Associate Transportation Planner
Apply NowCompany: City of Seattle, WA
Location: Seattle, WA 98115
Description:
Salary: $52.13 - $60.71 Hourly
Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Classified Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time
Job Number: 2025-00494
Department: Seattle Department of Transportation
Division: Project Development
Opening Date: 04/08/2025
Closing Date: 4/29/2025 4:00 PM Pacific
Position Description
Join us in shaping Seattle's streets!
At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don't just move people-we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city.
With a bold vision for the future, we're tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone, no matter who they are or where they live.
Seattle is growing fast, and we're growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we're building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.
We're a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews-bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let's build a Seattle that works for everyone-together!
SDOT is excited to offer a dynamic opportunity for an Associate Transportation Planner with our Project Development Division, supporting the Pedestrian & Neighborhood Projects team. In this impactful role, you will be a key contributor to the development of New Sidewalks, helping design safer, more accessible pathways for people of all ages and abilities. You will participate in the planning, scope development, and conceptual design of walkways. This position will also serve as the SDOT liaison to the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board. This position reports to the Project Development Lead for the New Sidewalks Program.
This is an exciting time to join our team, as we plan to build 250 blocks of new sidewalks in the next four years - one of the most ambitious efforts to create new sidewalks in Seattle's history! As part of the Pedestrian & Neighborhood Projects team, you'll work closely with planners and engineers working on our Safe Routes to School, Neighborhood Greenways, Neighborhood Traffic Calming, and Crossing Improvement programs. You'll help integrate these critical elements into sidewalk projects to create people-focused streets that prioritize walking, biking, and rolling in neighborhoods across the city. If you're passionate about creating walkable neighborhoods for Seattle's residents, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference. In this role, you'll help plan and deliver new sidewalk connections that bring Seattle's neighborhoods together and improve access to schools, parks, transit, and other daily destinations for residents and visitors in Seattle. Join us at SDOT to help build sidewalk connections that bring Seattle's neighborhoods together!
Job Responsibilities
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, or a related field.
Experience: Requires a minimum of two years of Transportation Planning or Development experience.
OR: An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position's duties.
Though not requirements, strong candidates will have some of the following experience or can describe comparable experience:
Work Environment / Physical Demands:
Additional Information
Your application will not be reviewed if these items are missing or incomplete.
Hiring Process:
Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. Qualified candidates must submit the following to be considered:
Completed NEOGOV online application. Cover letter describing how your skills and experience align with the stated job responsibilities and qualifications. Current rsum indicating relevant experience and education. Supplemental questionnaire responses.
Offers of employment are contingent on verification of information provided by the applicant as part of the application process, including a potential background check.
Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The City's full salary range for this position is $ 52.13 - $ 60.71 per hour.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans
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APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT:
Job #2025-00494
If you are unable to apply on-line you may submit a paper application by the closing date to our office.
OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT:
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 5th Avenue, Suite 5500
Seattle, WA 98104
Careers@seattle.gov
Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences.
Accommodations for people with disabilities are provided on request.
The City is a Drug Free Workplace.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.
More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:
01
Do you have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban planning, transportation planning, public health or related field?
02
Do you possess Two (2) years of experience with transportation planning or transportation project development? If so, please explain your experience and background with community-based transportation planning.
03
Please describe your experience developing and monitoring the scope, schedule, and budget of infrastructure projects.
04
How have you incorporated principles of equity and social justice into your transportation planning work? Provide an example of how you adjusted project planning or outreach to better serve diverse communities.
Required Question
Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Classified Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time
Job Number: 2025-00494
Department: Seattle Department of Transportation
Division: Project Development
Opening Date: 04/08/2025
Closing Date: 4/29/2025 4:00 PM Pacific
Position Description
Join us in shaping Seattle's streets!
At the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT), we don't just move people-we connect communities, build safer streets, and create a more sustainable city.
With a bold vision for the future, we're tackling big challenges: making travel safer, cutting carbon emissions, and ensuring reliable, affordable transportation for everyone, no matter who they are or where they live.
Seattle is growing fast, and we're growing with it. Thanks to a historic voter-approved $1.55 billion investment in transportation in 2024, we're building sidewalks, fixing bridges, and improving transit connections to keep our city moving.
We're a team of problem solvers, planners, engineers, communicators, and field crews-bringing purpose-driven work to life. Now, we need passionate, innovative talent like you. Let's build a Seattle that works for everyone-together!
SDOT is excited to offer a dynamic opportunity for an Associate Transportation Planner with our Project Development Division, supporting the Pedestrian & Neighborhood Projects team. In this impactful role, you will be a key contributor to the development of New Sidewalks, helping design safer, more accessible pathways for people of all ages and abilities. You will participate in the planning, scope development, and conceptual design of walkways. This position will also serve as the SDOT liaison to the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board. This position reports to the Project Development Lead for the New Sidewalks Program.
