Assistant Transportation Planner

Job Description

Join our Public Works Department as an Assistant Transportation Planner and help shape the future of public transportation in Lodi! This position offers the opportunity to work in a fast-paced, multi-faceted, very hands-on environment, with a broad range of projects to help manage the City of Lodi’s transit system. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented and has strong analytical, project management, and communication skills, is able to adapt to changing priorities, and is proficient in the use of planning tools such as GIS and is familiar with state and federal transportation regulations.

Job descriptions are intended to present a broad and general range of duties which includes, purpose, responsibilities, and scope of work. Job descriptions are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

Performs professional work in the field of planning, public administration, environmental analysis, and economic development, as it relates to transportation. The Assistant Transportation Planner plays a critical role in overseeing transit administration, transportation programming, and transportation initiatives that enhance efficiency, accessibility, and sustainability of the City’s mobility network.

This is a flexibly staffed class series in that the Junior Transportation Planner may reasonably expect to progress to the Assistant Transportation Planner with training, satisfactory performance and management approval. The Assistant Transportation Planner performs a wider range of professional planning duties of greater complexity, with the incumbent learning and performing tasks in an independent nature with limited supervision.

• Receives direction from higher level personnel.
• May exercise technical or functional supervision over lower level planning class positions and other personnel.

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Performs a wide range of administrative duties related to the operation and administration of the Lodi Grape Line public transit system;
• Collects, maintains, updates, monitors, and analyzes data required for planning activities;
  Conducts field surveys;
  Documents findings and justifies recommendations;
  Utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other technical tools to support planning activities;
• Performs, and assists in performing, routine to moderately difficult research studies;
  Prepares technical reports and recommendations for a wide variety of transportation issues;
  Assists staff with interpretation of data, plans documents, technical reports, regulatory directives, and program guidelines;
• Prepares data for Federal, State, and Local reports, adhering to strict regulatory requirements;
  Maintains project documentation, databases, and reports per regulatory requirements;
  Assists in the development and administration of grants;
  Assists in the completion of reporting requirements;
• Assists in the development and management of projects and contracts;
  Assists with procurement;
  Coordinates with contractors, consultants, and internal staff to ensure delivery of projects;
  Performs administrative duties necessary for project delivery;
• Assists in the development of public meetings, outreach, workshops, education, and engagement. Prepares materials in-print, and online (webpage and social media);
  Prepares graphics including plans, signs, forms, and exhibits;
• Represents the City at regional committees and working groups;
• Ensures regulatory compliance in contracts and during procurement;
  Exercises oversight over contracts;
• Prepares grant applications; ensures grant requirements are met during implementation;
• Assists with program budgeting;
• Assists in the development and evaluation of policies and plans;
• Leads public meetings and outreach engagement activities;
• Performs other duties related to the operation of the department and the City including additional duties that enable the department and City to meet the diverse needs of its community.

• Transportation planning principles as they pertain to transit (fixed route bus routes, demand response,…