As a Senior Civil Engineer, you’ll use state of the art tools and practices to help create sustainable multimodal transportation infrastructure projects. As California makes a historic investment in active transportation over the next decade, your work will have a lasting impact on communities across the state.

You’ll be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines, working on projects from start to finish; including stakeholder outreach and charrettes, developing concept plans, and preparing final design documents for innovative projects throughout the country. In an industry that is constantly changing, you’ll be at the forefront of designing and implementing real solutions.

As a Senior Planner, you’ll be in a leadership position, mentoring others and leading exciting and challenging projects throughout the Bay Area and across California. Your work will have a lasting impact on communities. You’ll be at the table with clients and colleagues from a variety of disciplines; integrating input from a broad range of stakeholders to create award-winning plans that lead directly to implementation.

As a Project Planner/Safe Routes to School Programs Contract Manager, you’ll be focused on leading Toole Design’s efforts on SRTS projects at the local, regional, and national levels. You’ll work with other national experts and SRTS leaders on supporting state and local agencies on SRTS and implementing SRTS and bicycle and pedestrian transportation programs – a natural extension of Toole Design’s multimodal planning and engineering work. Your work with focus on communities in northern California and throughout North America, and offer ample opportunity to demonstrate your innovative approach to sustainable transportation.

The Central Transportation Planning Staff (CTPS) of the Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is seeking a transit analyst/planner. This individual will be involved in a variety of projects, which could include transit planning, passenger surveys, fare studies, Title VI analysis and reporting, suburban-mobility studies, capital-investment studies, first- and last-mile transportation studies, and environmental justice analyses.

As a Planner, you will contribute to projects, lead analysis, work directly with our clients, represent Toole Design in project and stakeholder meetings, and reinforce our reputation as trusted experts. You’ll work with other planners, landscape architects, urban designers, and engineers to deliver a variety of exciting project types focused on making places and travel experiences better for everyone, including local, regional, and state-wide active transportation plans, Vision Zero plans, corridor studies, wayfinding plans, and Safe Routes to School programs and plans.

As a member of ourtransit service planning team, the Planner I supports a wide range of projects including comprehensive operational analyses and system redesigns, transit development plans, corridor studies for major capital investment projects, and other shortand long-range service planning studies. Examples of tasks you will accomplish on any given day include designing transit routes and developing service plans, creating travel time models for new fixed guideway projects, or analyzing various datasetsto formulate service recommendations. As a small firm, we are uniquely suited to provide ample opportunity for on-the-job learning and career development.

Employees in this class perform professional transportation planning work in current and long-range planning projects for the urbanized area. Employees in this class perform responsible journey level planning work to provide coordinated transportation projects and options for Cumberland County as well as the surrounding urbanized area.

McAdams is adding to our growing greenway practice and is searching for the right planner to join our team. If you are active in the field of bicycle + pedestrian planning and design and want to make a difference in creating sustainable, livable communities – McAdams is the right team for you.

An employee in this class performs technical and professional transportation planning work for the region, with tasks such as attending various regional or state transportation planning meetings, special traffic and corridor studies, various data gathering and analysis; facilitating public hearings or other means of public input; and supporting other staff through technical research and writing. Work includes tasks such as gathering statistics and field data; analyzing data, preparing reports; developing recommendations; preparing GIS data and maps; providing technical assistance to the local government members; planning and participating in various public participation processes; supporting groups and committees made up of citizen and public officials; evaluating programs and preparing and presenting reports; and complying with grant reporting regulations. Work requires considerable knowledge of rural transportation planning and of planning concepts as well as independent judgment and initiative in the performance of duties. Work is performed primarily in an inside environment but also requires field work and travel within, and occasionally outside, the region. Work is performed under general supervision and is evaluated through conferences, observation, reports, progress on projects, and feedback from the clients.

The Destination Sales and Marketing Group, Ltd. (DS&MG) is a business services company that operates and manages transportation option programs in Arlington, VA. DS&MG has led the way in the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) industry since 1998 and has a solid reputation as a firm that creates innovative programming with measurable results. DS&MG operates programs including Arlington County Commuter Services’ Arlington Transportation Partners (ATP), BikeArlington, Mobility Lab, WalkArlington, and Capital Bikeshare as well as outreach for Vanpool Connect and Northern Virginia Transportation Commission’s I-66 Commuter Choice – Inside the Beltway program. We educate and assist our clients in offering their employees, residents, tenants, and visitor programs and amenities that support travel choice.

WalkArlington is Arlington County’s walking education and encouragement program, started in 2009. Active modes of transportation, including walking, biking, and rolling are central to Arlington’s vision of an equitable transportation system that enhances the overall quality of life for those who live, work and play here. WalkArlington supports the County’s vision by working collaboratively with local citizens, businesses, stakeholders, and County departments to offer programs that promote active transportation choices.

Position Summary

We are seeking a transportation, urban planning, community outreach, or marketing professional to promote walking as part of an Active Transportation team for local government. The WalkArlington Program Manager will direct all WalkArlington outreach and promotions in support of program mission in this full-time position. They will also collaborate regularly with other active transportation (BikeArlington) and TDM (Arlington Transportation Partners & Mobility Lab) staff on mutually beneficial projects. They will report to the Active Transportation Program Director.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute all WalkArlington education, outreach programming, and events.
• Explore strategic and creative ways to employ walks, events, and tactical urbanism to promote innovations in active transportation.
• Work with the Marketing Team to create and implement integrated marketing campaigns to support outreach programs and to promote walking and walkability utilizing social media, digital campaigns, blogs, newsletters, video, websites, and other creative modes to reach the community.
• Manage the community on WalkArlington’s social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and develop and implement strategic campaigns to increase engagement with content and programming.
• Represent Arlington County on pedestrian-related task forces and committees, at professional gatherings, and on panels through participation in tours, community meetings, and national conferences.
• Expand and maintain ongoing partnerships with County departments, County Board, schools, and community organizations for maximum opportunities and leverage.
• Coordinate with vendors (i.e., printers, promotional, videographers, and photographers) to establish quotes, production schedules, and delivery of materials.
• Track outreach for monthly reports: inquiries, events, community outreach, materials distribution, social media, website, and press.

Required Skills & Experience

• A minimum of a 4-year college degree preferably in communications, planning, or a related discipline with 3-5 years of experience in a related position, preferably in a non-profit, government, or business development environment.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with demonstrated excellence in writing and editing marketing and communications materials
• Excellent project management and organizational skills and able to prioritize and balance multiple projects simultaneously.
• Comfortable with web-based project management tools and collaboration technologies.
• Strategic marketing/communications experience.
• Results-driven, proactive, and able to work independently and with a team.
• Responsive and proactive problem-solving attitude.
• Experience in managing and collaborating with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Experience with/awareness of the Arlington community is a plus.
• Interest in walking, transportation demand management, pedestrian safety, and urban transportation.

Submission Details

Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume to Katy Lang katy.lang@walkarlington.com. Submissions without a cover letter will not be reviewed. Please write Program Manager – WalkArlington in the subject line.