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Transportation Planner 2 Enterprise GIS, Data Visualization, and Analytics Recruitment #250829-8876FE-001 Location Newington, CT Date Opened 9/3/2025 12:00:00 AM Salary $87,546 - $126,001 annually Job Type Open to the Public Close Date 9/18/2025 11:59:00 PM The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (CTDOT), is accepting applications for the position of Transportation Planner 2 in the Bureau of Policy and Planning, Enterprise GIS, Data Visualization and Analytics Unit, at our Headquarters in Newington, CT. At CTDOT, the Enterprise GIS, Data Visualization, and Analytics Unit is integral to the development and continued enhancement and support of the desktop and web-browser based data management architecture at CTDOT. The Unit identifies and documents business processes for managing critical Department data and develops custom tools using configurable products to meet the needs of the internal and external stakeholders. This ensures that high quality and authoritative data is made available to all users through a common data platform and manages the Department’s data as the high value asset that it is. Additionally, the Enterprise GIS, Data Visualization, and Analytics Unit is the lead on and providing specific analytics and visualization services for the rest of the Department. WE CAN OFFER YOU Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page! Professional growth and development opportunities. A healthy work/life balance to all employees. Join an award-winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024! We also offer the convenience of an on-site, low-cost fitness center, on-site cafeteria, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at our Newington, CT, Headquarters facility. All DOT facilities have ample free parking with easy access from major highways or by public transportation. THE ROLE The Transportation Planner 2 role will work in a lead capacity and will act as the unit lead on a variety of tasks to help meet overall Department goals related to enterprise data management. The selected candidate will play a critical role in the development of authoritative data as well as the performance measurement of data assets to support data-driven decisions related to topics such as: safety analysis, project prioritization, conflict detection, external data integration, and return on investment, among others. This position is a critical resource for the Department with required expertise in relevant technology solutions, data management best practices and applicable state and federal policies. This position will require the selected candidate to work with partners across all the Department’s Bureaus performing data analysis, visualization, and synthesis so that the findings can be turned into actionable and easy to consume recommendations and flexible data insight products. Daily tasks include, but are not limited to the following duties: Working collaboratively with bureau representatives, the Transportation Enterprise Data (TED) team, IT, and within the DOT Enterprise GIS (EGIS) unit to identify opportunities to develop data access products and management solutions to support; strategic data-driven decision making, program outcome assessments, cost benefit analysis, operational efficiencies, data visualization capabilities, and ad-hoc queries and analysis across the agency; Working with EGIS staff, DOT GIS Subject Matter Experts, and DOT IT personnel for management and maintenance components that interact with the Enterprise ArcSDE architecture, including web service management & tuning, Open Data, and Esri’s collaboration data sync process. Configuring commercial off the shelf (COTS) tools such as those from Esri, Microsoft, Safe, and others to help meet the data management, visualization, and analysis needs of Department stakeholders; Working with data stakeholders to leverage data visualization and analysis tools to advance business intelligence and timely knowledge transfer for teams; Analyzing data, deriving insights, formulating conclusions, and presenting results to business stakeholders; Examining datasets to determine the best analysis plan to address key business questions; identifies opportunities for improvements in data collection, validation, maintenance and access for data owners, stewards, and custodians; Working with data owners, stewards, and custodians to assess data maturity and identify data needs related to improving the uniformity, completeness, timeliness, & accuracy of authoritative Department data; Performing and assisting with data management functions such as data cataloguing, business requirements gathering, process flow diagramming, and data gap analysis critical to developing fully integrated solutions Adhering to and offering guidance to DOT staff related to data governance policies and procedures; Developing and conducting training and presentations for all relevant stakeholders and customers; May supervise or aid in training of Transportation Planner 1’s or CCT’s; Performing other related duties as assigned. POSITION HIGHLIGHTS Monday - Friday Full-time (40 hours per week) First shift Location: Newington, CT P-4 (Engineering, Scientific and Technical) bargaining unit This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found here. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office. This position will report to a Transportation Supervising Planner, or an employee of a higher grade.

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