Senior Multimodal Transportation Planner Lead

King County; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

King County’s Road Services Division seeks a highly organized Supervising Transportation Planner to guide multimodal planning for unincorporated areas. You will oversee a planning team, set strategic direction, and collaborate across the agency and with partners to advance transportation projects and policies.

You’ll supervise three planners, manage complex programs, and communicate technical concepts to decision-makers and the public.

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.
• Experience with performance management frameworks including the selection of meaningful metrics.
• Project management experience that includes managing multiple complex projects, developing scopes, schedules, and budgets.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and lead high-profile transportation and strategic planning efforts (e.g., updates to Comprehensive Plan transportation element, Transportation Needs Report, division strategic plan).
• Oversee and conduct research and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data (asset condition, socioeconomic, GIS, traffic, financial data).
• Analyze transportation needs at scales from intersection to countywide and contexts from rural to 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 and lead cross-disciplinary project teams.
• Represent the division on interdepartmental teams, external workgroups, and committees.
• Develop and implement performance measurement strategies and reporting.

Skills

Transportation planning

Staff supervision

Data analysis

Policy writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning / urban planning / civil engineering

Tools

GIS (ArcGIS)

MS Office & SharePoint

Job description

King County’s Road Services Division seeks a highly organized Supervising Transportation Planner to guide multimodal planning for unincorporated areas. You will oversee a planning team, set strategic direction, and collaborate across the agency and with partners to advance transportation projects and policies.

You’ll supervise three planners, manage complex programs, and communicate technical concepts to decision-makers and the public.