Active Transportation Planner (Transportation Planner II)

Fairfax County•Fairfax (Ej03), VA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) is seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative transportation professional to join its Active Transportation Team. This role will focus on advancing the county’s Active Transportation and Trails Plan and promoting safe, accessible, and connected walking, biking, and rolling as viable modes of transportation. The position involves performing active transportation planning, program development, implementation, and evaluation to support mode shift and expand participation in active transportation. Key responsibilities include managing countywide education, encouragement, and engagement programs, collecting and analyzing program data, field observations, and community input to identify transportation needs, evaluate program outcomes, and improve active transportation programs and strategies. The role will manage several countywide active transportation initiatives, including the Trail Ranger Program, Community Discount Program, Ambassador Program, and Adopt-a-Trail Program. Collaboration with the Education and Encouragement Program Manager, transportation staff, community organizations, volunteers, schools, businesses, advocacy groups, and other partners is essential to strengthen these programs and advance county active transportation priorities. This position offers the opportunity to work directly with the community, applying transportation planning principles to programs that encourage more people to walk, bike, and roll. The individual will help evaluate program effectiveness, identify barriers to active transportation, analyze trends and transportation needs, develop recommendations, and shape programs that support mode shift throughout Fairfax County.

Requirements

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.
Two years of professional experience in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field.
Valid driver’s license.
Completion of a driving record check.

Nice To Haves

Experience with active transportation including bicycle and pedestrian planning.
Experience planning, implementing, and evaluating education, encouragement, public engagement, volunteer, or community-based active transportation programs.
Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative or quantitative data to evaluate program performance, identify transportation needs and trends, and develop recommendations.
Experience planning and facilitating community events, workshops, public meetings, or stakeholder engagement activities.
Experience building partnerships with community organizations, schools, businesses, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, volunteers, or other stakeholders.
Knowledge of active transportation planning principles, strategies, and best practices.
Strong interpersonal, communication, presentation, analytical, and relationship-building skills.
Experience using GIS/ArcGIS, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud, online survey tools, event registration or volunteer management software, or other planning, data analysis, communications, or outreach tools.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Bilingual in English and another language.

Responsibilities

Planning, implementing, and evaluating countywide active transportation education, encouragement, and engagement programs that promote safe walking, biking, and rolling and support the county’s Active Transportation and Trails Plan.
Managing assigned active transportation initiatives, including the Trail Ranger, Ambassador, Community Discount, and Adopt-a-Trail programs.
Applying active transportation planning principles to develop program objectives, implementation strategies, work plans, and performance measures.
Collecting and analyzing program data, field observations, and community input to evaluate program effectiveness, identify transportation needs and barriers, analyze trends, and develop recommendations.
Planning and facilitating community events, educational workshops, volunteer activities, outreach campaigns, and stakeholder engagement as components of active transportation planning and program implementation.
Developing educational materials, presentations, outreach strategies, and communications that increase awareness and participation in walking, biking, and rolling; coordinating volunteers and managing volunteer programs.
Building and maintaining partnerships with community organizations, advocacy groups, schools, businesses, volunteers, regional partners, and other stakeholders to advance active transportation goals.
Communicating active transportation plans, projects, programs, and planning information to the public and conveying.
Preparing planning materials, data summaries, presentations, and findings to support program evaluation and active transportation planning and implementation.
Coordinating with transportation planners, engineers, county staff, and partner agencies to advance active transportation initiatives and independently manage small active transportation planning and implementation projects.
Attending evening and weekend meetings, community events, workshops, site visits, and outreach activities, as needed, typically several times per month.