Salary: $84,869.46 - $149,353.62 Annually
Location : Alexandria, VA
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number:
Department: Transportation & Environmental Services
Division: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Opening Date: 06/23/2026
Closing Date: 7/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Bargaining Unit: N/A

DIVISION CHIEF, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
OVERVIEW

The Role

As Division Chief of Transportation Planning, you will lead a team responsible for developing and implementing transportation policies, programs, and capital projects that improve safety, mobility, accessibility, and quality of life throughout Alexandria.

You will work closely with the Deputy Director and fellow Division Chiefs in Transportation Engineering, Mobility Services, and the DASH team to provide strategic leadership for the Department's transportation programs. Together, this leadership team is responsible for advancing Alexandria's transportation vision and delivering projects that serve residents, businesses, and visitors.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and mentoring a team of transportation planners and professionals while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Managing the City's transportation planning programs, including Vision Zero, Complete Streets, Safe Routes to School, multimodal corridor planning, transit planning, and transportation policy initiatives.
• Supporting the Transportation Commission and providing technical and policy guidance to City Council, boards, commissions, and executive leadership.
• Overseeing long-range transportation planning efforts and helping shape Alexandria's future transportation network.
• Guiding transportation elements of development review and land use planning to ensure new growth supports community goals and multimodal mobility.
• Managing the Division's operating and capital budgets and coordinating funding strategies with local, state, regional, and federal partners.
• Coordinating closely with regional transportation agencies and partners, including DASH, WMATA, VDOT, MWCOG, NVTC, DRPT, and other regional organizations.
• Representing the City on regional committees, technical working groups, legislative initiatives, and transportation policy discussions.
• Collaborating across City departments to align transportation investments with broader community goals related to housing, economic development, sustainability, public health, and equity.
• Overseeing consultant contracts, grant applications, project development efforts, and transportation planning studies.
• Helping advance major capital projects from concept through implementation while balancing technical analysis, community input, and policy objectives.
• Communicating complex transportation issues clearly and effectively to elected officials, community members, stakeholders, and partner agencies.

What Success Looks Like

Successful candidates will bring:

• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• A commitment to developing staff and building high-performing teams.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with day-to-day execution.
• Communicates well with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Political awareness and sound judgment.
• A collaborative approach to problem solving and relationship building.
• Curiosity, initiative, and a willingness to continuously learn and adapt.
• The ability to navigate complex transportation, land use, and policy issues while maintaining focus on community outcomes.

Minimum & Additional Requirements
Ideal Candidate

To qualify for this position all candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering or related program; and five years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning and/or engineering, or operations analysis; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Do you possess a bachelor's degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering or related program; and five years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning and/or engineering, or operations analysis; or any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities?

• Yes
• No

Do you possess a bachelor's degree and 5 years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning and/or engineering?

• Yes
• No

Do you have experience with Transportation Planning?

• Yes
• No

If yes, please describe your experience in transportation planning, including any work related to Vision Zero, Complete Streets, multimodal planning, transit planning, Safe Routes to School, corridor studies, or transportation policy development (200 words or less). If no, type NO.
How many years of experience do you have supervising professional staff, and what is the largest team you have directly managed?

• 0-1
• 1-5
• More than 5

Do you have experience with public engagement?

• Yes
• No

If yes, please describe your experience presenting to elected officials, boards, commissions, or community groups (200 words or less),
Do you have experience working with regional transportation agencies, transit providers, state DOTs, MPOs, or other partner organizations?

• Yes
• No

If yes, please describe (200 words or less).
Required Question