Metro Advanced Transportation Plan Director

Texas Department of Transportation; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Department of Transportation oversees the development of transportation planning functions within a metropolitan district and reports to senior leadership. The role manages professionals, technical and clerical staff, guiding planning activities and ensuring accountability for work products.

Responsibilities include coordinating with engineers, developing budgets, overseeing data analyses and plan development, and representing the district at meetings and hearings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, public transportation, or engineering.
• 5 years of experience in transportation planning.
• 3 years supervisory/managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates with staff engineers regarding planning operations across administration, programming, design, construction, right of way and maintenance.
• Develops and monitors the transportation planning budget.
• Oversees data collection, analyses, forecasts and plan development.
• Represents the district at various meetings and public hearings.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Budgeting

Project coordination

Forecasting

Public liaison

Education

Bachelor's degree in Transportation planning/engineering

Job description

Oversees the development of transportation planning functions in a metropolitan district. Reports to the Director of Transportation Planning and Development, Deputy District Engineer, District Engineer. Manages a group of professional, technical, and clerical employees engaged in transportation planning activities. Work requires contact with governmental officials and the public. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct accountability for the work product.

Essential Duties:

• Coordinates with staff engineers regarding planning operations as they relate to administration, programming, design, construction, right of way and maintenance
• Develops and monitors the transportation planning budget.
• Oversees data collection, analyses, forecasts and plan development
• Oversees the administration of public transportation grants and related programs
• Oversees urban transportation planning including land use and population inventories, travel demand modeling, drafting and graphics, map preparation and highway performance monitoring.
• Provides technical direction for the development and execution of transportation analysis or planning research
• Recommends transportation planning and development training needs
• Represents the district at various meetings and public hearings
• Responsible for the advanced transportation planning program in a district
• Serves as liaison with local officials and the public concerning proposed project development and planning
• Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's Degree in Transportation planning, public transportation, engineering. Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis. Substitutions for Minimum Qualifications
• Experience: 5 years of experience in d Transportation planning. (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis.
• Must have three (3) years supervisory/managerial experience. Project leader or lead worker experience may substitute for supervisory/managerial experience.

Licenses and Certifications :

• Valid driver's license. This position requires driving a state vehicle.

Competencies:

• Applicable analysis methodologies
• Forecasting methodologies
• Applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for safeguarding information and information technology related systems
• Applicable engineering workstations and applications to support efficient planning and design activities
• Environmental laws, regulations and mitigation requirements pertaining to natural resources
• Budgeting methods and procedures
• Applicable contract/grant/funding/project/program processes, policies and procedures
• Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
• Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks
• Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
• Applying engineering principles, practices, and methods in job responsibilities
• Overseeing and coordinating projects and program activities
• Using computers, applicable programs, applications, and systems
• Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve individual and organizational goals
• Delegates both routine and important tasks and decisions; shares authority but has ultimate accountability

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
• Standing-prolonged periods of time
• Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and fingers
• Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading

Conditions of Employment:

Please click this link to read the standard conditions of employment for all positions: Standard Conditions of Employment (TxDOT)

This job has been identified as physically demanding and will require a pre-employment physical.

This is a Safety Impact position and will be subject to random drug testing. Please note that the Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation - 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) - does not authorize "medical marijuana" under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.