Transportation Planning Manager - SDOT

Transportation Planning Manager - SDOT

Salary

$89,081.00 Annually

Location

14 Interchange Drive, GA

Job Type

Full-Time Permanent

Job Number

2603051

Department

Department of Transportation

Division

Traffic Engineering

Opening Date

06/30/2026

Closing Date

7/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Purpose

Salary Range: $89,081.00 - $111,351.50 based on knowledge and experience

The Transportation Program Manager supervises, oversees, and participates in the planning, design, review, and construction of transportation infrastructure and engineering improvement projects, ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.

We offer great pay, excellent benefits to include medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, and employee/spouse/child supplemental life insurance, short-term disability, and tuition reimbursement, wellness programs, deferred compensation plan (457 B), pension plan, flexible spending account, home purchase assistance, employee referral program, and 12 paid holidays!

Essential Job Functions

• Acts as planning activities liaison and communicates information with project stakeholders, consultants, contractors, vendors, executive management, governmental regulatory bodies, and the public, for decision-making; attends meetings as necessary.
• Represents the City of Savannah at MPO activities.
• Continually updates and manages planning and programming projects and program development and activities.
• Supports preparation of Requests for Proposals and Statements of Qualifications; may evaluate and score proposals; and provides a recommendation to the City Council for contract awards. Prepares scope of work documents.
• Performs pre-design assessments, programming, and conceptual planning for transportation projects; develops initial project schedules and an overall estimated project cost.
• Manages contracts and planning and develops grant applications supporting transportation initiatives and projects.
• Review contractor/consultant submittals (reports, schedules, products, costs, etc.)
• Reviews and approves assigned project-related invoices and applications for payment.
• Provides professional/technical assistance and past project information to support other City departments and outside entities, including the MPO.
• May perform travel demand modeling, GIS, and multimodal traffic assessments.
• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff, processing employee concerns and problems, directing work, counseling, disciplining, and completing employee performance appraisals.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelors Degree in Urban Planning, Traffic Civil Engineering, or Public Administration with four years of planning management experience, including personnel and administration experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Certifications:

AICP, Georgia Professional Engineer, Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, Project Management Profession Certification, and/or Local Administered Project (LAP)

Additional Requirements:

Must possess and maintain a valid state drivers license with an acceptable driving history.

Additional Information

Knowledge of planning and traffic management design theories and principles.

Knowledge of City budgetary and purchasing procedures.

Knowledge of City personnel policy.

Knowledge of planning theories and principles with multimodal transportation preferred.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation project cost estimation and contract administration.

Knowledge of job-related computer applications.

Knowledge of modern office practices and procedures.

Skill in developing and reviewing concepts, traffic management, engineering plans, and designs for transportation projects.

Skill in developing and administering contracts.

Skill in developing short- and long-range plans.

Skill in establishing priorities and organizing work.

Skill in the training and supervision of personnel.

Skill in the operation of computers and other modern office equipment.

Skill in public and interpersonal relations.

Skill in oral and written communication.

CITY OF SAVANNAH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Overview of Benefits

Paid Holiday

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Defined Benefit Retirement Pension Plan

Protective Services Retirement Plan (select positions)

Deferred Compensation Retirement Plan

Retirement Seminars

PPO Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Wellness Programs

Health & Wellness Incentives

Long Term Disability

Excellence and Service Recognition

Employee Development and In-Service Training

Educational Assistance Program

Uniform Allowance (select positions)

Employee Assistance Program

Discounts and Memberships

Employee Relations

Direct Deposit

Credit Union

Pretax Parking Deductions

Employer Assisted Home Purchase Program

Domestic Partnership Benefits

Healthcare

PPO Medical Plus Plan

PPO Medical Basic Plan

Dental Plus Plan

Dental Basic Plan

Vision Service Plan

Life Insurance

Basic Life and ADD

Supplemental Life Employee

Supplemental Life Spouse

Supplemental Life Child

Benefits costs are paid by the City of Savannah, by the employee or shared by both the City and the employee.

01

Do you have a Bachelors Degree in Urban Planning, Traffic Engineering, or a related field with four (4) years of engineering management experience, including personnel and administration experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have an AICP, PTOE, or a Georgia Professional Engineer, Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, Project Management Profession (PMP) certification, and/or GDOT Local Administered Project (LAP) certification

• Yes
• No

03

Describe your experience managing the planning and development of multi-phase transportation or infrastructure improvement projects. Include your role, project scope, and budget size.

04

Explain your experience working with federal, state, and local transportation regulations (e.g., GDOT, FHWA, LAP). How have you ensured compliance?

05

Describe your leadership approach to developing partnerships, managing technical teams, addressing performance issues, and supporting professional development.

06

Provide an example of your experience preparing Requests for Proposals (RFPs), evaluating consultant or contractor submissions, and administering contracts. What evaluation criteria and risk considerations did you use?

07

Transportation projects often involve coordination with elected officials, regulatory agencies, consultants, and the public. Describe a situation where you had to manage competing stakeholder interests and how you reached a resolution.

Required Question

Employer City of Savannah

Address 6600 Abercorn Street

Suite 100

Savannah, Georgia, 31405

Phone 912-651-6484

Website http://www.savannahga.gov