About this role
Transportation Planning Analyst - Transit
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Maine Department of Transportation
Salary: $51,500.80 - $72,259.20 per year (Salary Schedule)
Office/Bureau: Bureau of Planning
Opening Date: November 9, 2026
Closing Date: November 24, 2026
Job Description:
This is professional services work in the Public Transportation Unit within the Maine Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Planning.
Responsibilities include:
- Transportation planning
- Public and stakeholder engagement
- Research, evaluation, and assistance with policy development
- Financial management
- Grant management to include processing of invoices
- Oversight of public transportation providers, project and program management, and long-range planning related to public transportation in Maine.
Work is performed in both group settings and independently with limited supervision. Experience or familiarity with the Federal Transit Administration, federal grant management and reporting, transit operations, vehicle procurement and disposal, financial management practices, state and federal regulations, and procurement policies and practices is preferred but not required.
To be minimally qualified for this position candidates must provide evidence of the following experience:
A six (6) year combination of education, training, and/or experience in planning and program development with specific background in specialized field as necessary (i.e. environmental planning, economic planning, historic preservation, etc.).