Salary: See Position Description

Location : Pompano Beach, FL

Job Type: Regular Full Time

Job Number: 2025 -00013

Department: Planning & Capital Development

Opening Date: 08/08/2024

Closing Date: 9/4/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA: Exempt

JOB POSTING

All Aboard!

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority ("SFRTA") is seeking a dedicated Transportation Planning Manager to join our innovative and dynamic team. In this role, you will manage and support significant transportation planning studies, programs, and projects. More than that, you will be part of a team leading transformative projects that will shape the future of mass transit in South Florida. This is an opportunity to be part of something big, something that will change the way we move in our region.

South Florida, comprised of Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach Counties, is the fifth largest urbanized area in the United States with more than five million residents. Key to the region's economic vitality is a transportation system that provides mobility for existing and future residents and visitors, alike. Providing greater mobility in South Florida, thereby improving the economic viability and the quality of the community, region and state is our vision.

Note: Applications will be reviewed as received, and interviews scheduled with qualified candidates. Closing date may change without notice. Priority will be given to qualified candidates with a minimum salary requirement within the advertised starting range. Applicants with a minimum salary requirement exceeding this range may be considered based on experience.

The following summarizes the essential responsibilities/attributes of the position the incumbent will be required to perform with or without a reasonable accommodation:

Essential Duties:

Analyze and Evaluate: Assess complex transportation-related policies, programs, and data supporting federal, state, and local programs.
Represent the Agency: Serve on technical planning policy-related committees and coordinate transportation planning, studies, and policy issues with federal, state, and local partners.
Lead Transportation Studies: Conduct various transportation studies, including environmental assessments, feasibility studies, station location analysis, and regional transportation studies.
Prepare Grant Applications: Develop federal, state, and local grant funding applications.
Manage TOD Strategies: Implement and oversee Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and land use strategies.
Supervise Consultant Contracts: Manage consultant contracts for various studies and projects, including scope preparation, fee analysis, consultant selection, and management.
Develop and Implement Policy: Create, interpret, coordinate, and implement urban transit or transportation policy monitoring and planning work, including complex written documents and reports.
Prepare Plans and Projections: Forecast future transit, transportation, economic, financial, and demographic conditions and trends.
Support Technical Committees: Assist the agency's technical planning sub-committees, including representatives from county transit operators, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) districts, and others.

Additional Responsibilities:

Develop Graphic Materials: Create maps, charts, and other graphic materials to illustrate plans or reports.
Prepare Correspondence: Draft and review responses to public and other agency inquiries.
Identify Board Agenda Items: Assist in identifying Board Agenda items and ensure timely preparation of agendas, packages, minutes, and correspondence.

Knowledge of:

Transportation Planning Principles: Understand the principles, practices, procedures, and information sources of transportation planning.
Socioeconomic and Environmental Concepts: Comprehend socioeconomic, land use, development, environmental, and demographic concepts and their impact on travel behavior and transportation demand.
Laws and Regulations: Know federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing transit and transportation programs, particularly funding programs.
TOD Policy and Initiatives: Be familiar with Regional Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy, guidelines, and initiatives.
Transportation Policies and Procedures: Understand the policies and procedures of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), and Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT).
Environmental Processes: Have knowledge of the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and Project Development & Environment (PD&E) process.
Project Management: Apply project management techniques and methods.
Math and Statistical Analysis: Utilize math concepts and statistical analysis techniques in projects and complex funding programs.

Skills in:

Policy and Program Analysis: Analyze and evaluate complex transportation-related policies, programs, and data to support federal, state, and local initiatives.
Coordination: Coordinate transportation planning studies and policy issues with federal, state, and local partners, representing the agency on technical planning committees.
Leading Studies: Lead various transportation studies, including environmental assessments, feasibility studies, station location analysis, and regional transportation studies, with experience in land use and TOD policy initiatives.
Grant Applications: Prepare grant funding applications for federal, state, and local programs, leveraging experience in managing projects and understanding funding mechanisms.
TOD Management: Manage Transit Oriented Development (TOD) and land use implementation strategies, backed by specific experience in these areas.
Consultant Supervision: Supervise consultant contracts, including scope preparation, fee analysis, and consultant management, necessitating supervisory or project management experience.
Policy Development: Develop, interpret, coordinate, and implement urban transit or transportation policy and planning work, including complex written documents and reports, based on extensive experience in transportation planning.
Forecasting: Prepare plans and projections of future transit, transportation, economic, financial, and demographic conditions and trends, requiring strong analytical skills and knowledge of transportation planning principles.
Supporting Committees: Support technical planning sub-committees involving regional transit and transportation entities, which involves excellent communication and coordination skills.

Ability to:

Learn Transit Services: Understand SFRTA transit services, including current/planned on-demand and micro-transit services and system expansion plans.
Manage Projects: Manage and prioritize multiple planning projects.
Develop Plans: Develop short- and long-range plans for the agency.
Coordinate and Communicate: Coordinate and communicate with local and regional partners.
Learn Procedures: Learn SFRTA transit capital development and operational development and delivery procedures.
Organize Information: Organize information clearly and precisely.
Work Flexible Hours: Work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, as project demands dictate.
Interact with Staff: Interact comfortably with all levels of staff in the organization.
Work Efficiently: Work efficiently in a stressful environment.

