Hybrid Transportation Planning Assistant

Puget Sound Regional Council; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 87,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Washington State Retirement (PERS)

Job summary

Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) seeks an Assistant Planner in Seattle to support the Transportation Planning Division with data collection, research, and coordination. Responsibilities include preparing meeting materials, assisting with project tracking, and communicating with regional partners.

The ideal candidate has experience in transportation planning, data analysis, and community engagement, plus familiarity with ArcGIS/Excel and regional planning data.

Qualifications

• Experience in transportation planning, analyzing data, conducting research and community engagement.
• Proficiency with common software packages and tools used to analyze and transform planning-related data, such as ArcGIS and/or Excel.
• Knowledge of commonly used demographic, land use, and transportation-related data, such as Census, population, local comprehensive plans, transit plans, surveys, and others.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively coordinate between multiple deadlines and diverse work tasks with limited supervision.
• Knowledge of planning and policy issues related to transportation, growth management, economic development, and local and regional governance is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Collect, process, organize, and manage a wide variety of planning-related data.
• Perform research, synthesize and summarize findings, and make recommendations to help develop major planning programs, including the development and implementation of the Regional Transportation Plan and Coordinated Mobility Plan.
• Provide assistance with other transportation projects, as assigned, to potentially include project selection and tracking processes.
• Assist with coordination across PSRC divisions and communicate with regional partners in support of the Transportation Planning Division work program.
• Provide support for transportation committee and board meetings by preparing meeting materials and assisting with presentations. Ensure high-quality work and maintain proper documentation for planning products.

Skills

Transportation planning

Data analysis

Community engagement

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in urban planning, geography, or related field

Tools

ArcGIS

Excel

Job description

Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) seeks an Assistant Planner in Seattle to support the Transportation Planning Division with data collection, research, and coordination. Responsibilities include preparing meeting materials, assisting with project tracking, and communicating with regional partners.

The ideal candidate has experience in transportation planning, data analysis, and community engagement, plus familiarity with ArcGIS/Excel and regional planning data.