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Chief of Transportation Planning

Salary

$120,700.00 - $137,700.00 Annually

Location

Jacksonville, FL

Job Type

Appointed Official

Job Number

2026-06834

Department

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Opening Date

11/06/2025

Closing Date

11/20/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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Job Description

This position is appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.

This position reports to the Director of Planning and Development and performs work in planning, evaluating, developing , implementing, managing, supervising, and coordinating transportation planning activities for the City of Jacksonville.

Examples of Work

+ Manages and oversees the City's site impact analysis process, testing of mobility applications for transportation, City's short range and long range transportation planning activities, and represents the Department in matters relating to transportation.

+ Assists the Concurrency Management Mobility Office with the annual update of the City's Concurrency Management Mobility Handbook.

+ Must have a working knowledge of transportation modeling and commonly used transportation planning/engineering software.

+ Oversees the development of transportation recommendations based on governmental measures affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation to control and guide community development and renewal.

+ Performs various assignments requiring conventional transportation planning expertise, but may include some difficult planning and coordination requirements.

+ Gathers, compiles, and analyzes data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting land use and transportation.

+ Confers with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists, and land planning and development specialists to devise and recommend arrangements of land and physical facilities for residential, commercial, transportation, industrial, and community uses.

+ Reviews, updates, and edits the Transportation Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan, the Mobility Plan or other transportation related plans as assigned.

+ Reviews and prepares methodologies and traffic studies for land use amendments, zoning applications, mobility and summarizes transportation data for mapping.

+ Prepares, coordinates, and facilitates public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops associated with issues involving transportation planning.

+ Schedules, assigns, reviews, and evaluates the work of assigned staff.

+ Communicating clear direction, managing for results and leading organizational change.

+ Assigning responsibility, taking corrective action, demonstrating leadership and evaluating, developing and motivating employees in the Transportation Planning Division.

Open Requirements/Supplemental Information

+ Shall have a college degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning or urban design or related field.

+ Have at least 10 years' experience in urban design and management experience, or at least five years of experience with a master's degree in any of the listed fields, or commensurate training and experience.

+ Have proven administrative experience.

A FULLY COMPLETED ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.jacksonville.gov. A Resume is required. Work history is required for all employment/volunteer work in which qualifications are being based. When meeting/basing qualifications on education, a copy of your college transcript, with your social blacked out, is required with your application. Transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the school’s name, classes taken, grades received, type of degree, and date degree was conferred.

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Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.

If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference.

If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran’s preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within sixty (60) calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:

Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

Attention: Veterans’ Preference Coordinator

11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K

Largo, FL 33778-1630

Email: [email protected]

The City of Jacksonville provides a wide array of benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Our comprehensive benefit programs include medical, dental and vision plans; life insurance coverage for you and your dependents; flexible spending plans for medical reimbursement, dependent care, parking, and transit expenses; an employee assistance program for you and your dependents; a 457(b) tax-deferred compensation plan to supplement your retirement, and a ROTH IRA plan. We also provide an extensive wellness program that includes a health intervention program if qualified, lunch and learns, health fairs, and discounted gym memberships. Please visit the Employee Benefits website for details on all the plans we offer.

www.coj.net/benefits

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Each applicant must complete this supplemental questionnaire as a part of the application screening and selection process. The information you provide will be reviewed and used to determine your eligibility to move forward in the selection process. Copying and pasting your resume or stating "see resume" does NOT fulfill the requirements of the question. Incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process. Do you agree to answer each supplemental question truthfully and certify that your responses can be verified from information included within the application?

+ Yes

+ No

02

Are you authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship from the City of Jacksonville either now or in the future?

+ Yes

+ No

03

The budgeted annual salary for this position is $120,700- $137,700. This is not negotiable. If selected, would you be willing to accept this position at this salary?

+ Yes

+ No

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Do you have a college degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning or urban design or related field? If yes, a copy of your college transcript may be required during the selection process.

+ Yes

+ No

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If you have a degree, indicate which degree you have and include any major/minor. A copy of your college transcript may be required during the selection process.

06

This position requires at least ten (10) years of experience in urban design and management, or at least five (5) years of experience with a master's degree in one of the listed fields, or equivalent training and experience. Which of the following best describes your background?

+ I have at least 10 years of experience in urban design and management.

+ I have at least 5 years of experience in urban design or a related field, along with a master's degree in urban planning, urban design, or a related discipline.

+ I have commensurate training and experience equivalent to the requirements above.

+ None of the above.

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Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience.

08

Indicate the organization(s) you worked for where you gained this experience.

09

Do you have proven administrative experience?

+ Yes

+ No

10

Provide a detailed description (at least 3-4 complete sentences) of your experience.

11

Indicate the organization(s) you worked for where you gained this experience.

12

If you are requesting veterans preference, you MUST download the appropriate state of Florida form (even if you don't live in Florida) and attach it to your application. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL DELAY YOUR VETERANS PREFERENCE STATUS. Please download the forms at http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference

+ Yes, I am claiming veterans preference and I understand that I MUST download the appropriate form and attach it to my application.

+ No, I am not claiming veterans preference and this does not apply to me.

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A resume is required. A copy of your college transcript may be required during the selection process. College transcripts do not need to be official, but must state your name, the name of the school, type of degree, classes taken, grades received and date degree was conferred. NOTE: A copy of your diploma does not meet this requirement. Transcripts from colleges outside of the U.S. must be converted to U.S. Standards. If required documents are not provided your application will be considered incomplete and may result in disqualification from the selection process.

+ I have read the above statement and understand what is required.

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Employer

City of Jacksonville

Address

117 W. Duval St. Suite 100 Jacksonville, Florida, 32202

Website

http://www.coj.net/departments/employee-services.aspx

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