Transportation Planner

Who We Are

The City of Beverly Hills has a long-standing reputation for providing superior customer service to residents, businesses, and visitors. This characteristic, combined with outstanding staff in all departments, has been a hallmark of success for this high-performance organization. The municipal government (approximately 1,000+ full-time and part-time employees) provides the highest quality safety services, recreational activities, municipal services, and physical environment.

What We Do

The Public Works Department provides a variety of services related to the development, construction, inspection, improvement, and maintenance of the City's infrastructure. This infrastructure includes traffic lights, sidewalks, streetlights, and roadways. In addition, Public Works runs the following enterprise operations:
Water, Solid Waste, Wastewater, Stormwater, and Parking Operations.

Who We're Looking For

The Public Works Department seeks a Transportation Planner with a genuine passion for transportation who is self-motivated and proactive - ready to take initiative, contribute meaningfully from day one, and bring energy and purpose to their work. The ideal candidate is highly organized, capable of managing multiple concurrent projects with competing deadlines, and adaptable to shifting priorities. The department values individuals who think critically to analyze tradeoffs, anticipate challenges, and develop practical solutions.

This person has strong written and oral communication skills, with an ability to translate complex technical concepts and data into clear, accessible language for non-technical audiences. They offer patience and empathy to community members, fostering trust in government.

Possession of a professional certification is preferred, though not required. Desired credentials include the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Professional Transportation Planner (PTP) designation, or other relevant professional planning, engineering, or transportation certifications.

Work Schedule

This position will be assigned a work schedule based on operational needs as determined by the Public Works Director. Potential schedules include 5/40 schedule, 9/80 schedule, and occasional meetings and events in the evenings as needed. This position may be eligible for a hybrid telecommuting schedule after an initial onsite training period established by the department upon hire.

Detailed

Job Description

Transportation Planner

Salary and Benefits

$- $ Annually

This position is represented by the Management and Professional Employees Association and is covered by the negotiated terms and conditions of that Association's Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), a copy of which is located erlyhills.org/mou.

Minimum Qualifications

(These qualifications are typically required. A combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted).

* Bachelor's degree in planning, transportation engineering, public administration, or a related field (master's degree desirable).

* Three years of related staff experience.

* Possession of a valid California Class C Driver's License

* Or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation, as required by the position.

Selection Process

* Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the job bulletin at the time of submission unless specified otherwise.

* When an application is being reviewed, only information included in the Education, Work Experience, Certificates and Licenses, and Skills sections of the application will be considered to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications.

* Résumés and cover letters are not reviewed or considered when screening for minimum qualifications.  

* Résumés and cover letters are not accepted in lieu of a complete job application.

* Required supplemental attachments (i.e. diplomas, degrees, certifications or transcripts, etc.) must be included as part of the original application and may not be emailed separately unless explicitly stated otherwise or approved to be submitted separately.

* Applications must…