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!  

ABOUT MTC  

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) is the transportation planning, financing and coordinating agency for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) and the state designated Regional Transportation Planning Agency (RTPA) for the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. MTC provides services to the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).  For more information about MTC, visit www.mtc.ca.gov.  

• Leading a team of up to ten staff focused on integrated planning for transportation, housing, and environmental issues, including close coordination with legislative and resilience teams within MTC, ABAG, San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP), and Bay Area Regional Collaborative (BARC).
• Managing major regional plans and initiatives, including the Bay Area’s integrated plan for transportation, housing, the economy, and the environment (Plan Bay Area), while coordinating closely with technical and policy teams within and beyond the Regional Planning Program.
• Coordinating with a wide range of partners across the nine-county Bay Area, including federal, state, regional, and local partners, to advance development and implementation of the regional plan.

• Develop goals, milestones, and strategic recommendations for review and approval by the Executive Office, Executive Board, and Commission, aligned with the organization’s mission, vision, and values as well as the MTC/ABAG Equity Platform.
• Work in collaboration with Assistant Directors and Directors throughout the agency, demonstrating flexibility in developing cohesive and comprehensive policy recommendations.
• Coordinate staff assignments based on the Regional Planning Program’s Strategic Plan and Annual Work Plan processes to ensure effective use of available resources and develop and prioritize work tasks accordingly.
• Provide explicit direction and ensure roles and responsibilities are clearly articulated and supported; thoughtfully evolve roles and responsibilities over time to maximize opportunities for growth and to meet the agency’s evolving needs.
• Ensure the integration of assigned responsibilities with related initiatives within and outside of the Regional Planning Program. 

• Oversee major agency initiatives from visioning to planning to implementation, leading teams to advance successful outcomes.
• Engage in strategic decision-making, in close collaboration with other Assistant Directors and Directors, to advance near- and long-term agency priorities.
• Champion cross-functional collaboration both individually and with direct reports with teams throughout MTC/ABAG.
• Represent first line of communications with numerous internal staff and external partners and stakeholders regarding regional planning and policy initiatives.
• Ensure that agency planning products adhere to federal and state statutes and guidance.Staff Oversight
  
  • Monitor overall work assignments and work flow staff within their unit.
  • Ensure staff assignments are resourced correctly to ensure successful delivery of projects and programs; identify shortfalls and gaps in resources and recommend solutions.
  • Provide leadership and clear direction to assigned staff; instruct staff regarding work procedures, review and evaluate work performance, and identify growth and training opportunities.
  • Serve as point of escalation for problem-solving and conflict resolution.
  • Coordinate strategic work planning and day-to-day activities with Planning Director and other Assistant Directors within the Regional Planning Program.
  
  
  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
  
  The ideal candidate will have the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
  
  
  • Understanding of federal and state requirements on the metropolitan scale, including but not limited to transportation, housing, economic development, environmental resilience, and social equity
  • Understanding of the funding environment in the Bay Area, including implications for transportation, housing, and/or environmental policy recommendations
  • Understanding of key relationships and organizational distinctions between federal, state, regional, county, and local public agencies, as well as non-governmental organizations working in the Bay Area
  • Understanding of the core principles of equity necessary to advance and implement MTC/ABAG’s Equity Platform
  • Ability to lead and grow diverse teams to effectively advance plans, projects, and programs
  • Ability to effectively craft and communicate complex policy decisions to a wide range of audiences
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with other teams and units within MTC/ABAG to advance shared goals
  • Ability to forge consensus amongst internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to manage complex projects, budgets, and work planning in line with MTC/ABAG and Regional Planning Program processes
  • Understanding of the regional planning process, both in terms of federal and state requirements as well as the unique needs in the San Francisco Bay Area
  • Understanding of the core principles related to conservation and resilience planning, including synergies and tensions with housing and transportation
  
  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.
  • Experience managing development of complex plans at the regional, county, or local scale involving robust public and stakeholder involvement is desired but not required.
  
  
  EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS
  Successful completion of a background check, professional references and the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.  
  
  DISABILITY
  The Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the recruitment or skills assessment process to accommodate applicants with disabilities. If selected for an interview or testing, and you require accommodation, please notify the Human Resources Department when confirming your interview or test.
  
  APPLICATIONASSISTANCE
  If you need technical assistance with your on-line application, please contact NEOGOV's Applicant Support Line at (855) 524-5627 available from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PST) Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
  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.PDN-9dbe4a02-b5f0-432d-a9ce-31d77b64ed90