Senior Transportation Planner – Transportation Planning Specialist 4

About WSDOT

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is the steward of an integrated, multimodal transportation system that helps to ensure people and goods move safely and efficiently throughout the state. In addition to building, maintaining, and operating the state highway system, WSDOT operates the largest ferry system in the nation, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and recently completed the world's widest tunneling project.?

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The Opportunity

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has an exciting opportunity for an enterprising transportation planner who has strong analytical and communication skills and a passion for multimodal transportation solutions. As the Senior Transportation Planner (TPS 4) in Spokane, WA, this position will be leading a multidiscipline team to deliver inclusive practical solutions to advance the agency’s goals, values, and mission. This position will lead, supervise, and take an active role in conducting planning processes required by federal law, state planning processes, transportation modeling, data collection, system analysis, and major project planning. The Senior Transportation Planner will be responsible for representing WSDOT in a variety of forums including interacting and coordinating with other WSDOT departments as well as external agency partners including?regional planning organizations, local jurisdictions, and other state agencies.?The selected candidate will be responsible for maintaining positive and constructive working relationships with internal and external customers. To thrive in this role, qualified individuals will need to be self-starters, embrace continuous process improvement, and have a strong commitment to advancing the policy goals of WSDOT.

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WSDOT is an equal opportunity employer. We value the importance of creating an environment in which all employees can feel respected, included and empowered to bring unique ideas to the agency. Our diversity and inclusion efforts include embracing different cultures, backgrounds and viewpoints while fostering growth and advancement in the workplace. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons of disability, persons over 40 years of age, disabled and Vietnam era veterans, as well as people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. Persons with disabilities needing assistance in the application process, or those needing this job announcement in an alternative format may?contact the listed Recruiter.

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Contact us

For inquiries about?this posting, you may contact the assigned Recruiter, D. Jordan at?[email protected] . Please be sure to reference?22DOT-ER-61028?in the subject line.?