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The Principal Transportation Planner, Multimodal Corridor Programs will report to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (SMCTA) Manager, Planning and Fund Management, and will be responsible for leading strategic planning initiatives for the Corridor Connect Program, managing the Highway Program Call for Projects, and leading major multimodal safety and congestion relief planning projects. This Principal Transportation Planner will work in partnership with jurisdiction staff across San Mateo County to support local agencies with complex transportation projects, community engagement, and grant or funding strategy development. This role will also support the Planning & Fund Management team members with other SMCTA managed programs, as needed, including the Pedestrian & Bicycle Program and Transportation Demand Management Program. 

Examples of Essential Functions: 

• Coordinate on-going initiatives and programmatic activities, monitor progress of priority projects, and communicate updates regularly to stakeholder groups along SMCTA Corridor Connect major highways include US 101, El Camino Real, and Highway 1   
• Manage complex and multi-disciplinary planning projects, or significant portions of such projects, involving a high level of technical complexity, public visibility, and coordination with numerous stakeholders.
• Compile, arrange, analyze, and interpret transportation, demographic and financial data, and presenting them in both quantitative and qualitative formats.
• Facilitate public meetings/workshops and assist with promoting community-based organization partnerships in planning efforts.
• Provide technical assistance to stakeholder agencies on various transportation subject areas by leading projects on behalf of outside agencies, managing consultant contracts, and providing strategic guidance on an as needed basis.
• Lead the development of funding strategies to assist with advanced planning for implementing projects.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external teams to help advance and support mobility initiatives with a focus on multimodal safety and congestion relief for highways and major arterials.
• May supervise staff including hiring, mentoring and taking appropriate corrective and/or disciplinary action. Ensure EEO and affirmative action policies and procedures are followed. Coordinate staff training and professional development, establish performance objectives, monitor and evaluate employee performance. 

• Bachelor’s degree in Public or Business Administration, Transportation/Urban Planning, Public Policy, Economics, Engineering, and/or other related field. 
• Four (4) years of increasingly responsible experience in providing professional-level multimodal transportation planning and concept designs. 

• Knowledge of transportation planning and/or engineering for bicycle/pedestrian, transit, transportation demand management, multimodal highways and the environmental process for transportation projects is preferred.
• Knowledge of Caltrans Local Assistance Procedures Manual and best practice design standards such as NACTO, AASHTO, and other sources.
• Knowledge of local, regional, state, and federal grant funding opportunities.  
• Experience with GIS and proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Proven experience utilizing analytical, written and verbal communication and presentation skills at many different levels of an organization.
• Effective oral and written communications skills.

The selection process may include a panel interview, written and skills test assessments, or supplemental questions.  Only those candidates who are the most qualified will continue in the selection process. Meeting the minimum qualifications does not guarantee an invitation to continue in the process.