Senior Transportation Planner Jobs

Competition #23/191

Internal/External Posting

Closing date September 7, 2023

Senior Transportation Planner (Continuous)

Engineering & Public Works Department

Victoria is a vibrant, diverse and sustainably focused city, renowned as a global tourist destination with enviable quality of life. Located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, the City of Victoria is the economic, cultural and mobility hub for the region.

From a transportation perspective, Victoria is leading the way to deliver on its vision of clean, seamless mobility options for everyone. The Transportation Division of the Engineering and Public Works department is responsible for stewarding and transforming the right-of-way to meet the demands of our growing city; increasing access to mobility choices, opportunities, and services; and promoting equity, accessibility, and environmental health through our transportation policies and investments.

The City of Victoria is recruiting for the position of Senior Transportation Planner to provide professional planning support for the development, management and evaluation of transportation policy, bylaws and land use issues.

In addition to demonstrated experience in land use and development planning, the ideal candidate has a comprehensive understanding of urban mobility issues, experience in bylaw development and implementation, and a passion for tackling complex systems, processes and projects. The successful candidate will join a team of transportation engineers, planners, project managers, communication professionals, technologists and technicians. The senior planner will lead and coordinate projects for the division as well as support transportation-related components of priority housing and land use initiatives.

POSITION FUNCTION

Reporting to the Manager, Transportation Planning & Development, the Senior Transportation Planner is responsible for providing professional planning support for transportation policy, infrastructure development and services and contributes senior planning expertise to various division initiatives and programs.

KEY DUTIES

• Coordinate transportation planning processes, develop strategy documents, and manage delivery of projects for assigned areas of Transportation.
• Develop project implementation strategies.
• Represent the Department on various levels by attending agency, neighbourhood association and stakeholder meetings.
• Monitor effectiveness of transportation policies, programs, and services.
• Determine approach, coordinate, and implement public engagement processes including facilitating group discussions and decision making at technical workshops and liaising with other levels of government, external agencies, and other City departments/divisions on assigned transportation planning matters.
• Support urban design, local area, and official community plan development.
• Respond to technical inquiries from other departments and the public by providing information and advice on transportation policy initiatives and infrastructure projects.
• Compile best practices, advice, recommendations, and reference resource materials and make presentations to senior staff, agency partners, and community organizations as required.
• Coordinate, assign and review the work of consultants and associated deliverables as required in a project management capacity.
• Facilitate cooperation between internal teams and external stakeholders in project planning.
• Provide advice and recommendations through written reports and presentations to the City’s Senior Leadership Team and Council on transportation policies, regulations, infrastructure, programs, and initiatives.
• Perform related duties where qualified.

INDEPENDENCE

• Work is reviewed through discussions with supervisor and department meetings; reports and policy plans receive ongoing review. New initiatives, major projects, work priorities and policy development, objectives and schedules are discussed with supervisor with recommendations.
• Work is generated by Council priorities, department work plan(s), community issues or operational requirements and is assigned and discussed with supervisor.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Physical Effort

• Normal

Mental Effort

• Short periods of intense concentration while preparing reports. (often)
• Meet multiple deadlines. (often)

Visual/Auditory Effort

• Focus on a variety of source data and detailed drawings for short periods while reviewing applications and preparing reports. (frequent)
• Focus on a variety of source data and computer for short periods. (often)

Work Environment

• May be required to work irregular hours on occasion, which may include attending Council Meetings, public engagements, and workshops with agencies or other municipalities.
• Office

Key Skills And Abilities

• Read and interpret technical information, architectural drawings, regulations and legislation.
• Compose and present proposals, drawings and policies using, where applicable, specialty software.
• Facilitate public consultation meetings and workshops.
• Understand and apply the principles of transportation planning and engineering.
• Organize and prioritize work.
• Change management and conflict resolution.
• Execute project and budget management.
• Represent the City and deal effectively with the public and outside agencies.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Qualifications

Formal Education, Training and Occupational Certification

• University undergraduate degree in Urban Planning or a related field with minimum of 5 years of related planning experience.
• Equivalencies will be considered for additional post-graduate education.
• Must be eligible for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners.

OTHER

May be requested to substitute in a more senior position.

Work schedule Monday to Friday, 35h work week

$59.58 per hour, Pay Grade 19 (under review)

Job Code # 4367

This is a CUPE Local 50 Position

To apply for this opportunity you will need to create an online profile or log back in to our career portal at www.victoria.ca/jobs - only online submission will be considered. All applications must be submitted online by 430 pm on the closing date noted on the posting. Please be prepared to provide proof of qualifications and supporting materials as outlined in your resume.

At the City of Victoria, we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we serve. Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, LGBT2Q+ and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Accommodations will be provided upon request during the selection process.

If you require assistance, please email us at [email protected].