The MPO Operations & Implementation Planner will help move regional transportation priorities from planning and programming into funded studies, projects, and implementation activities. The position will support planning studies, locally administered transportation projects, and related MPO and City initiatives through project scoping, procurement and contract coordination, agreements, reimbursement and invoice coordination, schedules, funding requirements, documentation, workflow coordination, and project tracking. This work requires regular communication with City departments, MPO member agencies, NCDOT, FHWA, consultants, contractors, transit partners, and other project partners. The successful candidate must possess strong writing, organizational, spreadsheet, presentation, and public communication skills.

The position will support Metropolitan Transportation Improvement Program activities and related transportation programming processes, including TIP amendments and modifications, project schedules, funding actions, public-facing project information, committee materials, and programming records. This work helps maintain accurate project information and supports the committee and board actions needed to advance projects.

The position will help coordinate MPO committee processes that support transportation decision-making, including work related to the Transportation Advisory Committee, Technical Coordinating Committee, MPO subcommittees, and related activities. Responsibilities include preparing, tracking, and presenting agenda items, amendments, agreements, resolutions, public notices, committee materials, and related documentation.

Additional responsibilities include consultant procurement and contract coordination, including RFQs, RFPs, task orders, scopes of work, agreements, procurement schedules, contract documentation, invoice and reimbursement coordination, and related implementation support. The position will also use workflow management systems, project tracking tools, document management systems, databases, spreadsheets, reporting tools, and other digital platforms to support MPO operations and transportation projects. Must have strong writing, organization, spreadsheet, presentation, and public communication skills.