Computer:

Work with a personal computer in a Windows environment.

Software:

Ability to use Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, GIS mapping software, and other email, scheduling, and presentation software.

Education:

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field.

Experience:

Transportation Planning Experience: Three (3) years of verifiable progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, with at least one (1) year in a supervisory or project management role, plus
Land Use and TOD Policy: One (1) year of verifiable experience in land use and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy initiatives.

Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job may be substituted.

Education:

Master's Degree in a related field.

Experience:

Extensive Transportation Planning Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning, with at least three (3) years in a supervisory or project management role.
Advanced Land Use and TOD Policy Experience: Three (3) years of experience in land use and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) policy initiatives.

OTHER:

Valid Driver's License: Hold a valid State of Florida Driver's License. Note that a valid Florida Driver's License is not a condition for employment for non-driver positions; however, participation in specific agency programs may require a valid driver's license.

Job Posting:2024-00013Advertisement Opening Date:August 8, 2024Advertisement Closing Date:September 4, 2024Job TitleTransportation Planning ManagerDepartment:Planning & Capital DevelopmentReports to:Manager of Planning & Capital DevelopmentPay Grade:79Starting Salary Range:$80,069.69 - $92,290.81Position Salary Range:$80,069.69 - $128,954.18Supervisory:NoJob Class:ProfessionalFLSA Status:ExemptFLSA Exemption:ProfessionalEmergency Critical:NoTelework Eligible:NoLocation:Pompano Beach, FLWork Schedule:40 hours M - F; 8 am - 5 pmFlex Schedule Eligible:Yes

DISCLAIMER

This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

This position description has excluded the marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of essential job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority ("SFRTA") is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer. It is the policy of SFRTA to provide a professional working environment that provides equal opportunities for all employees. To accomplish this, we will comply with all applicable laws, prohibiting discrimination and harassment on the grounds of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disabilities, marital status, medical condition, sexual orientation, political affiliation, veteran or military status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority shall not discriminate against an individual on the basis of disability. SFRTA shall make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee. If selected for an interview, candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency Human Resources department at 954-788-7930 at least 72 hours prior to the date of the interview.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority is a Drug-Free Workplace, authorized by FS 440.101 and Chapter 59A-24 of the Florida Administrative Code. An applicant receiving an offer of employment must submit to a drug screening. A refusal to submit, or a positive confirmed test result, may be used as a basis to rescind the offer for employment. The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority conducts reasonable suspicion testing. An employee may be required to submit for testing when the employer has a reasonable suspicion, as defined in the act that an employee is using or has used drugs in violation of the employer's policy. It is a condition of employment for an employee to refrain from reporting to work or working with the presence of drugs or alcohol in his/her body.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority conducts a background check on all applicants who accept an offer of employment. Background checks will include social security number verification, prior employment verification, personal and professional references, educational verification and criminal history. In addition, a motor vehicle records background search will be required if applicable to the position. Applicants who receive an offer of employment must complete a background check authorization form and return it to the Human Resources department signed and dated. Offers of employment are contingent upon clear results of a thorough background check.

It is the policy of the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority that all new employees and all present employees transferred or promoted to a new job should be evaluated for an initial Introductory Period. The Introductory Period is a minimum of six (6) months. After satisfactory completion of the Introductory Period, employees are evaluated as provided for in the Performance Appraisal Policy and become regular status employees.

Employees in a position that requires certification after the hire date must fulfill that requirement within the allowed timeframe. Employees unable to meet certification requirements may be terminated.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority reports hired employees to the Florida Department of Revenue Child Support Services.

The South Florida Regional Transportation Authority participates in E-Verify, which allows employers to verify eligibility to work in the United States. View and for details.

Nearest Major Market: Miami/Fort Lauderdale.

The Benefits of Working for SFRTA

SFRTA's total compensation package includes a highly competitive set of employee benefits offered through the State of Florida Department of Management Services and SFRTA-sponsored plans. Benefits include:

- Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
- includes prescription drug coverage.
- Dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
- $25k Life Insurance (100% Employer Paid).
- Employer Assistance Program (100% Employer Paid).
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

Paid Leave

80 Hours of Annual (Vacation) Leave.
96 Hours of Sick Leave.
16 Hours of Personal Leave.
10 Holidays.
Up to 40 Hours Compensatory Leave.

2x Salary Life Insurance (100% Employer Paid). Long-term Disability Coverage (100% Employer Paid). No cost transportation on Tri-Rail to/from work; a savings of up to $1,860/yr. Family Dependent Transit Pass - No cost transportation on Tri-Rail. No Cost On-site Parking with access to No Cost EV Charging Stations. Flexible Work Schedules. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer under the U.S. Department of Education's PSLF program. and more!
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The preferred starting salary range for this position is $80,069.69 to $92,290.81. Preference will be given to applicants with a salary within this range. Is the MINIMUM COMPENSATION amount you indicated on the application within this range?

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Do you hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Civil Engineering, Public Administration, or a related field?

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Do you have a minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning?

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Do you have at least one (1) year in a supervisory or project management role in transportation planning?

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Do you have at least one (1) year of direct verifiable land use and TOD policy initiatives experience?

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