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ABOUT MTC
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing, and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the state designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC provides services to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG). For more information about MTC, visit www.mtc.ca.gov.

ABOUT THE ROLE
Working as part of the Transportation Planning team in the Regional Planning Program, the Principal Planner/Analyst will lead one or more major projects and manage ongoing transportation planning activities at MTC, overseeing staff and consultants as appropriate. In the near term, this position is anticipated to play a lead role on a major initiative within Plan Bay Area 2060, MTC/ABAG’s next long-range regional plan. Such initiatives in past plan cycles have included performance-based prioritization of major transportation projects and scenario planning to identify resilient strategies for an uncertain future. In the longer term, this position would be expected to lead planning studies (and manage staff and/or consultants) on topics related to transit, goods movement, road pricing and other relevant transportation priorities for the region.

The individual would collaborate closely with policy and planning staff across the agency as well as technical staff in the forecasting and modeling team. Furthermore, the individual would play a major role in engaging and coordinating with key transportation partners throughout the Bay Area, including county transportation agencies, transit operators and non-profit organizations, as well as relevant federal and state agencies. While this position is envisioned to focus on transportation-oriented projects and policies, it will require a cross-functional and interdisciplinary lens.

The ideal candidate would be a versatile team player with robust technical, communications and project management skills, who can seamlessly work with internal and external transportation partners, and who would have knowledge on a wide range of transportation, land use, environmental resilience and equity issues. The ideal candidate would have a clear track record of being self-driven, employing creative problem-solving abilities under tight deadlines and demonstrating excellent interpersonal skills necessary to advance large projects successfully.

Under the direction of the Assistant Director, Transportation Planning within the Regional Planning Program, specific assignments and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Project Management and Staff Oversight

Lead major transportation initiatives within the Planning Section, including project planning and execution.
Oversee work and manage one or more staff working on related initiatives.
Assist with management of cross-functional teams, including project tracking, internal coordination meetings, etc.
Coordinate closely with staff focused on transportation, housing, and the environment, and when appropriate, lead or partner on initiatives in these areas as well.

Policy and Technical Analyses

Leverage robust policy and technical skills to conduct quantitative and qualitative explorations of key issues in regional planning.
Coordinate closely with transportation and land use modeling staff.
Supervise junior staff and/or consultants working on policy and technical analyses.

Communications

Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing, through compelling, relevant, and understandable memos and presentations.
Lead forums and stakeholder meetings that successfully engage diverse groups and help advance key initiatives.
Represent MTC/ABAG in a variety of meetings and/or events.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES
The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills and abilities:

Robust understanding of the regional and local policy and regulatory environment, including key stakeholders and perspectives across multimodal sectors.
Willingness to continually learn and evolve, tackling new topic areas when needed.
Strategic risk-taking, innovation, and creative problem-solving abilities.
Strong project management and communications skills, including the ability to communicate complex policy and technical analyses to a broad range of audiences.
Broad array of planning domain knowledge, including equity, environmental resilience, land use, housing, economic development, as well as a specific subject area expertise on transportation and mobility.
Experience in forging consensus in complex institutional environments, as well as with a broad array of diverse external stakeholders.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
An appropriate combination of education and experience that has provided the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is:

Education: A Master's degree in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment, such as transportation planning, city and regional planning; transportation engineering or modeling, financial management, economics, business or public administration. Applicants with a degree issued from an institution outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an academic accrediting service and provide proof of equivalency along with their application.

Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible experience in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment.

A Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline and four years of relevant experience is an alternative qualification.

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license and a safe driving record, or the ability to provide alternate transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
Successful completion of a background check, professional references and the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.

DISABILITY
The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment or skills assessment process to accommodate applicants with disabilities. If selected for an interview or testing, and you require accommodation, please notify the Human Resources Department when confirming your interview or test.

APPLICATION ASSISTANCE
If you need technical assistance with your on-line application, please contact Applicant Support at (855) 524-5627, available from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PST) Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
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