About WSDOT
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is the steward of an integrated, multimodal transportation system that helps to ensure people and goods move safely and efficiently throughout the state. In addition to building, maintaining, and operating the state highway system, WSDOT operates the largest ferry system in the nation, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and recently completed the world's widest tunneling project.
The Opportunity
Are you passionate about multimodal transportation? Are you motivated to work on a high-functioning, talented team where the best ideas determine the path forward? Do you enjoy improving programs and policies through developing, testing, and refining new and innovative concepts? Are you someone who is energized by working collaboratively with diverse partners to solve tough problems? If these questions describe your ideal working environment, the WSDOT Public Transportation Division has an amazing opportunity for you!
We are seeking two experienced Transportation Planners. These positions will be stationed at our Seattle office, however, can work remotely from anywhere in Washington state with the expectation to attend meetings as needed.
As a project manager, this position will analyze, develop and/or update transportation demand management (TDM) and public transportation rules, legislation, guidance, and programs. This position will develop internal and external organizational capacity associated with commute trip reduction, demand management and multimodal transportation planning and implementation. This position also engages colleagues and stakeholders inside and outside WSDOT to advance TDM as a part of a high-performing, multimodal and more equitable transportation system.
In addition to doing rewarding work that truly makes a difference for our state's future, our division focuses on developing talent and nurturing a healthy work environment. We want our employees to use their strengths on work that energizes them. We focus on helping you gain new skills and putting you on a path to success. We are also dedicated to continual improvement as an organization through Lean Six Sigma techniques and other strategies to thoughtfully remove waste and increase efficiency. Above all, though, we value relationships, collaboration, and treating everyone with respect, as we have witnessed the incredible productivity of a happy, engaged, and motivated workforce.
If this sounds like an opportunity that would fit well with your values – dedication to a healthy work culture; deep commitment to customer satisfaction; passion for excellence and innovation; desire to develop and champion cost-effective multimodal solutions to make our state a better place to live and work for everyone – please consider applying!
What to Expect
Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, the Transportation Planner will:
Trip reduction
- Plan and conduct advanced transportation studies and policies and plan development projects related to trip reduction.
- Evaluate and amend trip reduction rules (WACs) and laws (RCWs) to ensure trip reduction programs better serve community needs.
- Evaluate multidimensional and complex policy issues and plans that have division, agency or public transportation industry-wide applications and impacts.
- Provide policy and planning recommendations to division teams, division and agency managers and executives, the TDM Executive Board, TDM Technical Committee, the Joint Transportation Committee, legislative staff and others.
- Develop and evaluate division, agency and TDM Executive Board goals, policies and work plans to guide engagement, policy development and collaborative decision making.
- Support TDM Executive Board and TDM Technical Committee member development and engagement.
Transportation demand management
- Plan and conduct advanced transportation studies and projects related to transportation demand management and trip reduction.
- Evaluate multimodal and complex policy issues and plans that have division, agency, or public transportation industry-wide application and impacts.
- Develop and apply data-driven, evaluative techniques to study and conduct tests of current and emerging policy, plans, and projects, evolving regulatory issues, and changing process requirements.
Organizational development
- Support coaching and training to agency colleagues and staff from partner organizations to build planning, policy, trip reduction and transportation demand management expertise and capacity.
To be considered for this opportunity, the following are required:
- Two (2) years as a Transportation Planning Specialist 3 or Transportation Engineer 3, Landscape Designer 3, or equivalent classification in city or county agencies.
OR
- Bachelor's degree involving major study in transportation; landscape architecture; environmental or urban, regional or land use planning, engineering, public or business administration; economics, biology, natural or physical sciences; or public policy, political science, or administration.
AND
- Four (4) years of professional transportation experience involving analysis and evaluation of transportation issues and problems. Analysis of environmental issues and problems that involve policy analysis and policy development will also be considered qualifying experience. A Master's degree in one of the above fields will substitute for one year of the required experience. A doctoral degree in law will also substitute for one year of the required experience.
How to Apply
Applications for this recruitment will be accepted electronically. Your relevant experience may be evaluated to determine salary. Therefore, it is very important that the “Work Experience” portion of the application be completed in as much detail as possible.
In order to be considered for this opportunity, please include the following with your online application: An attached Resume outlining (in reverse chronological order) your experience to date.
- An attached Cover Letter that further explains your qualifications and indicates why you believe you are a viable candidate for this role.
- Contact details for a minimum three (3) individuals who can attest to your work performance, technical skills, and job-related competencies. This information can be entered in the “References” section of the online application; does not require an additional attachment.
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