Senior Planner; Transportation

Overview

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The City of Pasadena's Department of Transportation is seeking a Senior Planner (Transportation) for the Community Mobility Section of the Multimodal Planning Division. Under direct supervision from the Principal Planner, the Senior Planner will perform a variety of professional planning work to implement Mobility Improvement Projects. This includes managing projects within the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program, oversight and implementation of the Pedestrian Transportation Action Plan, Bicycle Transportation Action Plan and future Active Transportation Plan which includes facilitating significant community outreach.

The Senior Planner will independently manage complex transportation infrastructure projects. Key responsibilities include preparing project budgets, leading community engagement, monitoring budgets, and managing consultants to ensure successful project delivery. Additionally, the position will be responsible for overseeing planning studies and updating existing City planning documents.

The Senior Planner coordinates, schedules, assigns, trains and evaluates the work of professional and para-professional personnel; attends meetings; makes presentations and responds to community concerns about transportation related issues.

The ideal candidate will be a technical expert in their field, with a focus on transportation planning. The candidate will have recent exposure on a diverse range of multimodal transportation projects and should demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills, problem solving and critical thinking skills, be a team player, possess good customer service skills, have the ability to present recommendations to groups, take initiative, and have a strong work ethic.

Collaboration across sections of the Department is a must. Candidate must have the ability to act in the absence of the Principal Planner.

Below is a list of major responsibilities which may be required of this position. For more detailed information, please review the Senior Planner Transportation job description.

• Under direct supervision from the Principal Planner, the Senior Planner will perform a variety of professional planning work in the Multimodal Planning Division of the Department of Transportation to implement Mobility Improvement Projects.
• Implement projects funded through the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) Measure R Mobility Improvement Project (MIP) funding. In addition, the Senior Planner ensures timely invoicing and manages multiple consultant contracts.
• Manage the implementation of the Pedestrian Transportation Action Plan, Bicycle Transportation Action Plan and in-process Active Transportation Plan.
• Develop project community outreach plans, present at community meetings, and coordinate engagement work to successful build community consensus on transportation projects, policies, and plans.
• Grant writing and subsequent administration of grant-funded projects for various transportation and traffic safety related improvements.
• Assist in the development of the Capital Improvement Program and track quarterly project monitoring reports.
• Work effectively with other departments, particularly the Planning and Community Development Department and Public Works Department.
• Prepare requests for proposals and evaluate proposals.
• Communicate effectively with Council member offices and the public.
• Possess substantial knowledge of federal and state guidelines and requirements related to transportation planning.
• Implement a Safe System Approach to traffic safety in alignment with the City’s Focused Local Roadway Safety Action Plan, with the goal of reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries occurring in the City.
• Prepare agenda reports and provide presentations to commissions, committees, and City Council.
• Make a variety of public presentations and direct the preparation of reports and correspondence.
• Monitor community needs, division resources, legislative mandates and grant-funded requirements.
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