Statewide Planning Team Lead

Planning Division – Statewide Planning and Program Development Section

Nashville, TN

$103,848 annually

Job Overview

The Statewide Planning Team Lead will lead, mentor, and train the Statewide Planning Team through empowerment, communication, and delegated authority. This position will develop work plans that align with TDOT’s strategic vision and will effectively delegate authority and responsibility while ensuring the availability of resources for the Statewide Planning Team to be successful.

The Statewide Planning Team Lead will lead the development and implementation of departmental policies, discipline-specific technical guidance, procedures, and manuals related to statewide planning for incorporation into TDOT’s programs and projects. This position will ensure the implementation of the quality assurance program to achieve program efficiency and effectiveness. The Statewide Planning Team Lead will supervise technical staff and implement performance plans, schedules, and budgets, ensuring expected outcomes, performance, and accountability of each team member. The Statewide Planning Team Lead will research national best practices to drive innovation and efficiency within the Statewide Planning Team.

Essential Job Responsibilities

• Manage resources and staff utilization and assist the Statewide Planning Team in performing their roles effectively and efficiently, optimizing the Team’s ability to successfully administer statewide planning processes.
• Lead the development and assistance of all statewide and TDOT-initiated system and integrated multi-modal transportation plans, including the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan (SLRTP), strategic corridor and regional transportation studies, and other statewide policy plans and initiatives. Create frameworks that advance greater alignment of these and other planning activities of TDOT to the goals and strategies of the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan.
• Manage external partners including developing and advising on contract scopes of work, negotiating contracts/grants, reviewing consultant contract/grant invoicing, managing contract/grant tasks, and completing consultant grading.
• Lead the Statewide Planning Team in providing exceptional customer service to both internal and external customers, exercising effective listening skills, providing prompt responses, maintaining complete and accurate documentation, and communicating effectively. Establish and ensure there is a direct relationship between quality and work outcomes by developing and implementing quality control and quality assurance processes for the Statewide Planning Team with respect to statewide planning activities.

For a more detailed description of this position, please visit the link below: 

https://www.tdot.tn.gov/PublicDocuments/hr/Statewide-Planning-Team-Lead.pdf

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 years of demonstrated competency in State and Regional Transportation Planning, Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.

Application Instructions

Applications must be submitted online in order to be considered for the position. Please submit one application for consideration. Interested applications should apply online at:

• https://www.tn.gov/tdot/human-resources-home/tdot-careers.html
• Select TDOT TEAM LEAD – 12172024 - 64022

Applications must be submitted by Monday, December 30th .