Washington State Department of Transportation · 5 hours ago
Multimodal Planning Engineer – Transportation Engineer 4 (TE4)
Spokane, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior LevelThe Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. They are seeking a Transportation Engineer 4 to serve as a Technical Program Specialist supporting the planning, development, and delivery of multimodal transportation projects, while managing engineering and design-related efforts and supervising planning staff.
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Hiring Manager
Shea Suski, AICP
Responsibilities
Supervise and perform various technical multimodal transportation engineering analyses
Lead multimodal design alternatives development, analyses, and documentation
Manage and/or attend project site visits, including for data collection and community engagement activities
Manage and/or support multimodal planning studies
Provide professional engineering judgment in analysis and decision making to resolve complex transportation problems
Manage multimodal staff as they lead projects and provide day-to-day supervision of the transportation analysis staff to ensure goals and objectives of programs and projects are met within available resources
Serve as the region’s primary steward of various multimodal data sets in collaboration with the Senior Transportation Planner
Provide subject matter expertise to WSDOT ER on Complete Streets and other active transportation related design elements
Represent WSDOT at external partner planning and/or design meetings; serve as an alternate for the Principal Multimodal Planner in statewide Complete Streets and regional transportation planning organization (RTPO) meetings
Represent the Planning Office in project design review meetings for both WSDOT projects and external partner projects where WSDOT is a reviewer of submitted engineering plans, with a focus on advancing WSDOT’s active transportation goals, objectives, and design standards
Oversee development and execution of Community Engagement Plans for planning studies and assist with staffing region community engagement activities
Qualification
Required
Multimodal Engineering and Design: Demonstrated experience reviewing engineering design documentation, leading or supervising engineering design reviews, and developing practical engineering design alternatives while applying engineering expertise and judgement to resolve complex design and multimodal planning challenges
Collaboration and Communication: Advanced experience working with diverse project teams including engineers, planners, consultants, and others towards a shared outcome and facilitating consensus amongst stakeholders with competing priorities
Growth Mindset: Actively demonstrates a commitment to learning and growth
Service-Oriented: Takes action to meet the needs of others
A valid driver's license and the ability to operate state-owned vehicles
Preferred
Advanced Engineering or Planning Education & Professional Expertise: Demonstrated application of advanced education and/or professional experience with a focus and emphasis in engineering or professional transportation planning
Supervision, Staff Development, & Multimodal Project Leadership: Demonstrated ability to supervise others by assigning and reviewing work, motivating staff, managing performance, and supporting employee growth and development; experience leading or directing multimodal transportation projects, including planning and/or designing active transportation strategies, facilitating community engagement, managing consultants, and collaborating with local jurisdictions, metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs), regional transportation planning organizations (RTPO), tribal governments, and state and federal agencies
Professional Licensure & Certification: Possession and effective use of relevant transportation engineering and/or planning licenses or certifications, such as Professional Engineer (PE), American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP), and/or Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE), to inform technical judgment and decision-making
Transportation Analysis & Visualization Software Expertise: Foundational knowledge of multimodal transportation modeling and traffic analyses using platforms such as PTV's VISUM, Synchro, Sidra, Highway Capacity Manual (HCM)/Highway Capacity Software (HCS), Highway Safety Manual (HSM), and/or geographical information system (GIS); experience with developing transportation concepts using tools such as computer-aided design (CAD) software, GIS, cross-section development tools, or other visualization software
Benefits
Work-Life Balance
Paid Leave
Tuition Assistance
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Company
Washington State Department of Transportation
Washington State Department of Transportation provides government transportation administrative services.
Founded in 1905
5001-10000 employees
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Charlene Kay, P.E.
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