Senior Planner

Job Summary

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Pay Rate

• AFSCME Pay Grade A13
• Annual Salary: $125,840.00 (Step 1) - $152,942.40 (Step 5)
• *Initial negotiable annual salary will be commensurate with education and experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education:
• A Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, urban planning, economics, business administration, public administration, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university.
• Experience:
• Three (3) years of (full-time equivalent) verifiable professional experience in transportation planning and analysis.
• Other Requirements:
• Must possess a valid California driver’s license and have a satisfactory driving record. Must be willing to occasionally travel within the state.
• Substitution:
• Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis. A college degree is preferred.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of:
• Operations, services and activities of a transportation planning program.
• Advanced methods and techniques of transportation planning.
• Current and complex principles and practices of transportation planning and analysis.
• Principles and practices of bus operation, schedules, and equipment utilization.
• Procedures and practices of procurement and contract management.
• Computer software programs utilized in transportation planning models.
• Advanced mathematical principles. Statistical techniques, methods and formulas.
• Methods and techniques of financial cost/benefits analysis.
• Principles of business letter writing and report preparation.
• Related Federal, State, and Local codes, laws, and regulations.

Examples of Duties

• Participates in the more complex and difficult work of staff responsible for planning service extensions and service access improvements in District joint transportation projects, service capacity improvements, station rehabilitation, and ridership growth, generates feasibility analyses and technical reports as required.
• Develops, maintains and updates program databases, including database reports, scenarios, and cost benefit analyses; responds to input from staff regarding database use; implements program changes.
• Conducts environmental impact assessments; researches, assembles, analyzes, and presents data; works closely with District Architects office to develop a plan to identify the use of water by the District and to reduce water usage; coordinates inter-departmental, outside agency and public review of plans; presents recommendations to District management.
• Manages and coordinates multiple diverse planning efforts at and related to stations within the BART system, including BART long-term vision, conceptual planning for station modernization, and immediate project-level improvements.
• Develops, recommends or assists in formulating policy and strategies for implementing plans and planning services and secures capital funds from diverse sources.
• As assigned, serves as District's representative to coordinate on joint agency planning projects; reviews plans, reports, and studies from other agencies which reference District plans; comments on plans, reports, and studies.
• Develops scopes of work for feasibility studies, policy research, and project evaluation.
• Represents District at meetings with local, state, and federal agencies and public; provides information on District plans, policies, and procedures.
• Oversees inter-operator service agreements and contracts including transportation planning and contracted services, transit schedules, express bus service, and service modifications.
• Manages the implementation of special accessibility projects including ADA programs; serves as liaison to communicate District program policy, goals and objectives.
• Prepares and monitors project budgets to ensure project is completed within budget guidelines; pursues funding opportunities; drafts grant proposals; prepares requests for proposal and contract agreements for assigned projects.
• Directs annual station surveys; reviews and analyzes results of surveys; integrates results into planning recommendations.
• As assigned, plans, assigns, directs, and reviews work of planners and other staff on an ongoing or project basis.
• Planning and hosting community outreach events; directing online and community outreach and education.

Examples of Duties (continued)

• Participates in the more complex and difficult work of staff responsible for planning service extensions and service access improvements in District joint transportation projects, service capacity improvements, station rehabilitation, and ridership growth, generates feasibility analyses and technical reports as required.
• Interprets, explains, and enforces department policies and procedures.
• Performs assigned project management duties.
• Identifies alternative solutions, projects impacts, and implements recommendations in support of agreed goals.
• Collaborates with inter-departmental and inter-organizational teams.
• Analyzes, summarizes, and presents complex statistical and demographic data.
• Identifies compliance issues in District facilities.
• Identifies and responds to community transportation needs.
• Operates office equipment including computers, word processing, and spreadsheet applications.
• Works independently in the absence of supervision.
• Understands and follows oral and written instructions.
• Communicates clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.