Transportation Planner - Traffic Calming & Residential Programs (Transportation Planner II)

Transportation Planner - Traffic Calming & Residential Programs (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 Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-01322

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

08/29/2026

Closing Date

9/18/2026 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 served the Fairfax County community by enhancing mobility, safety, and the quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors through planning, coordinating, funding, implementing, and sustaining a multimodal transportation system. FCDOT is seeking an innovative, motivated and qualified Transportation Planner II to join the Active Transportation, Capital Projects, and Traffic Engineering Division (ACTD). This position works on projects in Fairfax County's Residential Traffic Administration Program, including the Traffic Calming Program, Cut-Through Traffic Restriction Program, Through Truck Restriction Program, $200 additional Fine for Speeding Program and the Watch for Children Program. This position may also perform other work related to residential traffic safety as well as supporting residential parking programs and associated street sign management.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluates residential traffic issues for program eligibility, prepares or review traffic engineering studies, including traffic calming assessments, cut-through traffic evaluations, and or/other traffic operations studies
• Manages residential traffic projects, including data collection and processing and analysis, reports results and provides recommendations to Board of Supervisors' office staff
• Uses Excel and ArcGIS to create, issue, and evaluate qualifying public ballot packages; uses ArcGIS to maintain relevant map layers and produce project maps
• Evaluates and updates public content for program web pages, including program maps
• Manages inventory of program materials
• Maintains program databases to ensure data is accurate and up to date
• Coordinates with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Board of Supervisors, and County police and fire departments; responds to complex inquiries and provides detailed technical information verbally and in writing
• Prepares for and participate in public hearings, workshops, community meetings, and state or national events; presents information to residents, community associations, and elected officials
• Prepares official items for Board of Supervisors' consideration, and other written materials as required
• Attends project-related meetings, including community and task force meetings, both in-person and virtual during evenings and occasionally during weekends
• Performs other duties as assigned

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

Note: This job announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

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:

• Three or more years of professional experience in traffic engineering or transportation planning program administration
• Experience of utilizing knowledge of traffic engineering principles and methods, including the development and review of conceptual transportation plans, and using traffic data to assess cut through traffic volumes and determine mitigation strategies
• Experience preparing or reviewing traffic engineering studies, including traffic calming assessments, cut-through traffic evaluations, and/or other traffic operations studies
• Two years of experience in using Geographic Information System (GIS) tools
• Strong project management skills, with experience and ability to organize and coordinate multiple projects and assignments, and establish priorities
• Knowledge of the Virginia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for highway sign design and placement
• Experience in preparing and making presentations to the public or elected officials
• Experience in coordinating with local and state government entities, including elected officials
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with strong presentation and negotiation skills
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations to the public or elected officials
• Experience responding to complex inquiries and providing detailed technical information verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with fellow employees, public officials, and the general public

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Work is generally sedentary. However, employee may be required to do some walking, standing, bending, and carrying of items less than 25 pounds in weight. Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, plans and documents. Ability to operate keyboard driven equipment. Ability to operate motor vehicles. Must communicate with others. 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 traffic engineering or transportation planning program administration?

• 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 in utilizing knowledge of traffic engineering principles and methods, including the development and review of conceptual transportation plans, and using traffic data to assess existing conditions, including cut through traffic volumes, to determine appropriate mitigation strategies?

• 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-level experience do you have in preparing or reviewing traffic engineering studies, including traffic calming assessments, cut-through traffic evaluations, and/or other traffic operations studies?

• 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 in establishing priorities and organizing/coordinating multiple projects and assignments?

• 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 responding to complex inquiries and providing detailed technical information verbally and in writing?

• 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 in preparing and delivering presentations to the public or elected officials?

• 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

How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience do you have in coordinating with local and/or state government agencies, including elected officials?

• 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

14

Please indicate your level of proficiency/experience using ArcGIS Pro software.

• Beginner (Less than 2 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro)
• Moderate (Between 2-3 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro, experience to include 1or more years of experience using one or more extensions (3D Analyst, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, or Spatial Analyst))
• Intermediate (Between 3-5 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro, experience to include at Least 1year experience using one or more extensions (3D Analyst, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, or Spatial Analyst))
• Advanced (At least 5 years of experience using ArcGIS Pro, experience to include at Least 2 years of experience using one or more extensions (3D Analyst, Business Analyst, Network Analyst, or Spatial Analyst))
• None of the above

15

Please indicate your level of knowledge of the Virginia Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) for highway sign design and placement.

• Beginner (Basic general knowledge of MUTCD standards for highway signage)
• Intermediate (Knowledge of MUTCD sign types and reflectivity standards for highway signage)
• Advanced (Extensive knowledge of MUTCD sign types and their usage, reflectivity and pole standards, and roadway installation standards)
• None of the above

16

Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• None of the above

17

This position will be required to attend evening and occasional weekend meetings and events which may require the operation of a personal and/or county vehicle. 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