Job Description

The Transit Priority Team is a dynamic, fast-paced, and innovative team leading delivery of Muni Forward projects that improve reliability on San Francisco’s busiest transit corridors. These projects are part of Muni Forward, a transformative program that is making the city’s transit system more efficient, reliable, and equitable. The team has implemented over 100 miles of Muni Forward transit priority upgrades since 2014, with an ambitious set of new projects planned in the years ahead. Learn more about Muni Forward at SFMTA.com/MuniForward.

The 5289 Transit Planner III will play a key role in implementing Muni Forward by developing, planning and implementing projects to increase reliability and improve the customer experience for Muni riders along key corridors and at targeted transit delay “hot spots”. This position will work with a collaborative team of planners, engineers and communication experts in design, environmental review and outreach that ultimately culminates in SFMTA Board approval. The ability to navigate complex political and outreach environments and a strong commitment to public transportation are essential to delivering these improvements.

Examples of Important and Essential Duties:

1. Develops, plans, implements, and evaluates transit priority projects that improve efficiency, enhance the customer experience and improve safety on the transit network.
2. Leads the planning and implementation of quick-build improvements to enhance reliability key corridors and at transit delay hot-spots.
3. Prepares materials for public and stakeholder meetings and presents to various community and policy making groups.
4. Prepares correspondence in response to public or other agency inquiries.
5. Develops reports based on key metrics that translate the progress and impact of Muni Forward to various stakeholders including, but not limited to, project funding partners.
6. Develops maps and conducts spatial analyses to support transit priority projects.
7. Analyzes transit data (e.g. ridership, crowding, reliability, running time) and provides recommendations for improving transit reliability and travel time.
8. Analyzes and evaluate transit planning materials related to transit operations, street improvement and construction projects, transportation policy, demographics, etc.
9. Actively represents Muni in the planning, coordination, and implementation of projects from other divisions or City agencies that may affect transit reliability.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

** Minimum Qualifications:**
Applicants must meet the minimum qualification requirement by the final filing date unless otherwise noted.

1. Possession of a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university in Planning, Transportation, Transportation Engineering, Public Administration or other closely related field AND two (2) years of transit planning and/or transportation experience; OR
2. Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university preferably in transportation, mass transit planning or other closely related field; AND four (4) years of transit planning and/or transportation planning experience.

Substitution:

1. Additional transit planning and/or transportation planning experience beyond the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for year basis.
2. Additional post-graduate education as described in item 1 of the Minimum Qualifications may be substituted for required experience on a year-for-year basis (30 semester units/45 quarter units equal one (1) year of experience).

Notes:

1. One year full-time experience is equivalent to 2000 hours. (2000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40-hour work week.). Any overtime hours that you work above forty (40) hours per week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time experience.

** Desirable Qualifications:**
The stated desirable qualifications may be used to identify candidates advancing to the interview process and/or to identify job finalist(s) at the end of the selection process when referred for hiring.

1. Project management experience and leadership skills.
2. Experience planning transit priority projects that improve transit speed and reliability.
3. A strong sense of advocacy for public transportation.
4. Experience in complex outreach and stakeholder engagement.
5. Strong written and verbal communication skills.
6. Strong data analysis skills, as well as the ability to analyze complex problems.
7. Familiarity with the Muni transit network and with San Francisco’s multimodal transportation network in general.
8. Ability to work in a time-sensitive environment and respond quickly and effectively to unanticipated circumstances.
9. Demonstrated ability to take initiative, work independently, collaboratively, professionally, and be a team player while balancing a challenging workload.
10. Strong familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
11. Strong familiarity with Geographic Information Systems or Adobe Illustrator.
12. Ability to communicate fluently in Spanish and/or Chinese.

Additional Information

_ Verification:_
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. More information can be found at: https://careers.sf.gov/knowledge/#verification. Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

_ Selection Process:_
Applications will be screened for relevant qualifying experience. Additional screening mechanisms may be used to determine candidates' qualifications. Only those applicants who most closely meet the needs of the Agency will be invited to move forward in the selection process.

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Make sure your application and any attachments to the application submitted at the time of filing are complete and accurate and include details on all experience, education, training and other information that qualifies you for this recruitment. Failure to submit a complete and accurate application at the time of filing may result in your ineligibility for this recruitment or inability to receive full credit for scoring purposes. Any new information concerning work experience, education, training and other information that is submitted after the filing deadline may not be used for scoring or considered to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

For questions or inquiries, please contact: Silvia Yuan, Human Resources Analyst at Silvia.Yuan@sfmta.com.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.