Job Postings

Title: Executive Director

Salary Range: $150,000-$190,000
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Opening Date: March 11, 2024
Closing Date: April 12, 2024
Position Start Date: July 1, 2024
Executive Director Recruitment Brochure

The North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), located in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado, is recruiting its next Executive Director to lead a team of 11 professionals in a fast-growing region. The NFRMPO is a federally designated transportation planning organization and a state-designated air quality planning agency.

About the North Front Range Region: Since 1988, the NFRMPO has worked to promote a regional perspective on some of the most pressing issues facing the North Front Range, specifically transportation and air quality. The NFRMPO covers approximately 675 square miles in Larimer and Weld counties, including the cities of Fort Collins, Greeley, and Loveland, 10 additional municipalities, and unincorporated portions of both counties serving a population of approximately 550,000.
The North Front Range is a diverse region, located halfway between Denver and Cheyenne, Wyoming, The NFRMPO administers federally mandated and state required transportation planning processes, air quality planning as it relates to transportation, mobility with a new Transportation Demand Management emphasis, Human Services planning, call center operations and VanGoTM vanpooling services.
About the Role of the Executive Director: The Executive Director is responsible for the oversight and operations of the organization, which includes federal, and state required transportation planning and NFRMPO Council directed tasks and programs. The Executive Director works closely with the NFRMPO Council and building a strong rapport of trust is essential. This is a contract position, which requires high level strategic leadership and management and reports directly to the 17-member NFRMPO Planning Council comprised of elected officials from each supported community.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

  • Providing management and direction to the NFRMPO Planning Council in the development and implementation of long-range planning and programming tasks and goals in collaboration with the Planning Council including the:
    • Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP),
    • Transportation Improvement Program (TIP),
    • Regional Transportation Plan (RTP),
    • Nonattainment Area’s State Implementation Plan (SIP).• Provides management and direction for the VanGoTM vanpool program.
  • Establishing and maintaining operational and financial policies that align with the Planning Council’s expectations and meets state and federal requirements and ensures fiscal integrity.
  • Overseeing the overall budget and fiscal management of NFRMPO funds.
  • Representing the NFRMPO with local, regional, state, and federal officials and agencies.
  • Leadership and management of the NFRMPO staff; providing oversight and support, holding each individual accountable for their contribution to the team goals and vision.
  • Fosters collaboration amongst the representatives of the NFRMPO that have differing views and opinions.
  • Enables and advances strategic regional transportation and planning priorities with a clear vision.
  • Demonstrates exceptional communication skills, both verbal and written, and the confidence to convene and facilitate critical conversations.
  • Makes decisions that are well informed, decisive, and in the best interests of the NFRMPO region.
  • Balances time and attention needed for management of internal operations with external responsibilities to represent the NFRMPO at high-level meetings and discussions.
  • Operates as a leader and partner who not only directs the work but is also able and willing to participate alongside team members.
  • Maintains and nurtures the culture of mutual respect and teamwork between staff, committees, and the Planning Council.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This position directly supervises five employees, two of which are Directors over other NFRMPO staff. This position also reviews and benchmarks positions, sets budgets for staff performance evaluations, and approves all staff reviews.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:• Demonstrated ability and willingness to interact effectively with elected officials and top-level staff of state and local governments, and federal agencies.

  • Excellent leadership, management, and communication skills.
  • Current and working knowledge of federal, state, and regional transportation laws, rules, and guidelines, and of state and federal rules, regulations and laws governing the administration and operation of the MPO transportation and air quality programs.
  • Experience in Metropolitan and statewide transportation planning process, grant application and management, and government operations.
  • Proven ability to lead, support and develop team members within their areas of focus and expertise.

Essential Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree required (master’s degree preferred) in Urban or Transportation Planning, Engineering, Political Science, Public or Business Administration or closely related field from an accredited university and a minimum of 8 years of directly related management-level experience, preferably with an MPO or similar organization.
  • Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
  • Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Current driver’s license with acceptable motor vehicle record, per NFRMPO policies.
  • Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is a typical office setting with the need to attend outside meetings and night meetings as requested.
    Work assignments include the operation of a motor vehicle.
    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and vibrations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • Language Skills: Effectively communicates by actively listening and sharing relevant information with staff, co-workers, supervisor(s) and customers/clients.
    Ability to read, analyze, and interpret generally accepted accounting principles, governmental accounting as applied to Federal, State and Local policies and procedures, and governmental regulations. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from management, customers, and the general public.

Executive Director Application Process
Thank you for your interest in employment with the North Front Range MPO (NFRMPO). The NFRMPO requires a completed application and resume for the job to which you are applying. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Complete forms are to be emailed to bbills@nfrmpo.org on or before the posted due date. We must have complete and accurate information on previous job tasks and levels of responsibility, as your work experience is an important factor in evaluating your qualifications. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon job-related factors including (but not limited to) testing of job related skills, verification of your former employment and references and a background investigation, including any criminal record. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  • Executive Director Application
  • Title: Transportation Planner II

    Salary Range: Hourly – $29.39 – $40.80
    Monthly – $5,095 – $7,072
    Annual – $61,140 – $84,861
    Application Process
    Summary
    This is a non-exempt professional position with the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization (NFRMPO), Transportation Planning Team. The Transportation Planner II is an intermediate level planning position, which supports and carries out Transportation Planning Team activities related to the development of comprehensive plans and programs for surface transportation and/or air quality in the North Front Range region. The Transportation Planner II performs data collection, compilation, and analysis activities; travel demand forecasting and/or air quality model data preparation; short- and long-range planning, technical and feasibility studies; and various transportation and/or air quality projects and programs. This position requires an individual with a high degree of computer literacy, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to undertake multiple on-going tasks. Impartiality and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the NFRMPO team, local planning officials, and the general public are vital. This position reports directly to the Transportation Planning Director.

