Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
San Francisco, CA

Assistant Director, Transportation Planning

Salary: $171,208.34 - $228,111.94 Annually

Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid

Closing Date: 1/12/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission is an equal-opportunity, non-discriminatory employer. MTC provides all employees and applicants with an equal opportunity in every aspect of the employment experience regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, physical handicap, medical condition or marital status.

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 2025 AT 11:59 PM

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, PLEASE APPLY IMMEDIATELY

A resume and cover letter are not required with your application, but highly encouraged

Be ready to rethink your assumptions about the public sector. Dedicated and motivated colleagues? Beautiful, high amenity building for on-site work and collaboration? Flexible schedules and hybrid work options? Yes, yes, and yes!

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

An appropriate combination of education and experience that has provided the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way of obtaining the required qualifications is:

Education: A Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline and four years of relevant experience is required. Master's degree in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment, such as urban and regional planning, transportation planning, project management, transportation engineering, environmental science, economics, business or public administration is preferred. Applicants with a degree issued from an institution outside the United States must have their transcripts evaluated by an academic accrediting service and attach proof of equivalency along with their application.

Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible experience in an appropriate field related to the area of assignment.

License/Certificate: Possession of a valid California Class C driver's license and a safe driving record, or the ability to provide alternate transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years of increasingly responsible experience in the fields of transportation, housing and/or environmental planning, including at least three (3) years of experience supervising, mentoring, and coaching staff as part of a cross-functional team.
• Transportation experience at the local level, such as at a county transportation authority or transit operator, is desirable but not required.

All MTC employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.