Attachment J.3 Labor Category Descriptions.pdf

693JJ321R000006 J.3 LABOR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

Job Levels Description Qualifications/Performance Equivalent

Program Manager / Industry Expert - Program Manager with responsibility and oversight of all Planning projects OR providing expertise in a topic with high industry costs/rates.

Corporate management experience includes a BA/BS in Planning or appropriate field. Should have extensive experience in managing large volumes of work and associated activities.

Preferred MS/MA in appropriate field with 8 years of experience or PhD in appropriate field with 2 to 4 years appropriate work experience. Must have knowledge of FHWA’s programs and issues at the highest level.

Senior Planner - Sufficient experience to outline and execute work plans. Identifies issues and provides recommended solutions/alternatives. Assists in program management. Manages and develops staff.

BS/BA in Planning or appropriate field with 5 to 8 years experience or MS/MA in appropriate field with 3 to 6 years experience or PhD in appropriate field with 2 to 4 years experience or 10 to 12 years appropriate work experience with no degree.

Midlevel Planner - Some experience and ability to work independently. Sufficient experience/judgement to make decisions.

Periodic review and oversight.

BS/BA in Planning or appropriate field with 3 to 5 years experience or MS/MA in appropriate field with 2 to 4 years or PhD in appropriate field with 1 to 2 no experience. Or 8 to 10 years appropriate work experience with no degree.

Junior Planner- New with no work experience BS/BA in Planning or appropriate field with no experience or 2 to 3 years appropriate work experience with no degree.

Transportation Specialist III/Civil Engineer III- Manage/lead projects and technical work.

Outline and execute successful work plans.

Proactively identify and mitigate issues.

Manage dependencies between projects and for overall program performance. Manage and develop staff assignments.

BS/BA in appropriate field with 5 to 8 years experience or MS/MA in appropriate field with 3 to 6 years experience or PhD in appropriate field with 2 to 4 5 years experience. Or 15 years’ appropriate work experience with no degree.

Transportation Specialist II/Civil Engineer II

- Manage/lead projects and technical work.

Outline and execute successful work plans.

Proactively identify and mitigate issues.

Manage dependencies between projects and for overall program performance.

BS/BA in appropriate field with 3 to 5 years experience. Or MS/MA in appropriate field with 6 to 12 years experience. Or PhD in appropriate field with 8 years experience or 20 years appropriate work experience with no degree.

Transportation Specialist I/Civil Engineer I – Supports the development and work of the Project Manager. Assist dependencies between projects and for overall program performance.

BS/BA in appropriate field with 6 to 8 years experience or MS/MA in appropriate field with 4 to 8 years experience.

GIS Specialist/Geospatial Specialist - Supports the development and work of the Project Manager. Assist with overall mapping skills and special analytics. Responsible to ensure project mapping meets the needs of FHWA projects and programs.

Requires a degree in Computer Science, Geography, Surveying, Engineering or related field. Includes proficiency with database programming languages such as SQL, R or Python. Proficiency with front end design languages such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript and various mapping languages.

Transportation Modeling Specialist – Modeling Specialist supports the Project Manager in producing outputs they show relationships in graphics, charts, or statistical packages to inform project details as needed.

Requires a combination of mathematics and data analysts, IT technology. Tasks to compile and present data sets into models that are digestible for decision makers and the public. They may produce maps, a scatter graph or bell curve graph, statistics and numbers, and any manner required.

Graphic designer - Supports the development and work of the Project Manager. The graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed, or electronic media, such as brochures.

Requires a minimum of a BA/BS degree from an accredited university, college, or private design school. Or five to seven years of progressively more experience in graphic design. Or a combination of education and experience equivalent to complete the tasks as assigned.

Editor - Supports the development and work of the Project Manager. They provide grammar editing, spell checks, check writing styles and word flow. Also, may provide captions and 508 compliance for graphics primarily for published material. Can include Power Point editing and design.

The Editor requires any combination of education and experience to complete all tasks as assigned.

Could include a BS/BA in English or other area that will support coordinating the transfer of manuscripts from copyediting to production as well as the control of schedules, transmitting proof, maintaining records, and producing overall

Communication Specialist – Supports the Project Manager in the dissemination of all project related activities and Tasks as requested by FHWA.

The Communication Specialist requires any combination of education and experience to complete all tasks assigned. Could include a BS/BA in English or other area that will support communication and transfer of project information.

Program Manager (PM) The Program Manager (PM) is responsible for overall management of the contract, including quality assurance for all products delivered to the Government and availability of resources to complete all Task Orders. PM duties generally include:

• Oversee the development of planning topic related programs, schedules, resource allocation and budgets. Tracking the program budgets and providing forecasts, establishing and maintaining program status summaries and metrics for the project portfolio.

• Organize, direct, and manage contract operation support functions, involving multiple, complex and inter-related project tasks.

• Manage teams of contract support personnel at multiple locations.

• Maintain and manage the client interface at the senior levels of the client organization.

• Meet with customer and contractor personnel to formulate and review task plans and deliverable items. Ensure conformance with program task schedules and costs.

