Transportation Planner

The City of Renton is recruiting to fill a Transportation Planner vacancy. This position will play a key role in the following current initiatives depending on experience and suitability: developing the city's safety action plan; developing the city's transportation demand management/commute trip reduction program; administering grant funds, pursuits, reporting; assisting with development review and multimodal planning & analysis; may assist with capital budget planning. In general, the Transportation Planner performs technical, analytical, and professional tasks in support of the Transportation division. Work is performed independently and as part of a team. Tasks are completed with general guidelines and require some independent judgment. Contribute to the City's vision, mission, and goals in the performance of all job duties.

Working for the City of Renton comes with an excellent benefits package, including:

• Deferred compensation with the City contributing 3% of the employee's salary.
• VEBA Plan with the City contributing 1% of the employee's salary.
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance at affordable rates
• Paid leave for vacation, sick, eleven holidays and two "personal" holidays a year
• State of Washington Department of Retirement Systems Public Employee Retirement Systems (PERS) plan enrollment

• Perform professional and technical transportation planning and demand management duties in support of the Transportation Division of the Public Works Department, including review, evaluation and approval of transportation plans, development proposals, and traffic impact and mitigation studies submitted to the Public Works Department.
• Perform professional planning, research, and analysis for local and regional transportation plans to meet development goals in the City.
• Provide professional technical input to engineering and planning staff; may collaborate with other professional staff to ensure engineering and design meets federal, state, and city codes and department requirements.
• Provide research, data collection, data integration, and/or mapping using geographic information systems on an as needed basis relative to the transportation network.
• Assist with authoring and delivering formal presentations to the public, government agencies, community groups and elected officials as needed; regularly provide information through informal communications with city staff and other government agency staff.
• Represent the City at meetings of various transportation related agencies and committees; gather information, coordinate activities and provide input regarding the City's transportation needs and projects pertinent to various federal/state/regional and other transportation initiatives and/or policies
• Assist with writing and/or preparing staff reports, presentations, graphics, maps, media content or other materials for committees, City Council or other meetings related to transportation planning activities.

• Provides capital project delivery support to the Transportation Division by assisting with researching and identifying grant sources, writing effective proposals or administrative support for grant funding.
• Assist in developing and revising the transportation element of the Comprehensive Plan including the circulation and policy sections.

• Contribute to an environment of teamwork and respect.

• Foster a culture of equity and inclusion by recognizing the diverse needs and perspectives of groups and individuals.
• Remain current with relevant technological advancements as it relates to field.

• Participate in and help provide cross-training in processes as directed by management to ensure a well-rounded team for coverage purposes.
• Maintain regular, reliable, and punctual attendance.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• May be assigned to support City priorities during emergencies.

• Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, civil engineering, urban planning, geography or geographic information systems or related field; and
• 3 years of increasingly responsible experience in Transportation Planning/Engineering, or related field.
• Or 7 years relevant education and experience.
• Valid driver's license.
• Successful passing of a required driving record check.

• Successful passing of a required background check.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Drive to offsite locations to perform essential functions.
• Move throughout City facilities and buildings.
• Operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Communicate with City employees and residents.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Work is performed in an office environment.
• Noise level in the office is moderately quiet.
• Work evening and/or weekend hours as needed.
• Night meetings may be required.

The City of Renton embraces a diverse and inclusive workforce and prides itself on promoting collaboration and teamwork in a positive environment while providing high quality services to the community. For more information about the City of Renton, please visit the following website: Why Renton.

The City has adopted an anonymous application process that prevents hiring managers from seeing personal identifiers, including candidates' names, addresses, and other similar information. This eliminates the possibility of unintentional or implicit bias during the screening of applications. For that reason, you will not have the ability to attach any documents to your application, including a cover letter or resume. Please make sure to submit a complete, detailed, and updated job application.

Communication from the City of Renton:
We primarily communicate via e-mail during the application process. E-mails from rentonwa.gov and/or governmentjobs.com should be placed on your safe domain list to ensure you receive notifications in a timely manner. As a precaution, you may also want to check your junk e-mail folders. We also communicate via text and encourage you to sign up for text alerts when completing your job application.

Recruitment Process:

The screening process will include a review of minimum qualifications and applicants selected for an interview will be invited via email to self-schedule a time through the Government Jobs account. At minimum, this position will be subject to a standard criminal background check and professional reference check. This position requires accessing areas that contain Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS). For that reason, this position is also subject to a national fingerprint-based records check. This position requires driving and is also subject to a driving record check from the WA State Dept of Licensing (or other state equivalent). Driving records will be evaluated based on a points system depending on the infraction and severity.