What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRINCIPAL TRANSPORTATION PLANNER (RECORDS MANAGEMENT) position at Los Angeles Metro?
Salary : $90,521.60 - $135,740.80 Annually
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type : Regular Employee
Job Number : 2400411
Cabinet : BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cost Center : 6440 - RESEARCH & RECORDS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Opening Date : 03 / 03 / 2025
Closing Date : 3 / 17 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Pacific
FLSA : Exempt
Bargaining Unit : Non-Contract
Metro's mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.
Description
Provides advanced-level planning and programming support and performs a range of functions in an assigned organizational unit.
Examples of Duties
- Develops, applies, and evaluates technical planning and financial or system analytical methods and procedures
- Supports analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, of transportation or related projects, programs, and policies
- Prepares comprehensive reports and correspondence
- Provides technical and policy guidance to local jurisdictions and agencies on Metro programs
- Analyzes, develops, and recommends policies and procedures
- For the assigned business unit, develops technical and other documentation in support of Request for Proposals (RFPs) and participates in contractor / consultant selection
- Executes cooperative agreements, memorandums of understanding (MOUs), and certification requirements with other entities
- Manages vendor performance against contracts to ensure completion of projects within scope, on-time, and within budget for the assigned business unit
- Participates in special task forces, committees, panels, transportation forums, and peer groups
- Assists in developing program guidelines and strategies
- Develops and monitors forecasts, budgets, and financial plans for transportation or related programs and projects
- Negotiates funding agreements
- Evaluates the costs, benefits, and risks associated with alternative funding plans, programs, and projects
- Represents staff at meetings to facilitate and implement planning projects
- Serves as lead with responsibility for studies and research projects
- Acts as liaison with outside agencies, public and private organizations
- Promotes development along transit lines and transportation corridors
- May be required to supervise 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 assigned employees
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
May be required to perform other related job duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and / or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes :
Education
Experience
Certifications / Licenses / Special Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.
Essential Knowledge
Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)
Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)
Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)
Special Conditions The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
Physical Effort Required
Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with hiring practices.
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.
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. Late applications will not be considered.
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.
BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES
Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs / week) employees of Metro.
We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.
Medical / Dental / Vision Plan - Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.
Group Life Insurance - PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.
Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.
Holidays - 12 days a year : New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Time off with Pay (TOWP) - Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years 20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year 25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year 30 days
Beginning of 16th years 35 days
Pension Plan - PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.
Other Benefits : Transportation passes for employees and / or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.
BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only :
Public Pension Plan
457 / 401K Plan
Flex Spending
Paid Sick Time
Fare Media
Rideshare Subsidies
Metro One Fitness membership
For more information on the Benefits Enrollment for Contingent Employees, please visit LA Metro's Pension & Benefits website at
Please acknowledge that the following responses will be used to supplement and expand on the Work Experience section of your application. It is important to provide detailed answers and do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as accurate as possible. By completing this supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.
Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
Please select the number of years of relevant experience you have in transportation planning, project management, urban design, transportation systems design and research, travel simulation and demand modeling, transportation finance, operations planning, or other related area.
If you indicated having experience in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
PQ 1 - Do you have relevant experience conducting group training in a Records Management environment?
PQ 1 - If you indicated having experience in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
PQ 2 - Do you have relevant experience administering best practices for records management?
PQ 2 - If you indicated having experience in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
PQ 3 - Do you have relevant experience optimizing processes in a public sector records management environment?
PQ 3 - If you indicated having experience / education in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience / education, including names of employers / schools, dates of employment, and duties performed / certificates received. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
PQ 4 - Do you have relevant experience adhering to State of California Public Records Act (CPRA) for Records Management?
PQ 4- If you indicated having experience / education in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience / education, including names of employers / schools, dates of employment, and duties performed / certificates received. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
PQ 5 - Do you have relevant experience managing and / or analyzing record keeping document software / systems (e.g. Laserfiche, gimmal)?
PQ 5 - If you indicated having experience / education in the previous question, please describe where and how you gained this experience / education, including names of employers / schools, dates of employment, and duties performed / certificates received. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N / A."
Required Question
Salary : $90,522 - $135,741
