5289-Transportation Planner III

Compensation set id: Citywide MTA

Transportation Planner III

Job classification

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Current compensation plan

Effective: Jan 06, 2024

See Historic and future compensation information for this class

Step:	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5
Rate /hr:	$58.0125	$60.8875	$63.9500	$67.1375	$70.5000
Rate /biweekly:	$4,641.00	$4,871.00	$5,116.00	$5,371.00	$5,640.00
Rate /year:	$120,666	$126,646	$133,016	$139,646	$146,640

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Job description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Title: Transportation Planner III

Job Code: 5289

INTRODUCTION

Under general supervision, the 5289 Transportation Planner III performs urban mass transit and/or transportation planning work. The essential functions of this job include: designing, analyzing and evaluating reports of transportation-related data for various urban mass transit planning or transportation planning projects and grant requests; evaluating the technical aspects of transportation projects; developing, interpreting, coordinating, carrying out and monitoring urban transit or transportation policy and planning work, including completion of complex written documents and reports; supervising the design and preparation of models, maps, charts and other graphic materials to illustrate plans and or reports; developing and evaluating proposals for planning and coordinating the implementation of transit route and service changes; preparing plans and projections of future transit, transportation, economic or demographic conditions and trends; investigating and reviewing federal and state legislation and regulations for potential impact on transit/transportation plans and programs; preparing budgets, schedules and contracts for major projects; making presentations to the community, businesses, airport tenants and/or transportation agencies to explain transit planning and transportation planning policies, procedures, regulations, programs and projects; and preparing and reviewing correspondence in response to public, Commission and/or other agency inquires. Some positions may require possession of a valid driver license.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

This job code is distinguished from the 5290 Transportation Planner IV, in that the latter functions with more independence and increased responsibility.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May provide supervision to subordinate staff, or assume responsibility for coordinating a project.

MAJOR, IMPORTANT, AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Designs, conducts, analyzes and evaluates reports and plans for technical, social, economic and physical data for various urban mass transit or transportation planning projects and grant requests.

2. Analyzes data to prepare plans and projections of future conditions and trends concerning public transit activities.

3. Supervises and/or coordinates transportation projects by coordinating the efforts of a group of subordinates or peers toward completion of various phases of work in transit or transportation planning.

4. Evaluates technical aspects of transit or transportation projects involving various transit modes; i.e., light rail, trolley coach, motor coach and cable car; auto traffic, and pedestrian/bicycle.

5. Makes presentations to community, business, airport tenants or transportation agencies to explain and develop transportation agencies, transportation planning or projects and coordinate with other peer working groups and public agencies. May represent department at the Board of Supervisors or various City Commissions.

6. Designs, prepares and/or directs the preparation of visual materials, signage information panel displays including graphs, charts, maps and models to illustrate presentations of transit or transportation projects; develops databases for tenant related transportation statistics; develops concepts and orders signage within terminals and information display panels and informational brochures.

7. Reviews and interprets legislation , codes and regulations, and applies transportation and other planning legislation to the development and implementation of transit and transportation projects.

8. Evaluates technical aspects of transportation projects at the Airport involving various modes; i.e. ferry service, automated guideway transit and the Ground Transportation Center.

9. Designs and implements transit route and service changes for transportation schedules.

10. Performs other duties as assigned.

IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: the principles, practices and techniques of various phases of urban mass transit and/or transportation planning; statistical and research methods; data sources for transit/transportation research; transportation information presentation techniques and Environment Impact Analysis.

Ability to: coordinate and supervise projects; analyze and solve problems; communicate clearly; write technical reports; deal tactfully and effectively with the general public, governmental officials, professional and technical persons and other employees; and use basic computer applications.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

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:

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.

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).

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION

PROMOTIVE LINES

To: 5290 Transportation Planner IV

From: 5288 Transportation Planner II

ORIGINATION DATE: 4/19/1973

AMENDED DATE: 12/26/2008, 3/17/14

REASON FOR AMENDMENT To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities defined in the most recent job analysis conducted for this job code.

BUSINESS UNIT(S): COMMN SFCCD SFMTA SFUSD

Standard information

Disaster service work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. 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.

Historic and future compensation

Effective (Sched)	Step 1	Step 2	Step 3	Step 4	Step 5
Jan 06, 2024 (Y)	$58.0125	$60.8875	$63.9500	$67.1375	$70.5000
Jul 01, 2023 (X)	$56.7375	$59.5500	$62.5375	$65.6625	$68.9500
Jul 01, 2022 (W)	$55.3500	$58.1000	$61.0125	$64.0625	$67.2625
Jan 08, 2022 (V)	$52.5875	$55.2000	$57.9750	$60.8625	$63.9125
Jul 01, 2021 (U)	$52.3250	$54.9250	$57.6875	$60.5625	$63.6000
Dec 26, 2020 (T)	$50.5500	$53.0625	$55.7250	$58.5000	$61.4375
Jul 01, 2020 (S)	$49.0750	$51.5125	$54.1000	$56.8000	$59.6500