Senior Transportation Planner

David Evans & Associates, Inc.

• $145K — $170K *
Transportation
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in urban or regional planning, transportation engineering, urban design, or related field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in transportation planning and engineering studies.
  • Experience with transportation project development in the Puget Sound Region.
  • Strong communication skills for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Demonstrated initiative and ownership in delivering high-quality work.

Responsibilities

  • Manage planning studies with a focus on scope, schedule, quality, and financial aspects.
  • Provide technical direction and collaborate on staffing across diverse projects and business units.
  • Cultivate and maintain effective client relationships to support business development.
  • Promote employee development through mentoring and training for junior staff.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance.
  • Financial wellness programs such as Health Savings Account (HSA) and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contributions.
  • Support for continuing education and professional development.
  • Flexible 9/80 work schedule with every other Friday off.
  • Holistic Wellbeing Program centering on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community health.
Full Job Description
Senior Transportation Planner
Transportation Jobs with David Evans and Associates:

The Smart Mobility Practice is seeking a Senior Transportation Planner in Seattle, WA, Bellevue, WA, Tacoma, WA or Olympia, WA.

This role will focus on the planning of multimodal transportation facilities for public agencies, setting up projects to move forward into design.

As a Project Manager or Task Leader, this position will manage planning and design teams and tasks for transportation projects that may involve transportation master plans, comprehensive plans, feasibility studies, corridor studies, transportation safety studies, parking studies, transportation system plans, safe routes to school plans, complete streets studies, and other transportation studies as needed. The position will also have the opportunity to supervise and mentor team members and help grow the Puget Sound Region team and overall DEA Smart Mobility practice.
What You'll Do
Key Responsibilities:
  • Project Delivery: Manage planning studies of varying degrees including scope, schedule, quality, and financial management
  • Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction and task leadership for transportation projects and collaborate with Smart Mobility leaders in other markets and across DEA's diverse business units, markets, and technical practices to assist with staffing to fulfill project and business development opportunities.
  • Business Development: Provide leadership and assistance in cultivating and maintaining effective client relationships to support business development opportunities.
  • Staff Development: Promote employee development with mentoring and training for junior staff.
What You Bring
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in urban or regional planning, transportation engineering, urban design, or closely related field.
  • Minimum of 10 years of professional experience with transportation planning and engineering studies.
  • Recent and relevant transportation project or transportation plan development experience in the Puget Sound Region.
  • Collaborative team player who communicates effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Takes ownership and shows initiative in delivering high-quality work.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Certification as an AICP and/or Professional Engineer (PE).
  • Strong professional relationships in the Puget Sound Region.
  • Experience leading project teams and managing projects in the transportation planning field.
  • Experience training others in fundamentals of transportation planning.
  • Master's degree in urban or regional planning, transportation engineering, urban design, or closely related field.
What We Offer

As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to cultivate and develop your skills and work alongside talented colleagues who are committed to improving the quality of life while demonstrating stewardship of the built and natural environments.
Benefits:
  • Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
  • Financial wellness: Health Savings Account (HSA) and Lifestyle Spending Account with employer contributions
  • Professional development: Support for continuing education and training opportunities.
  • Work-life balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
  • Work Schedule: Flexible 9/80 schedule-every other Friday off!
  • Retirement: 401k plan
  • Wellbeing focus: Holistic Wellbeing Program centered on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community health
  • Growth opportunities: Access to mentorship, professional support, and pathways for career advancement
  • Potential salary range: $145,000 - $170,000

• The posted salary range represents the typical range for this position and is provided in accordance with applicable state and local pay transparency laws. Actual compensation will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Potential office locations include: Seattle, WA; Bellevue, WA; Tacoma, WA; Olympia, WA.

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