Transportation Planner, Associate
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: 2025-00517
Department: Seattle Department of Transportation
Division: Project Development
Opening Date: 04/22/2025
Closing Date: 5/6/2025 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 has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and multimodal-focused Associate Transportation Planner within our Project Development Division's Corridor Development Team. This team member will be an active participant on matrix-managed project teams that deliver Seattle Transportation Levy-funded projects, Sound Transit station access projects, and other priority projects as they emerge. The work may include leading the scope development process for large corridor projects through 30% design or working on crew-delivered capital projects that we oversee from project initiation to construction completion.
The ideal candidate will bring an interest in and familiarity with transportation planning, complete streets, engineering, research and data collection, alternatives analysis, creative problem-solving, meeting facilitation, and presentation skills. We are seeking a proactive, engaged, and reliable person committed to developing transportation solutions that support SDOT's vision of an equitable, vibrant, and diverse city where moving around is safe, fair, and sustainable.
Job Responsibilities
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, or 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:
Licenses:
Washington state driver's License, or equivalent mobility.
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 - 00517
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:
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Do you have a minimum of two years of transportation planning or development experience?
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Do you possess a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, or a related field?
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What drives your interest in transportation planning and how do you see this position as an opportunity to advance your professional and/or personal goals?
Required Question
Location : Seattle, WA
Job Type: Classified Civil Service, Regular, Full-Time
Job Number: 2025-00517
Department: Seattle Department of Transportation
Division: Project Development
Opening Date: 04/22/2025
Closing Date: 5/6/2025 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 has an exciting opportunity for a collaborative and multimodal-focused Associate Transportation Planner within our Project Development Division's Corridor Development Team. This team member will be an active participant on matrix-managed project teams that deliver Seattle Transportation Levy-funded projects, Sound Transit station access projects, and other priority projects as they emerge. The work may include leading the scope development process for large corridor projects through 30% design or working on crew-delivered capital projects that we oversee from project initiation to construction completion.
The ideal candidate will bring an interest in and familiarity with transportation planning, complete streets, engineering, research and data collection, alternatives analysis, creative problem-solving, meeting facilitation, and presentation skills. We are seeking a proactive, engaged, and reliable person committed to developing transportation solutions that support SDOT's vision of an equitable, vibrant, and diverse city where moving around is safe, fair, and sustainable.
Job Responsibilities
- Serves as project developer and prepares 0-30% design deliverables for assigned projects, including Seattle Transportation Levy-funded and Sound Transit-related projects.
- Supports the advancement of the Aurora Ave N Corridor Planning Study, including participation in technical analysis, preliminary design development, and inclusive community outreach.
- Serves as task lead on various project activities as assigned, including street design concept development, alternatives evaluation, traffic analysis, deliverable review, community engagement, and other tasks as required.
- Prepares documentation of the rationale to support project scope decisions with project recommendations to leadership, including funding, cost estimates, stakeholder commitments, and consistency with project schedule and overall objectives.
- Collects and analyzes traffic, collision, and transportation data to identify patterns and problems and recommends solutions.
- Performs field visits and research to investigate and document possible transportation safety, mobility, and operational problems and develop potential solutions.
- Using the Complete Streets Checklist, coordinates with stakeholders to identify conflicts and opportunities with SDOT-delivered projects and transportation operations.
- Reviews and provides comments on project documentation, including reports, design drawings, cost estimates, and technical memos.
- Coordinates across City Departments and with other agencies to coordinate work in the right of way and notifies agencies with asset/jurisdictional interests about potential impacts and opportunities for collaboration.
- Prepares presentation materials and delivers presentations for a variety of audiences, including inter- and intra-departmental personnel, outside agencies, consultants, contractors, and the public.
- Participates in the consultant selection process, oversees contracts, negotiates the scope of work, reviews and approves work products, ensures compliance with specifications and contract provisions, and approves payments.
- Uses software such as Microsoft Office tools, Adobe, and GIS to support communication and write reports, create visual aids or maps, analyze data, and communicate project information.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, or 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:
- Experience developing concepts to address freight, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular, and emerging mobility system needs.
- Familiarity with the design principles of Complete Streets, Vision Zero, and the Safe Systems Approach.
- Experience collecting, analyzing, and using data and GIS to inform decisions and develop policy.
- Familiarity with urban street design, design standards, and design guidelines (i.e. SDOT's Streets Illustrated, NACTO, AASHTO, MUTCD, etc.).
- Strong written and oral communication skills and familiarity with plain-language principles.
- Experience preparing graphics to communicate complex information (i.e. organization charts, process diagrams, schedules, etc.).
- Previous stakeholder engagement and community outreach experience.
- Ability to effectively work in a multi-cultural workplace with a diverse customer base.
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.
Licenses:
Washington state driver's License, or equivalent mobility.
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 - 00517
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 minimum of two years of transportation planning or development experience?
- Yes
- No
02
Do you possess a bachelor's degree in Engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, or a related field?
- Yes
- No
03
What drives your interest in transportation planning and how do you see this position as an opportunity to advance your professional and/or personal goals?
Required Question