Transportation Manager (20558386)

THE DEPARTMENT

The Public Works department consists of approximately 72 full time employees and is responsible for maintaining and improving the city’s streets, parks, water and stormwater systems, traffic signals, trees, fleet and public buildings. The Transportation Division promotes the safe movement of people and goods throughout the city by maintaining and enhancing a functional and efficient transportation network. The division promotes the use of public transit, ride sharing, bicycles, and walking and manages the City’s 40 traffic signals, 2200 streetlights, and overall roadway network. They also coordinate the free shuttles, safety education, and neighborhood traffic calming programs. Public Works is responsible for building and maintaining the City’s infrastructure and facilities, and for providing many of the basic services affecting the daily lives of everyone living, working, visiting, and commuting within the City, including:

• 26 City-owned buildings/facilities and their grounds
• A fleet of over 250 vehicles and pieces of equipment
• 97 miles of streets
• Drinking water delivery for 16,000 customers
• Flood protection and stormwater management programs particularly along the San Francisco Bay, San Francisquito Creek and Atherton Channel
• 14 parks, 2 open spaces, 14 playgrounds, 2 dog parks, 9 sports fields, and 14 tennis/pickleball courts
• Efforts to preserve and expand the urban canopy, including 20,000 public trees
• Multimodal transportation services including 42 traffic signals, safe routes to schools and citywide shuttle programs.

The department has nearly a $40 million operating budget supported by over 25 different special/dedicated funding sources for the varied programs and services provided to the community. In addition, the City has an approximately $100 million capital program, in part due to a successful track record in pursuing grants from a variety of local, state and federal sources. Some of the exciting efforts on the horizon include efforts to protect the San Francisco Bay shoreline and adjacent community from sea level rise; efforts to eliminate the City’s reliance on fossil fuels through building and fleet electrification; making investments in transportation safety through strategic quick-build projects and large infrastructure changes like a pedestrian/bicycle undercrossing at Caltrain; and ensuring the equitable delivery of services throughout the entire city in alignment with the goals and programs developed as part of the city’s first environmental justice element underway.

THE POSITION

The Transportation Manager reports directly to the Public Works Director. This position has oversight of the Transportation Division, which includes overseeing the division’s staff and operations. This role will direct and participate in major activities and programs of the Division’s functions including but not limited to transportation planning and engineering.

In managing and coordinating division service for large and complex transportation projects, the incumbent will provide oversight and input into conceptual design while meeting with stakeholders to interpret and explain procedures, permitting, and transportation impact analyses. The person in this role will review plans and documents, providing comments for development projects associated with permits and environmental review requirements. They will also prepare transportation impact analysis reports and transportation sections of environmental impact reports in accordance with local, state and federal requirements.

Job Description URL:

https://menlopark.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/1/administrative-services/documents/human-resources/job-classifications/unrepresented-management/transportation-manager.pdf

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, big picture thinker and creative problem solver, as well as a highly trained and detail-oriented technical specialist with the proven ability to deliver excellent and innovative results to an organization and a community with high service expectations. The person in this role is expected to have an excellent rapport with the general public, with the ability to respond to, and resolve, difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints. Internally, the Transportation Manager will lead by example, creating a value-driven organization emphasizing communication and collaboration. In addition, this position will respond to emergency situations as necessary within one hour of initial call, including traffic signal outages; traffic safety emergencies; and natural disasters, such as flooding, storms, and earthquakes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

Education:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in transportation or urban planning; civil, traffic, or transportation engineering; or a related field.
• A master’s degree in transportation, urban planning, or a directly related field may substitute for one (1) year of the required experience.

Experience:

• Five (5) years of increasingly responsible and varied professional experience in the technical area of transportation and two (2) years of management and/or supervisory experience, ideally supervising professional or sub-professional personnel in the transportation technical area.

Licenses and Certifications

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California class C driver’s license by time of appointment.
• A Registered Professional Traffic Engineer or Registered Professional Civil Engineer license issued by the State of California and/or an American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certificate issued by the American Planning Association is highly desirable.

Benefits

The salary range for this position is $148,299 - $200,204 DOQ. The City offers a competitive benefits program for unrepresented management positions, which includes the following:

• Retirement - California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS) plan, which offers reciprocity between agencies. “Classic” tier II employees new to the City of Menlo Park receive a 2% @ 60 formula. “PEPRA” employees (those new to CalPERS since 2013 and who do not belong to a reciprocal agency of CalPERS) will receive the tier III formula of 2% @ 62.
• Health Insurance - The City pays 100% of health premium costs for medical, dental (through Delta Dental), and vision (basic plan premiums through Vision Service Plan)
• Holidays - Eleven (11) paid holidays per year.
• General Leave - 338 hours of leave accrual each year and ability to cash out up to 120 hours annually.
• Management Leave - 80 hours of leave granted every October, prorated based on hire date.
• Deferred Compensation - City provides 457(b) plans and matches employee contribution up to 4% of salary or the IRS maximum, whichever is less, for “Classic” tier II and all “PEPRA” members.
• Management Bonus - The City Manager may award employees a bonus of up to $20,000 each fiscal year, subject to annual budget appropriations.
• Auto Allowance - $7,020 per year (adjusted annually by CPI).
• Health reimbursement account - $2,500 per year City contribution.
• Life Insurance - The City pays 100% of premiums for coverage of 150% of annual earnings up to a maximum benefit of $350,000.
• Long Term Disability and AD&D Insurance - 100% City-paid premiums.
• Education Reimbursement - Reimbursement up to $3,600 per year for tuition expenses. and/or assistance with student loan payments incurred in pursuit of post-secondary education during or prior to employee’s service to the City.
• Additional benefits include a City-paid Caltrain Go Pass / Bay Pass for unlimited transportation rides around the Bay Area, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Retiree Health Benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts and an on-site gym.

For additional benefit information, visit
www.menlopark.gov
and review the City of Menlo Park Management Compensation Plan - Unrepresented Appointees Memorandum of Understanding.

Special Instructions

IMPORTANT: Please be sure to fill out the required City application completely, including all relevant work experience. Applications with “See Resume” as a substitution for the work experience description and/or unclear past employment information will not be considered.

Interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of January 13, 2025.

The City of Menlo Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of the City of Menlo Park not to discriminate against all qualified applicants or employees. We will make reasonable efforts in the selection process to accommodate persons with disabilities. Please contact Human Resources at (650) 330-6670 or
jobs@menlopark.gov
prior to the closing date for accommodation requests.

Before receiving an offer of employment, the candidate will be required to successfully complete a criminal conviction history questionnaire, DOJ fingerprinting, and an Occuscreen background check.

Applicants must be successful in all phases of the selection process to be considered for this position.

In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, all potential employees are required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship or authorization to work in the United States.

Closing Date/Time: 12/27/2024 at 11:59pm

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