Director, Planning - Internal/External

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION

OVERVIEW
The Sacramento region is currently experiencing a renaissance of its urban core and renewed confidence in RT’s bus and light rail system. With the recent opening of Golden 1 Center, a multi-purpose indoor arena and home to the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, unprecedented investment interest is underway. New homes, restaurants, retail, luxury housing and office space are not far behind. Three blocks from the arena is the 240-acre Railyards site to be developed. In the midst of a remarkable post-recession boom, Sacramento is truly an exciting place to be.

Sacramento is California’s capital city, historic center of the Gold Rush and the center of state government. Sacramento County has a population of 1.48 million. With a population of nearly 500,000, Sacramento is the 6th largest city in California. Approximately 1,000 RT employees work hard seven days a week, 365 days a year covering a 418 square-mile service area to keep the Sacramento region moving. A career at RT provides a unique opportunity to make our community a more accessible place to live, work and play. Apply today to be a change agent and a leader in this organization. This position reports to the VP, Accountability and Performance.

CAREER DEFINING OPPORTUNITIES
• Will lead the first comprehensive bus route/stop assessment and recognition in decades to reflect:
o Growing suburban markets
o Desires/needs of new markets and current riders
o Emerging partnerships with transportation network companies and driverless cars
o Embraces innovation
o Increased customer conveniences and increased ridership

• Planning activities include the development of expansion plans, service integration and optimization plans, strategic and policy plans, and short and long term capital and operations plans. This is accomplished by coordinating service planning and public activities, managing contract performance, and directing and supervising staff.

• Other duties may include supporting major capital projects and grant applications, participating in special planning work groups and committees, creating development guides, representing the District in regional, state, or national forums, providing support to the executive leadership team, advising in plan, program, and service delivery, ensuring technical competence of policy, planning, ridership forecasting and modeling, staying abreast of regional demographics, and state/local activities as they relate to RT planning activities.

1. Supports capital projects by serving as the liaison with outside agencies; directing and supervising staff in special studies, analyses, and project reviews; reviewing and directing staff responses to public inquiries; providing status reports to management on current projects; and participating in joint planning meetings with stakeholders and other departments.

2. Directs and inspires service planning initiatives, special studies and analysis of transit use by bus and light rail; facilitating strategy meetings regarding route structure, ridership and performance indicators; recommending modifications to executive management and Board; reviewing impending grant requests for funding; researching and proposing project development grants for new capital projects; and supervising staff and contractors conducting planning studies and developing projects.

3. Manages short-range planning by reviewing analysis of transit use by bus and light rail, providing recommendations regarding service performance and planning; reviewing the relevancy of grant requests for funding, researching and proposing project development grants for new capital projects, and supervising staff and contractors conducting planning studies and developing projects.

4. Provides direction and supervision of strategic and long range planning by proactively reviewing, and approving staff reports and reviews regarding land use, transportation plans, development plans, regional General Plans, special area plans; reviewing, modifying, and approving development, regional general and special area plans; facilitating strategy sessions regarding planning policy; reviewing the analysis of grant programs and grant requests, coordinating special studies, and writing, reviewing, and approving issue papers.

5. Oversees public support activities by developing strategy related to community engagement, coordinating staff participation and attendance; participating on special study panels and working groups; providing testimonies on transportation projects at meetings, and serving as the department representative for outside agencies. Establishes strong partnerships with urban and the metropolitan planning organization suburban committees.

6. Coordinates service planning by supervising line personnel in data collection, statistical analysis, and special surveys; reviewing the development and submission of information to the National Transit Database; analyzing the effect proposed route and service changes will have on ridership; finding the correlation between service planning activities and short and long-range projects, and approving staff reports and recommendations on route performance and changes, seasonal variations, and effects of special events.

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited college or university in Transportation Planning or a related field. Additional directly related experience beyond the minimum requirement may substitute for the required education based on the ratio of one and a half (1.5) years of experience for each (1) year of education.

Experience: A minimum of seven (7) years of experience in transit planning, including three (3) years of supervisory experience.

Proof of required education beyond high school, such as college transcripts, diplomas, licenses and/or certificates must be submitted at the time of application, if not substituting experience for the education requirement.

The minimum qualifications as stated on this job announcement represent only the basic requirements of the position. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee that a candidate will be invited to participate in other examination segments of the selection process. An employment application, supplemental questionnaire and proof of education, as outlined above, are required for this position. Applications, supplemental questionnaires, and job announcements are available at Human Resources, 2810 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, or through our website at sacrt.com.

Completed employment application, supplemental questionnaire and proof of education, as outlined above, must be submitted to the Human Resources department not later than Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. RT does not accept e-mail applications, on-line applications, or late applications regardless of postmark. RT will not process incomplete applications. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of an application, but may be included with the application. For more information on benefits, a summary sheet is available from the Human Resources department. The Human Resources department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment process to accommodate candidates with disabilities. For more information, contact the Human Resources department at 916.556.0298.

RT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE – Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans.

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