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The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) and Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) are hiring a Creative Manager to lead the communications team through the creative process from start to finish, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget. The successful candidate will need to possess strong leadership, management and communications skills that will inform the design, multi-media and web content. The Creative Manager will report to the Director of Communications and work with the team to develop creative concepts that maintain brand integrity across all platforms and communications material.
The LVPC/LVTS is a highly entrepreneurial and team-based office that places significant value on creativity as a vehicle for improving the livability, sustainability, equity and resiliency of the region. The Creative Manager is a key individual within the organization, turning data and land use and planning policy into communications that educate, spark public dialogue and generate excitement about the future
The Project Manager for Major Transportation Initiatives position (“Project Manager”) is responsible for leading specific major transportation projects. The Project Manager will assist the Transportation Section with the advancement of major projects to completion. To do so, the Project Manager will engage in activities internally as well as externally, especially with organizations such as the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, transit agency and local governments.
Some of the specific efforts include: Highway Corridor Improvements Projects, Passenger Rail Study Management, Freight Infrastructure Plan Implementation, Bus Rapid Transit Planning Management, Micromobility Study, Interchange Justification Studies, Feasibility Studies, EV Charging Station Implementation, Transportation Carbon Reduction Program Development and Implementation, Transportation Alternatives Set Aside program management, or other initiatives in the Long Range Plan and/or Transportation Improvement Program, forthcoming Eastern Pennsylvania Freight Infrastructure Plan, Walk/RollLV: Active Transportation Plan or other agency adopted studies or plans. The Project Manager will supervise personnel through the application of a project-based matrix management structure, internal resources and utilizing consultants. The Project Manager will work in close collaboration with the Chief Transportation Planner and the agency’s Senior Management to support an organizational culture that is equitable, inclusive, and collaborative, and provides strategic and dynamic leadership within a high performing, professional workforce.
The Project Manager must have a comprehensive understanding of federal and state transportation and/or environmental planning and programming requirements, as well as a full understanding of MPO functions. The Project Manager reports to the Chief Transportation Planner, who leads the Transportation Planning Section. This position operates as a deputy to the Chief Transportation Planner, as well.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) and Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) in partnership with the Workforce Board Lehigh Valley are seeking an individual with econometrics (inferential statistics) and modeling skills and an interest in applying them to metropolitan planning efforts.
The Economist will have significant responsibilities in comprehensive, long-range planning, data and spatial analytics, the travel demand model, regional economic modeling, population, workforce and employment projections and other predictive modeling. The Economist leads these operations within the LVPC/LVTS providing significant data collections, analysis, interpretation, forecasting and communication of key regional data. This position, which is a member of the Data Management and Analytics Section, involves conducting a variety of data analyses, development of predictive models, advanced application of planning, communication of information, management, and coordination skills, under little supervision. The position coordinates with a variety of public, private and non-profit agencies from the US Census Bureau to the Workforce Board Lehigh Valley. The position also requires the ability to write and effectively present technical information to diverse groups, ranging from professional conferences to the public generally. The LVPC’s/LVTS’s philosophy is always to begin with fact-based optimism, making the Economist role particularly important to the organization and region. Reporting to the Director of Regional Planning, the Economist collaborates, coordinates, and facilitates discussions, projects and presentations.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) and Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) is seeking an individual with Geographic Information Systems and City/County/Regional Planning skills and an interest in applying them to metropolitan planning efforts.
The Geographic Information Systems Planner will have significant responsibilities in comprehensive, long-range planning, spatial analytics, and predictive modeling and leads these operations within the LVPC. This position works under limited supervision, as part of the LVPC Team to coordinate the region’s Geographic Information System (GIS), prepare maps and databases, conduct a variety of geospatial and economic analyses, develop predictive models and initiate, monitor and oversee planning projects. The LVPC’s philosophy is always to begin with fact-based optimism, making the Geographic Information Systems Planner’s roll particularly important to the organization and Region. Reports to the Director of Regional Planning and Chief Economist and collaborates, coordinates and facilitates discussions, projects and presentations.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) is growing environmental engineering and planning, capacity, and capabilities of our team. Specifically, LVPC is seeking an individual with interest in participating in stormwater management, and watershed-based, green-gray infrastructure, sustainability, resiliency, climate action and greenways-blueways planning efforts.
The successful candidate must be innovative, and possess:
The Civil/Environmental Engineer will perform professional engineering work to plan, coordinate and implement the LVPC’s stormwater management program and to support and grow the region’s leadership in watershed planning, green infrastructure, parks, recreation, farmland preservation, walking and rolling, climate action, and greenways-blueways initiatives, and environmental design generally through sustainable engineering practices. Accountable for planning, development, and management of projects in compliance with all applicable city/state/federal codes and regulations, and according to all acceptable engineering practices, this position works under the supervision of the Director of Environmental Planning.
The Lehigh Valley Planning Commission (LVPC) and Lehigh Valley Transportation Study (LVTS) is seeking an individual with City/County/Regional Planning skills and an interest in applying them to join the LVPC Community and Regional Planning Section and support planning efforts in the Lehigh Valley region.
The LVPC Community and Regional Planning Section is responsible for FutureLV: The Regional Comprehensive Plan, multi-municipal comprehensive planning, municipal planning services, subdivision and land development review, ordinance and local policy analysis, and special planning projects. The Community and Regional Planning Section directly supports bi-county planning functions of the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and leads cross-departmental planning and policy efforts.
The LVPC/LVTS is a highly collaborative environment, both internally and externally. Team members act as community consultants and provide direct guidance to the LVPC leadership, other LVPC sections, boards and commissions, and the public. Team members are expected to be highly capable communicators that work well with complex, multifaceted problems that require innovative solutions. The LVPC Team is entrepreneurial, innovative, and committed to effective cross-disciplinary planning for current and future community needs. LVPC/LVTS Planners love taking an intersectional approach to people, places and planning.
If you're interested in one of our open positions, start by applying here and attaching your resume. If you are unable to use the form below, please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@lvpc.org.
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