Senior Planner The Senior Planner acts as a topic area expert. They identify issues and provide recommended solutions/alternatives. They lead the development of all work products and manage work flow.

Assists in program management. Manages and develops staff.:

• Lead the activities to develop all planning related projects including supervision of junior and other staff.

• Coordinate and schedule all work and activities ensuring all work is completed on time and within budget.

• Keep records of all work activities and responds to FHWA requests for information on work underway and completed.

Midlevel Planner The Midlevel Planner supports all activities of project development. They shall be important to the completion of all FHWA projects from start to finish. Often can lead as a project manager and have a solid understanding of topic areas. They identify issues and provide recommended solutions/alternatives. They support the development of all work products and manage work flow.

Assists in Senior Planners in project management.

• Support the activities to develop all planning related projects including leading junior planners and other staff.

• Assist in performing and coordinating the research and evaluate cost effectiveness and make recommendations on priorities for planning projects and other projects assigned.

• Conduct, and attend meetings with government officials to discuss and explain project progress.

• Prepare written reports and power point slides makes oral presentations at the request of FHWA for webinars and other appropriate outreach activities. Reviews does revisions and supports FHWA as requested.

• Support all work and activities and ensure all work is complete on time and within budget.

• Keep records of all work activities and responds to Senior Planners requests for information on work underway.

Junior Planner The Junior Planner supports all activities of project development. They are responsible for all project relate activities on a day to day basis. The position of Junior Planner requires professional planning work of moderate difficulty. The Junior Planner is expected to possess in-depth knowledge within one or more planning specialties such as economic development, performance based planning or other planning topic and can support FHWA projects.

• Supports FHWA for webinars and other appropriate outreach activities. Reviews does revisions and supports FHWA as requested.

• Support all work and activities and ensure all work is complete on time and within budget.

• Keep records of all work activities and responds to Senior Planners requests for information on work underway.

• Conducts research and writes reports and other such documents as requested by the project manager.

Transportation Specialist III/Civil Engineer III The Transportation Specialist III/Civil Engineer III acts as a transportation area expert. They identify issues and provide recommended solutions/alternatives. They lead the development of all transportation related work products.

• Lead the activities to develop all transportation planning related projects

• Coordinate workload and schedules for all underlying Transportation Specialists

• Coordinate and schedule all work and activities ensuring all work is completed on time and within budget.

• Keep records of all work activities and respond to FHWA requests for information on work underway and completed.

Transportation Specialist II/Civil Engineer II The Transportation Specialist II/Civil Engineer II supports the development and work of the Transportation Specialist III. Responsible for ensuring all transportation related projects are following designated timeline and within budget.

• Participate in all activities to develop transportation planning related projects

• Complete workload on schedule and within budget guidelines.

• Keep accurate records of all work activities and respond to FHWA requests for information on work underway and completed.

Transportation Specialist I/Civil Engineer I The Transportation Specialist I/Civil Engineer I support the development and work of the Transportation Specialist II. Responsible for ensuring all transportation related projects are following designated timeline and within budget.

• Participate in all activities to develop transportation planning related projects

• Complete workload on schedule and within budget guidelines.

• Keep accurate records of all work activities and respond to FHWA requests for information on work underway and completed.

GIS Specialist/Geospatial Analyst The GIS/Geospatial Spatial Analyst is responsible for providing all mapping and spatial analytic skills required by the Project Manager to complete the requirements of the project development.

• Participate in all activities to develop transportation planning related projects

• Assist with overall mapping skills.

• Includes all special analytic skills.

• Responsible to ensure project mapping meets the needs of FHWA projects and programs.

• Keeps up to date on all new technology and software packages to support FHWA project development.

Transportation Modeling Specialist - Specialist supports the Project Manager in producing outputs they show relationships in graphics, charts, or statistical packages to inform project details as needed.

• Responsible to ensure project modeling meets the needs of FHWA projects and programs.

• Must understand the relationship between Land Use and Transportation.

• Must be able to graphically model traffic and other highly technical transportation data and make recommendations based on Model outputs.

• Must understand turning movements, VMT, traffic simulations, signalized and non-signalized analysis, congestion measures, air quality and other applicable modeling needs.

• Must be able to translate model output in terms of sustainability, climate change and other natural resource areas.

• Keeps up to date on all new technology and software packages to support FHWA project development.

Graphic Designer – the graphic designer supports the Project Manager in all FHWA project activities. The graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed, or electronic media, such as brochures. Can include the design of power point slides, one pager summary sheets and other marketing materials for advancing FHWA projects and programs.

• Supports all FHWA projects with graphic design skills. Maybe required to manage and create large professional level power point slides for national level webinars and in person presentations.

• Support all work and activities and ensure all work is complete on time and within budget.

• Keep records of all work activities and responds to Senior Planners requests for Graphic designs to meet all FHWA projects.

• Conducts public outreach with professional level graphic designs and other such documents as requested by the project manager.

Editor – the Editor shall be responsible for editing of all written material related to project development.

• Includes Editing that supports the development and work of the Project Manager.

• Provide grammar editing, spell checks, check writing styles and word flow.

• May provide captions and 508 compliance for graphics primarily for published material.

• Can include Power Point editing and design.