Manager of Traffic Engineering & Transit Facilities

A leadership opportunity for an experienced professional in traffic engineering, transportation planning, and transit facilities, with a current California Professional Engineer (P.E.) license.

Under general direction from the Director of Planning, manages projects, leads and supervises staff or consultants and performs difficult and complex traffic engineering and transit facilities planning and design studies, investigations and analyses. Supports the department work program in the areas of:
Short-Range and Service Planning, Long-Range Strategic Planning, and Facilities Planning. Can develop various transit plans and projects include complying with requirements of CEQA, NEPA, Title VI and ADA. Develops, executes, analyzes and summarizes complex planning, facilities or traffic engineering projects; and manages consultant efforts to accomplish such projects.

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Engineering, or a closely related field; A Master’s degree desirable
• Ten (10) years' full-time recent position related experience in traffic engineering, transportation facilities planning, or design, or a closely related field. Four (4) years of which must be in project management

• Must possess a Professional Engineer (P.E.) license as a Civil Engineer in the state of California.
• Must possess and maintain a current, valid California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record.
• Operates District Vehicles on a regular basis.

Mobility to work in a typical office setting. Ability to communicate in person and over the telephone. Ability to read printed materials and a computer screen. Routine use of computer, telephone and other office equipment. Ability to travel to District facilities or to Bay Area locations to communicate to various groups. May conduct field inspections of facilities.

• District policies and applicable Memorandum of Agreement (MOU)
• Basic traffic engineering principles as well as emerging industry guidelines for elements that could affect the District’s Bridge and Transit operations
• High-level view of the District’s operations in the areas of Bridge, Bus and Ferry operations
• Systems analysis, principles, practices and purposes of transit planning, statistical and research methods, bus, ferry and rail transit operations and development, and economics, financial analysis and budgeting
• Specifications as contained in the ASHTO Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, and awareness of when actual transit operating conditions may differ from those specifications
• Project Management and contract administration
• Federal, state and local regulations related to transit operations

• Evaluate any of those three areas with regard to traffic analysis or facility improvements
• Solve problems at both the micro- and macro-level
• Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communications skills, with an emphasis on technical report writing
• Interpret and create plans, specifications and operational layouts
• Use computer systems and processes routinely and effectively, for general analytical and report writing tasks
• Collect, analyze and interpret transit and traffic operations data
• Analyze and make financial and operational recommendations as needed
• Work independently on a regular basis to achieve project goals
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with District personnel, contractors, vendors and others
• Follow the safety and health rules and safe working practices applicable to the job

• Conducts regular personal contact with internal District staff to interpret planning policy and interacts frequently with outside transit partner agency representatives to exchange transit planning information,…