Active Transportation Planner (Transportation Planner II)

Active Transportation Planner (Transportation Planner II)

Salary

$73,567.94 - $128,743.89 Annually

Location

DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION, 4050 LEGATO ROAD, SUITE 400, FAIRFAX (EJ03), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

26-01169

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

08/01/2026

Closing Date

8/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S25

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

Since 1977, the Fairfax County Department of Transportation (FCDOT) has enhanced mobility, safety, and quality of life by planning, funding, implementing, and sustaining a multimodal transportation system that serves residents, businesses, and visitors throughout Fairfax County.

The Active Transportation Team is seeking an enthusiastic and collaborative transportation professional to help advance the county's Active Transportation and Trails Plan and promote safe, accessible, and connected walking, biking, and rolling as viable modes of transportation.

This position performs active transportation planning, program development, implementation, and evaluation to support mode shift and expand participation in active transportation. Manages countywide education, encouragement, and engagement programs while collecting and analyzing program data, field observations, and community input to identify transportation needs, evaluate program outcomes, and improve active transportation programs and strategies.

In this role, you'll manage several countywide active transportation initiatives, including the Trail Ranger Program, Community Discount Program, Ambassador Program, and Adopt-a-Trail Program. You'll collaborate with the Education and Encouragement Program Manager, transportation staff, community organizations, volunteers, schools, businesses, advocacy groups, and other partners to strengthen these programs and advance county active transportation priorities.

Offers the opportunity to work directly with the community while applying transportation planning principles to programs that encourage more people to walk, bike, and roll. You'll 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.

Responsibilities include:

• 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.

For more information on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, please click here.

Employment Standards

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 bachelors degree in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field; plus two 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:

• 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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb, sit, kneel, crouch, reach, crawl, lift and handle materials with manual dexterity. Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, plans and documents. Ability to operate a motor vehicle and bicycle. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.

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.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Civil Engineering
• Urban Planning
• Regional Planning
• Transportation Planning
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• Not Applicable

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".

05

Do you currently possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six or more years

07

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have in active transportation planning, including bicycle and pedestrian planning?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have planning, implementing, and evaluating education, encouragement, public engagement, volunteer, or community-based active transportation programs?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have planning, coordinating, and managing community events, public outreach activities, educational workshops, or public engagement programs?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

10

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have developing and maintaining partnerships with community organizations, nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, businesses, schools, volunteer organizations, or other external stakeholders?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

11

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have coordinating volunteers or managing volunteer programs?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

12

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative or quantitative data, field observations, or stakeholder input to evaluate programs, identify transportation needs or trends, support planning decisions, or develop recommendations?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

13

Do you have professional experience using any of the following software or technology tools? (Check all that apply.)

• GIS / ArcGIS
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Online survey tools (SurveyMonkey, Qualtrics, Microsoft Forms, etc.)
• Event registration or volunteer management software
• Social media or digital communications platforms
• None of the above

14

This position requires attendance at community events, site visits, meetings, workshops, and outreach activities, both in-person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends. Are you able and willing to do so?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm