Committee, and at public events.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year college or university in planning, engineering, architecture, geography, landscape architecture, political science, public administration, social science or related degree.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.

Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.

Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.

The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.

Our culture is to serve the community honorably.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online.

Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.

You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.

For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email Careers@ci.charlotte.nc.us.

The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.

BENEFITS

The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.

Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.

The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.