Senior Manager, Transportation Planning; Security Operations Center

Oversees, manages, and executes work activities that may have broad organizational-wide impact in an assigned organizational unit and manages the work of assigned staff and consultants on related projects.

• Manages complex transportation planning, implementation, funding, and analytical projects and programs
• Leads and facilitates development of strategies, processes, and policies
• Develops, negotiates, and executes major cooperative and service agreements, Memorandums of Understanding, and interagency funding plans to include scopes of work, financial plans, schedules, and contracts with other agencies and private developers
• Provides technical support and policy guidance to management on Metro plans, programs, and projects
• Applies, develops, and evaluates analytical, quantitative, and statistical tools and their results
• Represents Metro and makes presentations before various public/private audiences
• Participates and takes a leadership position in committees, forums, interagency task forces, and/or technical advisory groups
• Coordinates with municipal partners and ensures compliance with relevant policy guidelines and regulations
• Supports the acquisition processes and consultant contracts; manages schedules, staffing, technical deliverables, and budgets from the end user/business unit perspective
• Develops, forecasts, and monitors budgets for plans, programs, and projects
• Evaluates proposed legislation for impact on specific plans, programs, and projects
• Evaluates the costs, benefits, and risks of alternative funding plans, programs, and projects
• Prepares comprehensive reports, correspondence, and cost estimates
• Manages and coordinates the work of staff and/or consultants
• Guides work plan, staff, resource allocation, and stakeholder engagement strategy to advance implementation of pilot projects and to implement Metro's Vision 2028 Strategic Plan
• Coordinates with municipal partners to pilot new initiatives and to implement Metro's Vision 2028 Strategic Plan
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out.
• May be required to perform other related job duties.

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban or Transportation Planning, Civil or Transportation Engineering, Business, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Design, Public Policy, Finance, or a related field;
  Master's Degree in a related field preferred

• Six years of relevant experience or three years supervisory-level experience in transportation planning, project management, urban design, transportation system design and research, travel simulation and demand modeling, transportation finance, operations planning, or a related area; two years of relevant management-level experience preferred; some positions in this class may require specialized experience in area of assignment

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions preferred

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing and implementing transit incident response procedures and policies, including crisis communication processes and the assessment of incident reports for a medium to large agency.
• Experience utilizing technology and analytic tools within an operations center for access management systems, computer-aided multi-channel radio, and closed-circuit television.
• FEMA Independent Study Program Certifications (FEMA), Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service Certifications (TEEX), California Specialized Training Institute Certifications (CSTI), Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Certified Security Professional (CSP)
• Experience interacting with various internal departments and outside agencies to identify and coordinate incident response and procedural improvements to ensure quality public transportation service performance.
• Experience overseeing transportation dispatchers and controllers in a safety or security capacity within a 24/7…