This is an exciting time to join our team, as we plan to build 250 blocks of new sidewalks in the next four years - one of the most ambitious efforts to create new sidewalks in Seattle's history! As part of the Pedestrian & Neighborhood Projects team, you'll work closely with planners and engineers working on our Safe Routes to School, Neighborhood Greenways, Neighborhood Traffic Calming, and Crossing Improvement programs. You'll help integrate these critical elements into sidewalk projects to create people-focused streets that prioritize walking, biking, and rolling in neighborhoods across the city. If you're passionate about creating walkable neighborhoods for Seattle's residents, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference. In this role, you'll help plan and deliver new sidewalk connections that bring Seattle's neighborhoods together and improve access to schools, parks, transit, and other daily destinations for residents and visitors in Seattle. Join us at SDOT to help build sidewalk connections that bring Seattle's neighborhoods together!
Job Responsibilities
- Participates in the selection, planning, scope development, conceptual design, and outreach for sidewalk and walkway projects within priority neighborhoods that connect to key daily destinations.
- Serves as project developer for assigned New Sidewalk projects and prepares 0-30% project development deliverables for capital projects, including gaining an approved project scope, schedule, and budget.
- Coordinates with internal stakeholders by using the Complete Streets Checklist to identify opportunities and conflicts with SDOT-delivered projects and transportation operations.
- Tracks projects through all design and construction phases and serves as project champion to ensure project designs adhere to the original project intent and budget.
- Provides excellent communication to the New Sidewalk Project Development Lead by identifying projects with complex design elements or public outreach needs and providing regular project status updates regarding scope, schedule, and budget.
- Employs a working knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of transportation planning with an emphasis on walking, biking, and rolling.
- Collects and analyzes traffic data in the field and in the office, including traffic volumes and speeds, pedestrian counts, student travel patterns, and collision history, to identify patterns and problems and recommend solutions when developing New Sidewalk projects.
- Serves as the SDOT liaison to the Seattle Pedestrian Advisory Board (SPAB).
- Actively support the department's goals for diversity and social justice, in line with the City's Race and Social Justice Initiative.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, or a related field.
Experience: Requires a minimum of two years of Transportation Planning or Development experience.
OR: An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position's duties.
Though not requirements, strong candidates will have some of the following experience or can describe comparable experience:
- Compelling and engaging written and verbal communication skills and experience supporting public involvement processes.
- Collaboration and relationship building.
- Attention to detail, organization, and the ability to actively manage multiple processes.
- Ability to work effectively and productively in a hybrid work environment.
- Proven track record of effectively attending, participating, and presenting at public meetings, public outreach, and community events.
Work Environment / Physical Demands:
- Work is typically performed in a hybrid work environment in which a minimum of 3 days of the work is completed in a City office, and 2 days of the work is completed remotely in a regular 40-hour work week.
Additional Information
Your application will not be reviewed if these items are missing or incomplete.
Hiring Process:
Applications are reviewed after the posting closes. Qualified candidates must submit the following to be considered:
Offers of employment are contingent on verification of information provided by the applicant as part of the application process, including a potential background check.
Please note this job advertisement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
The City's full salary range for this position is $ 52.13 - $ 60.71 per hour.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents. More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:https://www.seattle.gov/human-resources/benefits/employees-and-covered-family-members/most-employees-plans
http://www.seattle.gov/jobs
ZB
APPLICATIONS MAY BE FILED ONLINE AT:
Job #2025-00494
If you are unable to apply on-line you may submit a paper application by the closing date to our office.
OUR OFFICE IS LOCATED AT:
Seattle Municipal Tower
700 5th Avenue, Suite 5500
Seattle, WA 98104
Careers@seattle.gov
Who May Apply: This position is open to all candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. The City of Seattle values diverse perspectives and life experiences. Applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex, marital status, disability, religious or political affiliation, age, sexual orientation, or gender identity. The Department encourages people of all backgrounds to apply, including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ people, people with disabilities, veterans and those with diverse life experiences.
Accommodations for people with disabilities are provided on request.
The City is a Drug Free Workplace.
The City of Seattle offers a comprehensive benefits package including vacation, holiday and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance for employees and their dependents.
More information about employee benefits is available on the City's website at:
01
Do you have a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban planning, transportation planning, public health or related field?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you possess Two (2) years of experience with transportation planning or transportation project development? If so, please explain your experience and background with community-based transportation planning.
03
Please describe your experience developing and monitoring the scope, schedule, and budget of infrastructure projects.
04
How have you incorporated principles of equity and social justice into your transportation planning work? Provide an example of how you adjusted project planning or outreach to better serve diverse communities.
Required Question