Active Transportation Planner III (Transportation Planner III)

Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has served the Fairfax County community by enhancing mobility, safety, and the quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors through planning, coordinating, funding, implementing, and sustaining a multimodal transportation system. FCDOT is seeking a motivated, highly qualified, and public service-oriented Active Transportation Planner III to join the Active Transportation Programs Team in the Capital Projects Section.

The position is primarily responsible for managing the Fairfax County Capital Bikeshare program, supporting new shared micromobility transportation options, and contributing to the development, design, review, and management of a wide range of active transportation projects, studies, and programs, that advance the County’s vision for creating connected streets, sidewalks, bikeways and trails.

Responsibilities include:

• Managing Capital Bikeshare and other shared micromobility programs, including planning and executing expansions, seeking grant funding, monitoring operations, tracking and reporting, requesting maintenance, managing inventory, and working with regional partners to improve system and increase ridership
• Developing and reviewing consultant proposals, scopes of work, project deliverables, budgets, and schedules, and administering consultant contracts for planning studies, feasibility studies, and conceptual project designs
• Preparing and communicating technical reports, status reports, meeting summaries, letters, official items for Board of Supervisors’ consideration, and other documents, as required
• Preparing presentations for and serving as a subject matter expert at project-related public meetings, briefings for senior leadership and/or elected officials, and other audiences, as required to meet specific audience needs
• Attending other project-related meetings, both in-person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends
• Other duties may include:
  • Analyzing and reviewing existing transportation infrastructure, and utilizing Fairfax County, Virginia Department of Transportation, and national manuals and design guides to recommend improvements for active transportation safety, access, and comfort.
  • Developing scoping documents and reviewing designs for multimodal transportation projects including signalized and unsignalized intersection improvements, crosswalk improvements, shared-use paths, sidewalks, cycletracks/separated bike lanes, and signage/striping improvements.
  • Identifying need, location, and scope of new pedestrian, bicycle, trail, and shared micromobility facilities and equipment.
  • Researching, gathering, interpreting, and preparing data for studies, policies, and comprehensive planning efforts.
  • Developing and implementing plans and maps for wayfinding and other bicycle or pedestrian specific signage.
  • Analyzing and reviewing development site plans for compliance with the Fairfax County Comprehensive Plan and best practices and developing recommendations for improvements.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field; plus four years of professional experience in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree and six years of experience in civil engineering, or urban, regional or transportation planning related to active transportation capital projects, a master's degree in a related field may be substituted for one year of the transportation experience
• Thorough knowledge of the bikeshare industry and experience in shared micromobility
• Experience using Capital Bikeshare or another bikeshare system
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and current best practices of active transportation planning and design and experience preparing or reviewing project design plans
• Knowledge of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and active transportation facility design requirements
• Knowledge of and experience with budgeting, financial management, procurement, contract negotiations, contract management, fleet management, and data analysis
• Experience developing transportation grant proposals
• Experience in developing multimodal transportation projects, particularly bicycle and pedestrian projects, and analyzing alternatives
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills, including ability to coordinate multiple projects, prioritize, and meet established deadlines
• At least one year of experience using Transportation related programs such as: Highway Capacity Software (HCS), SYNCHRO/Sim Traffic, VISSIM, AutoCAD, MicroStation, GIS and database software, and/or Adobe Creative Cloud
• Strong written communication skills, including ability to prepare presentations, technical memoranda, non-technical memoranda, letters, and other correspondence
• Strong oral communication skills, as well as experience presenting to and providing subject matter expertise for and engaging with elected officials, staff, and the community
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with government officials, advocacy groups, and the general public
• Possess any of the following professional licenses: Member of the American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Professional Engineers License (P.E.), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE)
  
  

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.