Transportation Planning Specialist Hybrid

Transportation Planning Specialist

Location: Hybrid - Arlington Virginia (2 days/week in office)

About ICF - Transportation Line of Business

ICFs Transportation Line of Business specializes in addressing complex planning policy and program issues at the nexus of transportation and the environment energy and communities. ICFs work focuses on integrated approaches that support sustainable transportation decisions addressing mobility safety environmental social and economic effects of transportation. Our work includes strategic planning research policy analysis outreach training and program evaluation for Federal State and local governments including the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) the Transportation Research Board (TRB) State transportation and environmental agencies and metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). We specialize in developing multimodal transportation plans; conducting needs assessments; analyzing transportation system performance data; evaluating the impacts of infrastructure projects programs and government policies; developing technical assistance resources; and documenting best practices related to integrated planning transportation operations and the environment.

Transportation Planner

We are seeking a Transportation Planner to complete projects and tasks related to transportation planning focusing on transportation investment needs public transit transportation demand management (TDM) transportation policy environmental issues in transportation and related topics. This position is hybrid based in Arlington Virginia or Reston Virginia.

This is an opportunity to contribute to an important mission and work on emerging planning and sustainability issues and all while building a great career at ICF.

The successful candidate will have an interest in multimodal transportation systems and innovative approaches to mobility with experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Transportation planning and policy addressing issues related to statewide metropolitan and/or corridor planning and performance-based planning and programming.

• Transportation demand management or transportation programs relating to carpooling vanpooling bicycling bikeshare microtransit electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles.

• Utilizing data technological tools training workshops and innovative techniques to promote participation in programs.

• Mobility and accessibility analysis including analyses of the effects of transportation investments land use development and other strategies.

• Transportation finance and funding.

• Transportation data analysis and visualization.

• Policy analysis related to passenger and/or freight travel.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop preliminary drafts of project materials in collaboration with senior staff team members based on research of transportation-related topics.

• Contribute to the development of innovative accurate timely and high quality products and services typically working on multiple projects with all levels of staff

• Communicate with clients and external team members and stakeholders to develop project materials.

• Ensure high quality final presentation of project materials such as reports white papers presentations and briefs for Federal State and local clients. This includes managing comments and executing suggested edits from project stakeholders.

• Provide meeting support including preparing materials on-site attendance (when applicable) or remote hosting and technical support through virtual platforms taking notes and assembling post-meeting summary documents.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in urban planning environmental studies public policy or a similar field with 2 years of experience in transportation planning TDM transportation economics or transportation system management and operations or a Masters degree in a related field with 1 year of experience.

• Experience with word processing presentation virtual meeting software and web applications (e.g. Word PowerPoint Excel Outlook Zoom Microsoft Teams etc.).

Desired Professional Skills

• Effective research skills.

• Exceptional analytical and organizational skills including the ability to prioritize tasks or projects and ability to carry out multiple tasks under tight or sometimes conflicting deadlines.

• Ability to capture meeting discussions in writing and synthesize those discussions into trackable actions.

• High level of attention to detail and work quality.

• Ability to work well both in teams and independently.

• Initiative and understanding to anticipate and respond to client and project needs.

• Ability to work on multiple projects under strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills with a collaborative mindset and ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Experience

• Experience conducting transportation projects for US DOT TRB state DOTs MPOs transit agencies and/or other public sector transportation agencies.

• Experience with TDM or commute program planning implementation or evaluation.

• Strong quantitative skills including spreadsheet analysis geospatial analysis (geographic information systems) and/or benefit-cost analysis.

• Government consulting experience.

Working at ICF

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position including but not limited to relevant work experience skills certifications and competencies that align to the specified role geographic location education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position.

The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: