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• Directs the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of projects, programs and policies within the organizational unit
• Oversees preparation and management of contract documents, including scopes of work, schedules, budgets, and various contracts and agreements
• Provides policy, planning, and program support to internal management, staff, and various internal departments and outside agencies
• Directs the technical management, analysis, and evaluation of transportation systems and options
• Coordinates within Countywide Planning and with other departments to ensure consistency in the planning, designing, and implementing of transit or highway projects/elements to ensure systemwide continuity and branding, including systemwide elements to ensure integration of individual rail/bus lines or highway/roadway projects into a coordinated system, integrated urban environment, urban design, and regional mobility plan
• Develops urban design plans to ensure integration of the Metro system into the surrounding urban form
• Develops sub-regional plans in coordination with outside agencies, jurisdictions, and other affected parties
• Coordinates policy, technical, and funding interaction with local, regional, state, and federal entities
• Develops and expands the systemwide planning program, including asset management, bus/rail interface, operations capital improvements, station design, and highway/roadway projects
• Directs the development, application, and evaluation of analytical, quantitative and statistical methods and tools
• Directs and advises staff on coordination with other Metro departments, municipalities, elected officials, and the broader stakeholder community
• Directs the preparation of written and oral reports, research projects, and solicitations
• Determines the impact of proposed and enacted federal, state, and local policies, legislation, and regulations on the work program of the organizational unit
• Manages agency policies, plans, programs, and projects to ensure compliance with appropriate laws and regulations
• Negotiates and executes major cooperative agreements and interagency funding plans
• Manages competitive countywide grant programs from application development, project selection, through implementation and close-out including internal and external coordination
• Administers funding policy and allocations for various programs
• Partners with Community Relations and outside consultants to direct stakeholder engagement, including developing messages, identifying the appropriate stakeholders, and crafting an engagement plan
• Presents the work of Metro and the organizational unit to the Metro Board, Metro management, as well as other internal and external stakeholders
• Represents Metro in broad internal and external interagency initiatives
• Establishes, supervises, and manages priorities of work for staff and consultants to ensure high quality results
• Ensures professional development opportunities for staff of the organizational unit, and provides guidance and technical assistance to staff in other Metro departments
• Develops, reviews, and evaluates contractor proposals; negotiates award amounts; evaluates operating standards and work products; and ensures productive use of contractors
• Directs and prepares comprehensive studies, evaluations, cost estimates, and reports needed to support Board of Directors' policy decisions; advocates funding needs of Metro's transportation programs; and assesses future financial trends, opportunities, and constraints
• Develops, forecasts, and manages budgets to complete various plans, projects, and programs
• Leads special task forces, committees, panels, and peer groups on major issues as required
• 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
  

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, Engineering, Business Administration, Planning, or a related field; Master's degree in a related field preferred

• Five years of relevant management-level experience in transportation planning or programming, project management, grants management, capital development, financial planning, transit planning, or developing and implementing large scale, highly complex, multi-faceted transportation or highway/roadway projects or programs

• 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

• Experience leading a regional strategic planning effort or multiagency initiatives that require working collaboratively across teams and overseeing consultants
• Experience leading planning efforts, developing and analyzing policies related to goods movement, regional/intercity/commuter rail, and multimodal transportation systems
• Experience working with goods movement and passenger rail stakeholders, such as ports, freight railroads, passenger/commuter rail agencies, trucking companies, etc.
• Experience developing consensus with and communicating with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders, such as Board members, committees, local agencies, community-based organizations, consultants, and the public
• Experience leading strategic planning efforts and developing near-term and long-term priorities, programs, and projects, including developing and implementing equity and sustainability considerations

• Theories, principles, and practices of any of the following transportation and land use planning, architecture, urban design, environmental planning, sustainability planning, grants management, project management, civil engineering, funds programming, contract administration and negotiation, and business and public administration
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing transportation policies, urban development practices, and funding sources for a public agency
• Organization policies and procedures of local, state, and federal government entities, including legislative and funding policies and procedures
• Financial, analytical, and statistical processes and procedures
• Modern management theory
• Applicable business software applications

• Managing and providing strategic direction to a large, multidisciplinary team
• Developing and implementing goals, objectives, policies, procedures, work standards, and internal controls
• Formulating strategies to achieve goals and objectives
• Reviewing legal and contractual documents
• Reviewing architectural and urban design documents and/or transportation related plans
• Reviewing and synthesizing financial, analytical and statistical processes, procedures, and results
• Understanding and analyzing complex planning concepts
• Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Interacting professionally with various levels of employees and outside representatives
• Conducting community outreach and engagement
• Mediating and negotiating with a variety of stakeholders, including peers, consultants, and the public

• Plan, organize, and direct the work of specialized transportation projects and programs
• Develop and lead transportation and/or urban planning studies, programs, and projects
• Manage tight time constraints and deadlines
• Identify and communicate the individual and cumulative effects of projects or programs on the transportation system
• Develop and expand systemwide programs to ensure an integrated transportation network
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
• Plan financial and staffing needs; and make financial decisions within a budget
• Represent Metro before the public
• Supervise, train, and motivate assigned staff
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

• Sitting at a desk or table
  
• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
  
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
  
• Communicating through speech in the English language required