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Manager, Transportation Planning (Multimodal Corridor Planning)
LA METRO / Los Angeles, CA
Posted on: August 16, 2018
Application Deadline:
Job Description
Public Transportation Services Corporation (PTSC)
Non-Represented EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Bulletin No: 009900-044
Job Title: MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Specialty: Multimodal Corridor Planning
Closing Date: 07-SEP-18
Salary Grade: H1N
Salary Range: $90,813 – $113,526 – $136,219
External/Internal: EXTERNAL
Other Info: This bulletin is posted to establish or add to a Qualified Candidate Pool (QCP)
Basic Function
- Manages and executes activities associated with regional planning, multimodal corridor planning, highway planning, regional rail planning, systemwide planning, freight planning, project and program development, grant development and advocacy, capital management, and technical analysis in all Countywide Transportation Planning & Development disciplines
Example Of Duties
- Conducts complex planning, implementation, funding and analytical projects and programs; manages operating projects and programs
- Conducts multimodal corridor studies and analyses in support of planning and programming efforts, with a particular focus on freight movement through regional transportation corridors
- Supports the development of competitive grant applications for state and federal funding through project development, corridor planning, analysis, research, writing, advocacy, and other related items
- Conducts research and program development work related to the advancement of technology and innovation in project and program development, and in corridor planning efforts
- Supports the development and implementation of Metro’s Vision 2028, Long Range Transportation Plan, Goods Movement Strategic Plan, and associated planning efforts
- Assumes management responsibility on major transportation and research studies and projects
- Applies, develops, and evaluates analytical, quantitative and statistical tools and their results
- Provides technical support and makes presentations to public and private groups on Metro projects and programs
- Participates in regional and statewide transportation forums
- Participates in developing program guidelines, strategies, and policies
- Negotiates and executes cooperative agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with various agencies
- Provides technical and policy guidance on Metro plans, programs and projects
- Develops and negotiates scopes of work, financial plans, schedules, contracts, and agreements
- Evaluates proposed legislation for impacts on specific plans, programs and projects
- Develops and monitors forecasts, impacts and budgets for plans, programs and projects
- Evaluates the costs, benefits, and risks of alternative funding plans, programs, and projects
- Manages contractor/consultant contracts
- Prepares invoices of revenues and allocates to accounts
- Analyzes and manages contractor budgets
- Promotes supporting development along transit lines and transportation corridors
- Prepares comprehensive reports, correspondence and presentations
- Supervises subordinate staff
- Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency’s safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all subordinate employees
- Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out
Selection Procedure
Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Requirements For Employment
- Bachelor’s degree – Urban or Transportation Planning, Engineering (Civil, Transportation, Structural, Industrial, Mechanical, Architecture, etc.), Business, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Design, Public Policy, Economics, or other related field
- 5 years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, project management, urban design, transportation system design and research, and travel simulation and demand modeling, transportation finance, operations planning, or other related area, which includes a minimum of one year of experience in leading the multimodal planning efforts
- Master’s degree in a related field is desirable
Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, including two years of experience in freight planning and/or highway corridor planning and/or multimodal corridor planning
- Experience conducting research, policy analysis, developing funding strategies, and grant-writing
Knowledge:
- Theories, principles, and practices of transportation planning and land use, business and public administration
- Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing transportation policies and funding sources for a public agency
- Organization and processes of local, regional, state and federal government, including legislative and funding processes and policies
- Financial, analytical, statistical, and mathematical methods and procedures
- Modern management theory
Abilities:
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Interact professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
- Represent Metro before the public
- Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
- Analyze situations, identify problems, recommend solutions, and evaluate outcome
- Think and act independently
- Conduct comprehensive studies and analyses
- Negotiate consensus solutions
- Make financial decisions within a budget
- Establish and implement relevant policies and procedures
- Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data
- Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Supervise subordinate staff
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
Application Instructions
Application Procedure
To apply, visit Metro’s website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.
Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:
METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.
All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. BM
*Open to the public and all Metro employees
This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
