Curbside Associate Planner (Associate Transportation Planner)

City of Seattle; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

Join the Seattle Department of Transportation as an Associate Transportation Planner. Help shape Seattle's streets by analyzing access needs, supporting transportation projects, and engaging with the community. Work in a hybrid environment, contributing to a sustainable and connected city.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Vacation, holiday, and sick leave

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in transportation planning or urban development.
• Experience with Curbside Management and urban street design guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Analyze critical access needs for Levy-funded projects.
• Track projects through development, design, and construction phases.
• Produce outreach materials and engage with community members.

Skills

Attention to detail

Collaborative communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in transportation engineering

Bachelor's Degree in urban planning

Bachelor's Degree in transportation planning

Tools

MS Power BI

MS Excel

Tableau

GIS mapping applications

Job 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 Associate Transportation Planner on the Curbside Management Team in the Transit and Mobility Division. Our team is nationally recognized for developing, implementing and managing innovative policies, assets, and technology governing a wide spectrum of curbside parking programs. In this role, you will work to support implementation of Seattle’s Transportation Levy with a focus on critical access needs at the curb. This includes priority uses such as urban goods delivery and loading that help businesses and residential developments thrive. Representing the Curbside Management team, you will participate in numerous teams engaged in the planning, scope development, and conceptual design of many different transportation projects, including new sidewalks, safety improvements, multimodal corridor projects, and public space enhancements. You will be locating various kinds of load zones that are essential for businesses and a fundamental aspect of effective project design and implementation. If you’re ready to support the implementation of a wide variety of transportation projects, we want you on our team! Join us at SDOT and help keep Seattle growing!

• Analyzes and reviews critical access needs (e.g., load zones for goods and services deliveries) for Levy-funded projects and plans to provide comments on the Complete Streets Checklist, project plans and design documents, reports and other documentation.
• Tracks projects through project development, design and construction phases and serves as project champion for the Curbside Management team to ensure project designs address critical access needs and other policies.
• Develops and supports policy documentation related to critical access needs and curbside management programs.
• Collects, analyzes, and facilitates projects through consultant-led parking studies, data related to curb loading, parking, land use, and development needed to identify patterns, problems and recommended solutions.
• Performs field visits to investigate and document possible curbspace loading and parking issues and develop potential solutions.
• Produces curbside related outreach materials and attends public forums and meetings to talk directly with community and business members about parking and curbspace management, curb data and the potential for alternative curb management designs.
• Supports the development of reports, dashboards and analyses using a variety of data sources and software for tracking work related to this position, including MS Power BI, MS Excel, Tableau, and GIS mapping applications.
• Supports department goals in promoting diversity and social justice in keeping with the City’s Race and Social Justice Initiative.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education

• Bachelor's Degree in transportationengineering, urban planning, transportation planning,or related field.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of experience withtransportation planning or urban development.

OR:An equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the position duties.

Though not requirements, strong candidates will have some of the following experience or are able to describe comparable experience:

• Attention to detail and the interest and ability to actively manage multiple processes.
• Experience developing concepts to address freight, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, vehicle, and shared mobility system needs along with Curbside Management.
• Familiarity with the design principles of Complete Streets, Vision Zero, and urban street design guidelines (i.e., Streets Illustrated).
• Collaborative written and oral communication skills and familiarity with plain-language principles.
• Compelling and engaging written and verbal communication skills and experience supporting public involvement processes.

Other Requirements:
Work Environment / PhysicalDemands:

• Work is typically performed in a hybrid work environment in which a minimum of 3 days of work is completed in a City office, and 2 days of work is completed remotely in a regular 40-hour work week.

License:

• Current Washington State driver's license or evidence of equivalent mobility.

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:

1. Completed NEOGOV online application.
2. Supplemental questionnaire responses
3. Cover letter describing how your skills and experience align with the stated job responsibilities and qualifications.
4. Current résumé indicating relevant experience and education.

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 hourly.

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.

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.