Transportation Planner II/III

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The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is an interdisciplinary team member who supports senior planning level staff to implement funding strategies for multi-modal efforts throughout the County. Under general supervision, the candidate will coordinate with other professional and support staff to apply for, manage, distribute and report on transportation grants and local sales tax measure funds.

The Ideal Candidate will have the following:

• Good writing skills.
• Good understanding of goals, concepts, and principles of transportation planning.
• Ability to communicate technical information in an easy-to-understand format.
• Ability to creatively develop and implement projects when only general concepts are provided.
• Ability to prioritize projects based on established criteria.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective professional relationships with staff from external agencies.

Classification Bargaining Unit: SEIU

Application Deadline: April 28, 2025 at 11:59PM

Salary

Depending on qualifications, this vacancy may be filled at the II or III level.

Transportation Planner II: $47.55 - $61.83 Hourly / $8,241.67 - $10,716.66 Monthly / $98,900.10 - $128,599.90 Annually

Transportation Planner III: $51.88 - $67.45 Hourly / $8,991.67 - $11,691.66 Monthly / $107,900.00 - $140,299.90 Annually

Essential Job Functions

Transportation Planner II:

• Prepares planning reports, forecasts, and recommendations related to transportation system improvements;
• Evaluates the transportation impacts of land development proposals and proposes alternatives;
• Prepares written and graphical material for reports and public presentations;
• Serves as a member of a multi-disciplinary team for major transportation projects;
• Serves as liaison for various committees;
• Provides information to various groups, committees, and individuals regarding transportation planning projects;
• Performs related duties as required.

Transportation Planner III:

• Analyzes and makes recommendations using advanced transportation planning and statistical methods, modeling, and budgeting and financial analyses;
• Functions as a project lead with other professional staff and consultants;
• Provides liaison with cities, other local/regional agencies, and community groups regarding transportation issues;
• Develops work plans and budget estimates for studies;
• Assists in the development of capital programs and grant applications for transportation funds;
• Prepares public presentations and materials;
• Prepares planning reports involving extensive written and graphical material;
• Performs related duties as required.

Minimum Qualifications

Transportation Planner II: Development of the required knowledge, skills and abilities is typically obtained through a combination of training and experience equivalent to a four year degree from an accredited college or university in transportation planning, urban planning, or related field and two (2) years of increasingly responsible planning experience (a Masters Degree may be substituted for one year of the required experience).

Transportation Planner III: Development of the required knowledge, skills and abilities is typically obtained through a combination of training and experience equivalent to a four year degree from an accredited college or university in transportation planning, urban planning, or related field and three (3) years of increasingly responsible planning experience (a Masters Degree may be substituted for one year of the required experience).

Transportation Planner II:

Knowledge of:

• Physical, environmental, economic, aesthetic, and social implications involved in transportation planning and transit-oriented development;
• Goals, concepts, and principles of transportation planning;
• Research and statistical methods;
• Transportation modeling and mapping applications software;
• Techniques for gathering, evaluating, and transmitting information.

Ability to:

• Creatively develop and carry out projects when only general concepts are given;
• Communicate technical information in an easy to understand format;
• Develop/apply funding formulas to achieve equitable distribution of transportation related program funds for city/county programs;
• Understand complex policy and technical documents;
• Prioritize projects based on established criteria;
• Design graphics/maps using computer/drawing software for publication studies;
• Speak and write effectively;
• Establish and maintain effective relations with those contacted in the course of work.

Transportation Planner III:

Knowledge of:

• Concepts, principles, techniques, and legal aspects of transportation planning;
• Research and statistical methods;
• Budgeting and financial analysis concepts and practices;
• Community interrelationships;
• Computer software common to the planning function (i.e., word processing, spreadsheet, modeling);
• Project management methods and techniques;
• Transportation funding sources and processes.

Ability to:

• Analyze issues and numerical measures associated with transportation planning projects, including estimates derived from computer models, engineering estimates of costs and benefits, and public input;
• Assist in estimating and administering budgets for studies and in managing planning projects;
• Perform analysis and make recommendations based on findings in studies, field observation, and public contacts;
• Write letters, memorandums, board memorandums, planning and technical reports, and fact sheets designed to be understood by all audiences, including the general public;
• Speak and write effectively;
• Establish and maintain effective relations with those contacted in the course of work.

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What's in it for you?

• Work/Life Balance: 40-hour work weeks, and an option of a flexible/hybrid remote schedule.
• Health: VTA participates in a CalPERS-sponsored medical plan with VTA contribution to employee and dependent premium health insurance premiums. Employees pay a monthly contribution of any amount in excess of the Kaiser Bay Area Family rate.
• Flex Spending Account: $300 employer-funded Health FSA for eligible employees
• Vision: VSP full premium for employees and eligible dependents
• Dental: Delta Dental full premium for employees and eligible dependents
• Leave: 17 days of vacation (accrued), 80 Hours of sick time (accrued), 12 paid holidays per year, and 1 floating holiday per year.

All Classic AFSCME, SEIU, TAEA, and Non-Rep employees hired on or after 01/09/2012 pay 7.0% of salary toward the required employee contribution to PERS.

All New/PEPRA AFSCME, SEIU, TAEA, and Non-Rep employees pay 8.0% of salary toward the required employee contribution to PERS.

Social Security taxes will be deducted from each employee's bi-weekly salary.

Additional perks:

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General Instructions

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