Senior Planner

Pay Rate: AFSCME Pay Grade A13
Annual Salary: $ (Step
1) – $ (Step
5)

* Initial negotiable annual salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Current Assignment: This announcement will be used to create an eligibility list to backfill future vacancies that may occur within the next twelve (12) months.

Looking for a career where your work has a real impact every day? Join BART and help connect more than 200,000 riders across the Bay Area to jobs, schools, healthcare, and the opportunities that matter most. As a Senior Planner, you’ll play a key role in shaping the future of one of the nation's most vital transit systems while contributing to a more connected, sustainable, and equitable region.

BART is seeking talented professionals who thrive on solving complex challenges, enjoy working in a dynamic and fast‑paced environment, a hybrid schedule and are passionate about public service.

Reporting to the Group Manager, Station Area Planning, Senior Planners are responsible for a combination of planning duties in support of station area planning, including land use/Transit Oriented Development (TOD), station access, and station upgrade projects as well as developing and coordinating the acquisition of funding for projects and programs with other transportation agencies; and performs related duties as assigned.

The most qualified candidate will demonstrate the following in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications:

• Experience with station area, land use, transportation, and access planning.
• Familiarity with station design, including capacity analysis, multimodal station access, and urban design best practices.
• Understanding of the relationship between land use, transit and travel demand.
• Experience with placemaking, to better connect BART to surrounding communities and enhance customer experience.
• Knowledge of travel markets, and regional growth trends and policies to be used in transportation modeling, ridership analysis, and analytical assignments.
• Demonstrated clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.

The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced in the related work experience and will be articulated during the selection process:

• Understanding of local land use/transportation planning decision making processes, and experience coordinating with local governments. Familiarity with AB2923, SB79 and the MTC TOC Policy.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate policies and strategies related to the adopted District policies, such as the Station Access and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policies.
• Knowledge of BART’s role in the regional economy, environment, land use patterns, and public service.
• Knowledge of planning and funding efforts at federal, state, regional, County and jurisdictional levels.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to transit system and station area planning development (i.e. California Environmental Quality Act, Federal Title VI, Americans with Disabilities Act).
• Knowledge of station access and accessibility guidelines (NACTO, PROWAG, etc.).
• Proven ability to engage the public and key stakeholders with effective communication techniques in writing and at in‑person and on‑line meetings, activities, and events.

If you are ready to make a difference for the Bay Area while building a fulfilling and stable career, we encourage you to apply and join the team that keeps the region moving.

Reports to: Group Manager, Station Area Planning