Professional Transportation Planner Jobs (NOW HIRING)

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: 26-01261
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
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 a motivated, highly qualified, and public service-oriented Transportation Planner II to join the Active Transportation, Capital Projects, and Traffic Engineering Division. Serving as Active Transportation Planner, this position is primarily responsible for supporting the development, design, review and management of a diverse range of active transportation projects, plans, feasibility studies and programs, and addressing the needs of pedestrians, bicyclists, bikeshare users, scooter riders, transit riders, and people with disabilities. This position will also foster collaborative working relationships with local and regional stakeholders to advance bicycle and pedestrian transportation planning and implementation of projects in Fairfax County.
Responsibilities include:

• Developing scoping documents and reviewing designs for multimodal transportation projects including cycletracks/separated bike lanes, signage/striping improvements, shared micromobility stations, bicycle parking infrastructure, signalized and unsignalized intersection improvements, crosswalk improvements, shared-use paths, and sidewalks
• Preparing technical reports, conceptual design sketches, maps, tables/databases, correspondence, board items, meeting summaries, presentation materials, policy reviews/recommendations, and other materials for decision-making and presentation purposes
• Supporting community outreach, including development of educational and encouragement materials and activities regarding active transportation
• Attending community meetings and off-site meetings to present and discuss projects and promote active transportation
• Conducting field visits to evaluate existing transportation conditions
• Reviewing, summarizing, and investigating pedestrian and bicycle research, data, new technologies, and legal/legislative matters
• Responding to citizen requests and concerns related to active transportation
• Developing and reviewing Requests for Proposals (RFPs), scopes of work, project deliverables, budgets, and schedules, and administers consultant contracts for planning studies, feasibility studies and conceptual project designs
• Researching funding opportunities for bicycle and pedestrian transportation projects and programs through local, state, and federal grants and participating in the development of grant proposals
• Performing other duties as assigned

For more information on the Fairfax County Department of Transportation, please click
Employment Standards
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(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 bachelor's 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:

• Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in civil engineering, or urban, regional or transportation planning related to active transportation capital projects.
• Knowledge of and experience with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and active transportation facility design requirements.
• Experience preparing or reviewing active transportation infrastructure project design plans and transportation studies
• Experience developing or reviewing active transportation planning documents, including comprehensive plan and design guidance.
• Experience completing or reviewing transportation and traffic analyses.
• Strong organizational, time management, and project management skills, including ability to coordinate multiple projects, prioritize, and meet established deadlines
• Strong written communication skills, including ability to prepare presentations, technical memoranda, non-technical memoranda, letters, and other correspondence
• Strong oral communication skills, as well as experience presenting to and providing subject matter expertise for and engaging with elected officials, staff, and the community
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships

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 keyboard driven equipment Ability to operate a motor vehicle. Ability to ride a 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 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. 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
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click 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:
For additional details please visit the
Non-Merit Positions

1. 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
2. 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
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's 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
• Landscape architecture
• 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 driver's 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 working specifically on active transportation planning, projects, and/or 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

08
How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and active transportation facility design requirements?

• 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 in preparing or reviewing active transportation infrastructure project design plans and transportation 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 developing or reviewing active transportation planning documents, including comprehensive plan and design guidance?

• 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 in completing or reviewing transportation and traffic analyses?

• 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 preparing and giving presentations to community groups, senior-level leadership, and/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
This position will be required to attend project-related meetings and workshops, both in-person and virtual, including occasional evenings and weekends. Are you able and willing to do so?

• Yes
• No

Required Question