Lead Transportation Planner - Multimodal & Strategy

King County, WA; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Pension plan

Transit program / ORCA pass

Paid holidays, vacation and sick leave

Telecommuting options

Training and career development

Job summary

The Road Services Division within King County’s Department of Local Services seeks a highly organized Supervising Transportation Planner (Transportation Planner IV) to lead the planning team and set strategic direction for multimodal transportation planning in unincorporated King County. You will guide technical plans, reports, and studies supporting capital programs and operations.

The role requires coordinating with engineers, environmental scientists, budget teams, and external partners to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, urban or rural planning, civil engineering or related field and minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience with transportation planning.
• Advanced knowledge of transportation planning principles.
• Experience supervising staff, evaluating staff performance, managing conflict, and leading with purpose and vision.
• Expert research and data analysis skills; exceptional analytical, problem‑solving, and quantitative reasoning skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead high-profile transportation and strategic planning efforts, such as updates to the transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan, the Transportation Needs Report, the division strategic plan, the transportation element of subarea plans, and the ADA Transition Plan.
• Oversee and conduct research and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, such as asset condition data, socioeconomic data, transportation patterns, natural systems and hazards, geospatial (GIS) data, traffic data, and financial data.
• Analyze transportation needs at a range of scales (e.g., intersection, neighborhood, countywide) and contexts (e.g., rural, suburban, urban).
• Identify and prioritize maintenance, operational, capital project, and process‑improvement needs and solutions.
• Develop, interpret, analyze, and write policy, legislation, and code.
• Directly supervise three planners.
• Lead project teams comprised of consultants and internal subject matter experts from a wide variety of disciplines; manage project scope, schedule, and budget.

Skills

Staff supervision

Policy analysis

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

LEAN principles

Education

Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, urban or rural planning, civil engineering or related field

Tools

GIS

SharePoint

PowerBI

Job description

The Road Services Division within King County’s Department of Local Services seeks a highly organized Supervising Transportation Planner (Transportation Planner IV) to lead the planning team and set strategic direction for multimodal transportation planning in unincorporated King County. You will guide technical plans, reports, and studies supporting capital programs and operations.

The role requires coordinating with engineers, environmental scientists, budget teams, and external partners to