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities
    The key responsibilities and duties of the position include, but are not limited to:

    • Independently lead or support surveys and data collection and analysis activities by compiling data in databases and spreadsheets, developing survey documents; ensuring data accuracy; working with supervisor to interpret, analyze, and manipulate data; producing charts, maps, plots, and reports; and using Geographic Information System (GIS) software to create maps, visuals, and analyze data;
    • Perform transportation research and analysis to support the Transportation Plan, the transportation improvement program, and the transportation planning program;
    • Develop and analyze performance measures, assist with land-use and development scenarios, and other social, economic, and ecological analysis;
    • Support supervisor in interpreting and responding to Federal and State regulations;
    • Independently conduct travel demand forecasting and/or air quality model data preparation, coding networks, updating network attributes, assisting in running the appropriate travel demand forecasting or land use model, providing travel model outputs for emissions model runs, and working with supervisor to interpret model results;
    • Support short- and long-range planning, technical, and feasibility studies by independently conducting research; attending meetings; compiling meeting minutes or notes; evaluating and recommending alternatives; conducting technical analyses on various alternatives; submitting study results to supervisor for review; drafting presentations for committee and/or public meetings, memorandums, letters, annual reports, documentation, articles, executive summaries, and final reports for supervisor review;
    • Provide assistance in procurement and contracting functions by assisting in the development of memorandums of understanding (MOUs); and reviewing and evaluating responses to Calls for Projects;
    • Serves as an Agency and Team representative by attending committee meetings; providing technical assistance to local governments, transportation providers, environmental interest groups, outside agencies, and/or the general public as requested; and drafting responses to data or other inquiries regarding various topics including funding, transportation, and/or air quality issues, for supervisor review and approval;
    • Make presentations to the general public, stakeholders, elected officials, boards, and other groups as required;
    • Prepare social media posts on transportation or socioeconomic related items and update the website as needed and requested;
    • Conducts outreach work with the general public at public events (located both indoors and outside) and meetings; and
    • Carry out other duties as assigned.

    Supervisory Responsibilities
    This position does not have direct supervision of other Transportation Planning staff.

    Qualifications
    A Master’s Degree in transportation planning, land use planning, urban or regional planning, geography, GIS, modeling or other related fields which include analytical and quantitative methods is required. Experience requirements: over one year up to and including three years.

    Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

    • Strong oral and written communication skills.
    • Demonstrated ability to work independently and to set and complete workload priorities with limited supervision.
    • Familiarity with land use and travel demand models.
    • Knowledge of the practices and principles of comprehensive and/or long-range transportation planning processes.
    • Strong interpersonal skills which include collaboration and the ability to be part of a successful team.
    • Working knowledge of scientific and research methods and ability to perform statistical/spatial analysis.
    • Knowledge of federal and state transportation planning requirements highly desirable.
    • Strong computer aptitude, with skills in Microsoft Office, ArcGIS, TransCAD (preferred), and website software.
    • Ability to work with elected and appointed officials and other agency staff, as well as the general public.
    • Familiarity/Experience with project management.
    • Work involves choices of action within limits set by standard practices and procedures. Professional judgment is required to apply the proper course of action.
    • Work requires a comprehensive and practical knowledge of the transportation planning field with use of analytical judgment and decision-making abilities appropriate to the work environment of the Agency.

    Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
    Current driver’s license. An offer of employment will be contingent on a clean Motor Vehicle Record (MVR).

    Physical Demands
    The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

    Work Environment
    The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

    The work area is a standard professional office environment with travel to other locations for meetings. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, fumes, or airborne particles, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

    Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

     

    North Front Range Application Process

    Thank you for your interest in employment with the North Front Range MPO (NFRMPO). The NFRMPO requires a completed application and resume for the job to which you are applying. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. Complete forms are to be emailed to bbills@nfrmpo.org on or before the posted due date. We must have complete and accurate information on previous job tasks and levels of responsibility, as your work experience is an important factor in evaluating your qualifications. Any offer of employment may be contingent upon job-related factors including (but not limited to) testing of job related skills, verification of your former employment and references and a background investigation, including any criminal record. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Notice: Some information in your application may be public information under the Colorado Open Records Act.

    NFRMPO Employment Application

     

    Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

    It is NFRMPO’s policy to select the best-qualified person for each position with the North Front Range MPO while implementing the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy. The NFRMPO EEO policy is: No employee of NFRMPO will discriminate against an applicant or another employee because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status or any other statutory prohibited basis.

    Notice: Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. This employer will provide the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.