Responsibilities
PRIMARY PURPOSE
In pursuit of making the region a better place to live for everyone, built on transportation excellence, this role provides transportation planning expertise, leadership and project management to programs/projects of low to moderate impact, risk and complexity as well as contributes to projects of higher impact, risk and complexity.
Contributes as a member of a program/project team to manage projects of low to moderate impact, risk and complexity in designing and developing project scope, schedules, and work plans, defining and prioritizing deliverables, preparing and monitoring project budgets, ensuring compliance with department standards, policies and procedures, and alignment to program, Enterprise and regional goals, identifying and recommending action on planning and project risks and opportunities based on analysis of transport data, trends, and issues. Solves lower risk issues and alerts senior staff to critical issues and risks.
Seeks to understand the lived experience and transportation needs of people and businesses in Metro Vancouver especially of disadvantaged and marginalized groups. Identifies opportunities to integrate this understanding in plans/projects.
Collaborates and provides technical expertise and advice to leaders and professionals across the organization with a view to optimizing planning services and project outcomes.
Develops technical reports and presentation materials to support discussions with Executives, elected and appointed officials, including the Board and Mayors’ Council.
Nurtures collaborative relationships with internal colleagues and external stakeholders including advisory committees, staff at other government and public agencies, and other organizations and interest groups in order to understand needs, maintain open communication, provide technical support and advice, and proactively resolve issues of low to moderate impact, risk and complexity.
In support of advancing Enterprise and regional goals in open, inclusive and collaborative ways and engagement with external audiences, collaborates with internal stakeholders to scope and facilitate public, stakeholder, and partner consultation processes; collects, analyzes and reports out on consultation feedback from elected officials, policy makers, partners, stakeholders, and public to help identify issues and opportunities.
Oversees the work of contractors and consultants; provides work direction and monitors contract compliance.
Provides coaching, mentorship, technical guidance, and input on development and performance management to junior planning staff where applicable.
Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Typically requires a university degree (in Planning, Engineering, Public Policy or a related discipline), plus four (4) years of related experience.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Advanced knowledge of the principles, theories, concepts and practices of transportation planning.
Knowledge of plans, products, roles and responsibilities of government agencies, NGOs and associations.
Solid knowledge of TransLink’s decision-making context including its strategic context and organizational and governance structure.
Solid leadership skills with the ability to communicate and provide technical guidance and expertise to other transportation planning professionals and to lead projects.
Strong oral and written communication skills including the ability to write and deliver well-prepared reports and presentations.
Solid analytical skills including the ability to identify and communicate transportation planning and project-related risks and opportunities in an integrated, multi-disciplinary environment; also includes skills to analyze transport data, trends and issues
Strong interpersonal skills including the ability to build trust by consulting with internal and external contacts and applying a team approach as needed to achieve solutions. Also includes negotiation skills to make refinements to contracts and to conflict resolution at a basic level of risk and complexity.
Solid decision-making skills including the ability to resolve transportation planning and project-related issues within defined limits or outside of the policies, and to identify and know when to refer issues to others.
Other Information
This is a Planner position within the System Plans team, which is situated within TransLink’s larger Transportation Planning and Policy Division. Key areas of responsibility for the System Plans team include:
Planning and design of regional transportation networks related to walking, cycling, transit, and roads, including the Reliable and Fast Transit Network and Major Bikeway Network featured in Transport 2050;
Development and management of policies, standards, and guidelines that support the planning and operations related to different components of the regional transportation system (e.g. Transit Service Guidelines, Park and Ride Guidelines, guiding elements for the Major Bikeway Network);
Development of sub-regional area transport plans that identify changes to transit and transportation networks that are needed over the near- and longer-term to support changing patterns of land use and travel; and
Program design for local government cost-share funding programs related to walking, cycling, and roads, including supporting local governments with identifying and developing projects that advance regional objectives (e.g. implementing the Major Bikeway Network, improving walking connections to transit).
This Planner position reports to the Manager of the System Plans team. As a Planner, you would be responsible for leading assignments of moderate complexity and scope, and you would play a support role to other team members on larger assignments. Previous experience with planning processes, multi-modal network planning and street design, managing consultants, coordinating with internal stakeholders, and engaging with external stakeholders and the public are all assets.
Work Schedule
37.5 hours per week.
Work Designation
Hybrid
This position offers the flexibility of working both on-site and remotely within B.C.
Rate of Pay
Salary $85,603 - $107,003 per annum (Actual salary offered will be commensurate with education, experience and internal parity).
The Total Compensation Package includes Extended Health, Dental, Transit Pass and enrollment in the Public Service Pension Plan. Focus on your development through tuition reimbursement, training, and mentorship programs. Enjoy a variety of health and wellness programs, including access to gym facilities. Speak to us to know more about what we offer.