About Houston-Galveston Area Council About Houston-Galveston Area Council
The Houston-Galveston Area Council is one of the largest regional planning commissions in the country with a diverse service area of 13 counties and more than 7 million people. We are the pulse of our region addressing issues that cross city limits and county lines every single day.
We make decisions that affect our transportation system, ensure the safety and well-being of our seniors, connect people to jobs, help families recover from natural disasters, preserve water quality for our children, and so much more. We work to make the region a great place to live, work, and thrive.
What will I be doing?
üJoining a team of motivated professionals at the 5th largest Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) in the country.
üAssist in updating TIP, 10-Year Plan and RTP project listings.
üCoordinate with project sponsors including local government agencies, TxDOT Districts, Transit agencies, ports, and project tracking team to process TIP amendment requests.
üAssist with system performance target setting, tracking, and reporting and annual reports
üMaintain and update a running list and maps of programmed projects by geographic areas.
üAssist with organizing committee meetings and preparing materials.
üPerform other duties as assigned.
Key Qualifications
üExperience in urban or regional planning, public administration, data analysis, and database administration.
üThorough knowledge of transportation and land use planning, policies, regulations, and best management practices, and the ability to solve planning-related problems
üStrong analytical and critical reasoning skills
üProficiency with collecting, sorting and compiling data for analysis
üWorking knowledge of ArcGIS program
üWorking expertise with MS Excel and understand how to efficiently manipulate tables, charts, graphs, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, MATCH, INDEX, and CHOOSE functions
üAbility to coordinate and communicate with other team members and external partners
Do you have…
üBachelor’s degree in an applicable academic discipline or related field of study
ü3 years of experience working with local government, nonprofit programs, school, or in job-related duties
H-GAC is the region-wide voluntary association of local governments in the 13 county Gulf Coast region of Texas. Its service area is 12,500 square miles and contains more than 7 million people. H-GAC's mission is to serve as the instrument of local government cooperation, promoting the region’s orderly development and the safety and welfare of its citizens. H-GAC is the regional organization through which local governments consider issues and cooperate in solving area-wide problems.
