What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Transportation Planner position at City of Hayward, CA?
Salary : $132,267.20 - $160,700.80 Annually
Location : Hayward, CA
Job Type : Full-Time
Job Number : H210-2024-07
Department : Public Works & Utilities
Opening Date : 01 / 09 / 2025
Closing Date : 1 / 31 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific
Description
DEADLINE TO APPLY : Friday, January 31st, 2025. THE POSITION :
Hayward is excited to announce an opportunity to join its progressive and dynamic Transportation Division as a Senior Transportation Planner. Reporting to the Deputy Director of Public Works, the Senior Transportation Planner will play a key role in delivering a safer, more sustainable transportation system for the City of Hayward. This individual will be a motivated, creative professional who will lead or support many projects and programs, including supporting development review, implementing transportation demand management strategies, managing complete streets design studies, overseeing neighborhood traffic calming efforts, and others. The individual will be coordinating with partner agencies to deliver major regional transportation projects such as investments at interchanges of City streets with I-880 and SR-92 and the East Bay Greenway.
You are :
The ideal candidate will have a strong education and technical background in transportation planning and management. The candidate will have strong project management skills and excel in a collaborative working environment, working effectively to manage projects from inception to completion. The candidate will have significant experience work with community members and stakehodlers to develop consensus around complex projects or challenges. The candidate will have significant experience working with regional partner agencies.
Essential Duties
What you will do :
Duties may include but are not limited to the following :
Reviews and analyzes all major transportation studies coordinating with appropriate City personnel.
Initiates long-term transportation planning efforts based on available data and reasonable projections.
Reviews and analyzes local plans and development projects for impact on transportation. Maintains city-wide transportation forecasting models.
Identifies and assigns priorities to major capital improvements based on cost effectiveness.
Identifies and assigns priorities to improvements designed to improve traffic flow.
Identifies and develops transportation systems management opportunities such as ridesharing, van pools, shuttle buses inter modal systems, and flextime work schedules.
Works with community groups, business organizations and major employers to achieve voluntary reduction in peak hour automobile trips.
Makes community presentations to inform and promote City approved programs.
Evaluates and recommends on effectiveness of potential mandatory transportation systems management programs.
Works closely with Bay Area Rapid Transportation, Alameda County Transit, Caltrans, and with any transportation provider impacting on Hayward's traffic needs.
Represents City at committees, boards, and agencies to expand cooperative planning and joint problem-solving among transportation organizations and providers including local, regional and state organizations. These include the Congestion Management Agency, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and Caltrans.
Prepares long-range transportation systems management plans.
Prepares public relations plans to disseminate information and gain acceptance for a transportation systems program.
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CORE COMPETENCIES
Knowledge of :
- Principles, practices and techniques of transportation and traffic operations and planning.
- Transportation systems management including transportation demand management.
- Regional, transportation issues and traffic forecasting models.
- State, Federal and local laws and regulations related to transportation functions.
Ability to :
JOB RELATED AND ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications
You have :
Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be :
Experience : Four (4) years of experience planning, administering or managing transportation systems which required an understanding of technical aspects of transportation and including supervisory experience.
Education : Equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree in planning, civil engineering, traffic engineering, business administration or a closely related discipline. Training in traffic or transportation engineering is desirable.
Supplemental Information
BENEFITS AND REWARDS :
Depending on employee group, some of these benefits may include :
SELECTION PROCEDURE
Apply - submit a completed City of Hayward job application, license, and responses to the Supplemental Questionnaire, which fully describe the nature of their professional experience and qualifications.
Application Review -
A. Minimum qualifications
B. Completion of the supplemental questionnaire
The rating of the supplemental questions may determine application status and / or rank on the eligible list. Applications submitted without all required materials will not be considered.
Supplemental Questionnaire Review - Tentatively scheduled week of January 27th, 2025
The examination process will result in a ranked eligible register of candidates for hiring consideration by the department derived from any of the exam processes mentioned above.
Department Interviews - Actual hire depends on success in the departmental selection process. Include specific or approximate dates here.
Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City should expect to undergo an employment background / reference check that may include, but is not limited to : employment history verification, medical evaluation, confirmation of educational credentials and degrees, licenses including driver's license, registrations, certificates, and other credentials as part of the appointment process. Some positions, depending on the nature of the work, also require a credit check and a review of Summary Criminal History obtained from the State Department of Justice through Live Scan Fingerprinting.
Applicants will be notified electronically via Government Jobs as to their status in the selection process. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure they can receive email notice from Neogov / Government Jobs and the City of Hayward.
The City of Hayward reserves the right to modify the selection process as necessary to conform to administrative or business necessity.
APPLICATIONS
Candidates are encouraged to apply online at www.hayward-ca.gov under the Current Vacancies tab or at www.GovernmentJobs.com. Paper applications can be obtained by visiting the Human Resources Department at Hayward City Hall located at 777 B Street, Hayward, CA 94541. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Apply prior to the closing time of the job announcement and allow at least one (1) hour to submit your application if you are a new user to the system. Our on-line application system is provided by Government Jobs. If you have problems while applying online, please contact the Government Jobs Help Desk at (855) 524-5627.
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Benefits Overview
This summary provides a brief overview of the benefits available to regular full-time City employees. As indicated in the 2025 Benefit Summary, some employee groups have different benefits based upon negotiated agreements. Depending on employee group, some of these benefits may include :
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Please be sure to answer the supplemental questions thoroughly and accurately. Applicants are responsible for clearly, completely, and accurately identifying their qualifications. Your responses to the questions must be supported by both the work experience listed on your application as well as your resume. The rating of the supplemental questions may determine your application status and / or rank on the eligible list. Responses should be sufficiently detailed to assist in evaluating your qualifications for this position. Writing 'see resume' or 'N / A' is not a sufficient response.I have read and understand the statement above concerning submission of supplemental questionnaire responses.
Do you possess a valid Class C California Driver License?
Do you possess a Bachelor's Degree or greater in planning, civil engineering, traffic engineering, business administration or a closely related discipline?
How many years of experience do you possess in planning, administering or managing transportation systems which required an understanding of technical aspects of transportation and including supervisory experience?
Please write out the number in words first (e.g., 'five') and then type it in numerical form in parentheses (e.g., 'five (5)')."
Please share a transportation project that you worked on, the specific role you played on the project, the challenges you experienced, the project outcome, and one or two things that you learned or would have done differently.
Explain your experience working with different internal and external stakeholders on transportation projects, including public engagement and outreach?
What do you see as the biggest transportation challenge facing Hayward today and what opportunities are there for addressing it?
Describe your management style and provide an example of a time when you responded to a challenging personnel or project management issue.
Describe your familiarity with grant writing, transportation funding and project budget management.
Provide specific examples of how you engage in data-driven decision making.
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Salary : $132,267 - $160,701
