Transportation Planner II

About the role

Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has served the Fairfax County community by enhancing mobility, safety, and quality of life. The department is seeking an innovative, motivated, public‑service‑oriented Transportation Planner II to join the Transportation Planning Section of the Site Analysis and Transportation Planning Division. The position supports planning, evaluating, and promoting transportation improvements across urban, suburban, and rural areas, with an increasing focus on pedestrian, bicycle, and transit facilities.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and review multimodal transportation analyses associated with countywide, subarea, or corridor transportation planning studies, including traffic impact studies.
• Evaluate transportation implications of proposed corridor changes and Comprehensive Plan amendments, preparing comments and recommendations.
• Utilize FCDOT’s Comprehensive Transportation Analysis User’s Manual to select appropriate metrics (e.g., pedestrian level of comfort, bicycle level of traffic stress, transit access, vehicle delay) and methodologies for multimodal assessments, and develop findings and recommendations.
• Provide subject‑matter expertise in software use (e.g., Synchro, VISSIM) as applicable to project needs.
• Assess transportation impacts of land‑use and road‑improvement proposals using multiple metrics and develop recommendations.
• Review transportation impact studies using Fairfax County travel‑demand and/or regional modeling tools, and develop recommendations to address adverse impacts.
• Develop and communicate technical reports, status reports, meeting summaries, Comprehensive Plan text, official items for Board of Supervisors’ consideration, and other written materials as required.
• Coordinate, arrange, and/or participate in meetings with stakeholders, including other FCDOT units, County agencies, VDOT, NVTA, NVTC, WMATA, and VDRPT.
• Plan and conduct outreach activities such as public surveys, pop‑up community events, walk and bike audits, and other engagement strategies.
• Prepare presentations for community meetings, advisory groups, technical working committees, briefings for senior leadership or elected officials, and other audiences.
• Attend project‑related meetings and workshops, both in‑person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field.
• At least two years of professional experience in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field.
• Valid driver’s license.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning or a related field, with at least three years of relevant work experience in multimodal transportation analysis.
• Strong computer skills and experience with GIS, transportation planning software, and microsimulation/analysis tools (e.g., Synchro, VISSIM, Sidra) to evaluate pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicle facilities.
• Experience evaluating transportation impacts of land‑use or road‑improvement proposals.
• Strong organizational, time‑management, and project‑management abilities, including coordinating multiple projects, prioritizing, and meeting deadlines.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent oral and written communication abilities.
• Professional license in engineering or planning.
• Desire to advance a collaborative and supportive culture.

Physical Requirements

• Work is generally sedentary, but may require walking, standing, bending, and carrying items less than 25 pounds.
• Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer.
• Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, plans, and documents.
• All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Selection Procedure

Panel interview and may include an exercise.

Additional Information

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population; bilingual candidates (English plus another language) are encouraged to apply.