Ability to: plan, assign, oversee, and coordinate the work of professional, para-professional, and clerical employees in a manner that promotes full performance; write and speak clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and prepare and present technical reports; conduct analytical research and studies and draw sound conclusions; establish and maintain effective working relationships with city officials, directors, managers and employees, officials of other governmental organizations, representatives of public and private organizations, and the general public; interpret grant requirements and write effective grant proposals. Knowledge of: principles and practices of urban/transportation planning; federal, state and municipal legislation impacting municipal planning efforts; methods of collection and analysis of urban/transportation planning research; current literature and sources of information relating to urban/transportation planning, grants acquisition and administration, and project management; the geographical layout of the city; principles and practices of land use planning; legal terminology; methods and techniques of research, data compilation, analysis, and documentation; effective supervisory techniques.