NT 122120 QCP MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION

About Metro

Job Summary
Manages and executes complex activities in an assigned organizational unit and manages assigned staff and consultants.

Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes
Education

• Bachelor′s Degree in Urban or Transportation Planning, Engineering (Civil, Transportation, Structural, Industrial, Mechanical, Architecture, etc.), Business, Public Administration, Political Science, Urban Design, Public Policy, Economics, or a related field; Master's Degree in a related field preferred

Experience

• Five or more years of experience in transportation planning, project management, urban design, transportation system design and research, and travel simulation and demand modeling, transportation finance, operations planning, or other related area, with increased responsibility over time (Questionnaire has "4 years of experience"); some positions in this class may require specialized experience in area of assignment

Certification/Licenses

• None required Note The above minimum qualifications reflect best practices. The blue highlights indicate a difference between the draft job spec, the original job spec and/or the questionnaire.
  
  Preferred Qualifications
  
  Example of Duties
  

• Conducts and manages complex planning, implementation, funding and analytical projects and programs

• Manages staff and consultants

• Applies, develops, and evaluates analytical, quantitative and statistical tools and their results

• Participates in analyzing, developing and recommending program guidelines, strategies, policies and procedures

• Negotiates and executes cooperative agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with various agencies

• Develops and negotiates scopes of work, oversees solicitation process, and negotiates contracts with contractors/consultants

• Manages contracts to ensure completion of projects within scope, on-time and within budget

• Develops and monitors forecasts, impacts and budgets for plans, programs and projects

• Prepares comprehensive reports, correspondence and presentations

• Makes presentations to internal/external stakeholders

• Participates on/with special task forces, committees, panels, transportation forums and peer groups

• Provides technical and policy guidance on Metro plans, programs and projects

• Evaluates the costs, benefits, and risks of alternative funding plans, programs, and projects

• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees

• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out May be required to perform other related job duties
  
  
  Knowledge and Abilities
  Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

  • Theories, principles, and practices of transportation planning and land use, business, project management and public administration

  • Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing transportation policies

  • Financial, analytical, and statistical methods and procedures

  • Budgeting and accounting management, forecasting, and linking to funding sources

  • Modern management theory

  
  Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

  • Conducting comprehensive studies and analyses

  • Overseeing multidisciplinary teams

  • Supervising, training, and motivating staff

  • Critical and analytical thinking

  • Analyzing situations, identifying problems, recommending solutions, and evaluating outcomes

  • Exercising judgment and creativity in making decisions

  • Establishing and implementing relevant policies and procedures

  • Communicating effectively orally and in writing

  • Communicating technical information effectively to non-technical audiences

  • Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives

  • Mediation and negotiation

  • Applicable business software applications

  
  Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

  • Manage multiple priorities and deadlines

  • Think and act independently

  • Represent Metro before the public

  • Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence

  • Negotiate consensus solutions

  • Make financial decisions within a budget

  • Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data

  • Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements

  • Read, write, speak, and understand English
    Special Conditions
    The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
    Working Conditions
    

  • Normal office situation (Constantly)

  • Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen (Constantly)

  • Exposure to physical and verbal abuse by clients/customers and/or general public (Occasionally)

  • Work irregular hours, split shifts, weekends, holidays, or 24-hour-a-day on-call assignments (Occasionally)

  • Work after designated regular hours in case of special assignments or emergencies (Occasionally)

  • Available for overtime work when necessary (Occasionally)

  • On call twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week for immediate response (Occasionally)

  • Travel, without overnight stays (Occasionally)

  • Travel, including overnight stays (Occasionally)

  • Travel out of state (Occasionally)

  
  Physical Effort Required
  

• Sitting at a desk or table (Constantly)

• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium (Constantly)

• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions (Constantly)

• Standing (Occasionally)

• Walking (distance 5′ to 100′) (Occasionally)

• Repetitive motion (e.g., typing, calculator, stapling, stamping, filing, sorting, operating equipment, writing) (Constantly)

• Operating foot pedals (Occasionally)

• Communicating through speech in the English language required (Constantly)

• Good hearing (Occasionally)

• Good distance vision and/or depth perception to judge distances (Occasionally)

• Good close vision to read typed or hand-written material (Constantly)

• Color recognition (e.g., distinguishing wires, resistors, containers, light signals, etc.) (Occasionally)

• Understand, remember and apply verbal and/or written information (Constantly)

• Organize thoughts and ideas into understandable terminology and to complete tasks (Constantly)

• Communicate, exchange and/or explain information (Constantly)

• Count, compute, analyze and/or interpret numerical data (Constantly)

• Make decisions that have an impact on the individual′s work and/or others (Constantly)

• Conduct research, analyze data and/or document findings (Constantly)

• Prioritize and manage workload (Constantly)

• Control one′s own emotional reactions (e.g., frustration) (Frequently)