System Impacts Coordinator Lead (Transportation Planner IV) 25922

Metro Transit’s Bus Operations Division is hiring a tech savvy, safety driven individual to utilize their transit system knowledge and project management skills as a lead System Impacts Coordinator (Transportation Planner IV). The System Impacts Coordinator will manage planned and unplanned disruptions to our transit services and facilities by working collaboratively across 37 jurisdictions to mitigate these effects for our customers. The System Impacts work group aims to ensure that our services are predictable, safe, and accessible for our customers to enjoy and utilize.

This position includes work as both the Construction Information Coordinator and the Trolley Impacts Coordinator. The Construction Information Coordinator body of work includes developing strategic transportation plans that affect Metro Transit throughout King County. Duties include implementing transportation related projects involving multiple departments, agencies, jurisdictions, and private partners. The position requires frequent travel throughout King County for meetings to ensure deliverables remain on schedule. The Trolley Impacts Coordinator body of work includes developing strategic transportation plans that affect the Metro Transit Electric Trolley Bus System. King County Metro Transit operates approximately 160 electric trolley buses serving downtown Seattle, Ballard, Queen Anne, the University District, Capitol Hill, First Hill, Beacon Hill, and the Rainier Valley. This work ensures the trolley system remains safe, reliable, and able to expand as Metro grows its electric fleet.

Applying equity and social justice is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices in all aspects of the work.

Recruitment details: 

Position Info: This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Career Service Transportation Planner IV classification vacancy. In addition, this selection process may be used to generate an eligibility list for future career service, special duty assignment (SDA) and term limited temporary (TLT) vacancies that may occur in this classification within this workgroup. The eligibility list will be retained for 12 months from the date of posting and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.

Note: Candidates from all backgrounds are encouraged to translate their life experiences to show how they meet required experience, knowledge, education, and skills.

Contact information: If you have additional questions about this recruitment or would like to have a confidential conversation about the advertised role, please contact: Renay Huggins [email protected]

Key Responsibilities

As a Transportation Planner IV, you will:

• Supervise and direct the work of System Impact staff, serving as a positive leader and role model.
• Indirectly supervise other transit operating personnel when responding to or making operational decisions regarding transit service.
• Assist the Superintendent in scheduling staff to ensure all assignments are covered and staffing levels align with workload requirements.
• Lead and support staff development using county resources, tailoring efforts to employee strengths and areas for growth.
• Handle personnel issues for assigned staff, including employee support, performance monitoring and evaluation, investigations, and progressive discipline up to and including suspension and termination.
• Review coordinator work products to ensure qualitative and quantitative standards are consistently met.
• Interpret and apply King County and Metro Transit policies and procedures.
• Plan and schedule coordinator training and orientation programs, monitor employee progress, and certify qualification upon completion.
• Manage and coordinate projects that impact Metro’s transit service across all King County jurisdictions, including major coordination with the City of Seattle on Electric Trolley Bus System and Streetcar impacts.
• Intake and evaluate construction and planning projects to determine operational impacts to transit services and facilities.
• Assign planning tasks to staff and participate in construction and planning meetings, site visits, and interagency coordination.
• Keep Power and Facilities teams, external transit agencies, and other stakeholders informed of potential system impacts and coordinate operational changes as needed.
• Coordinate with Vehicle Maintenance to assess impacts on vehicle assignments and service area conditions.
• Coordinate the preparation of rider alerts and other service impact communications.
• Coordinate planning and project work with System Impacts staff and external agencies such as SDOT and WSDOT.
• Lead work teams, including Service Quality Supervisors in the field, assigning tasks, prioritizing work, resolving conflicts, and ensuring the accuracy and clarity of team work products.
• Prepare written recommendations, analyses, and action plans.
• Develop and distribute time sensitive information to staff related to service changes, construction, or emergencies.
• Attend weekly Service Impacts staff meetings and respond to questions regarding construction related service impacts.
• Report out about operational modifications and project updates to both internal and external stakeholders, including Metro Leadership.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Licensing, Certifications, and Other Requirements

• Washington State Driver's License or the ability to travel throughout the county in a timely fashion.To be considered for this position, applicants must possess the following MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum Qualifications

• Increasingly responsible transportation and/or construction or project management related experience, including at least two years in a supervisory or lead capacity.
• Leadership skills demonstrating decisiveness, sound judgment, integrity, and a strong commitment to equity and fairness.
• Ability to coach and mentor employees toward performance improvement.
• Critical thinking skills related to construction and/or project management, workforce planning, process improvement, and continuous improvement.
• Strong time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities, multiple projects, and daily operational responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
• Experience in either Transit Operations, Transportation Planning Construction or project management, or an equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the required skills, knowledge, and abilities.
• Demonstrated project management skills, including the ability to plan, coordinate, and prioritize project activities.
• Experience managing and coordinating competing stakeholder's projects and processes.
• Skill in providing clear, understandable information and direction to diverse audiences.
• Ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to develop solutions to complex problems.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and viewpoints.
• Skill problem-solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution among multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team while managing numerous concurrent projects.
• Experience working in environments involving ambiguity and political sensitivity.
• Experience preparing project communications and documentation.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.

Highly Competitive Candidates will bring these DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, transportation, construction management, or a related field or experience that provides equivalent.

• Experience reading and interpreting Traffic Control Plans.

• Experience with Metro Transit’s Bus Operations Division.

• Experience coordinating transportation or construction projects.

• Experience managing multiple high-priority tasks in a fast-paced environment.

• Knowledge of Metro Transit routes, operations, policies, and procedures.

• Knowledge of trolley operations and the trolley overhead system.

• Familiarity and/or knowledge of working in a unionized environment.

• Experience in handling invoices as part of business operations. This may include creating invoices, tracking payments, resolving discrepancies, or auditing for accuracy.

• Skill in negotiation and conflict resolution.

WORK LOCATION AND ENVIRONMENT
The work schedule is normally a day shift, Monday through Friday between the hours of 7 am to 5 pm onsite at Atlantic/Central base with occasional offsite work in environments that include exposure to weather and unstable walking surfaces such as construction sites. Work may also include occasional nights and weekends.
This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is not eligible for overtime.
 
 
Union/Class/Grade
 Protec 17/241905/69
 
TO APPLY: 
 
The following application materials are required:
 
•  An online King County application, updated with all relevant work history going back 10 years (or more, if necessary to include all relevant work experience), with all duties, dates of employment, and reasons for leaving explained clearly.
•  Complete all supplemental questions within the application.
•  A cover letter in one page or less, please describe what makes you most enthused about how your skill sets and work history coincide with the qualifications outlined in this posting. Please include your history of leading people as well as your approach to working with both internal and external partners. 
 
Any additional attachments will not be considered.

SELECTION PROCESS

 Applicants meeting the posted qualifications will be screened based on clarity, completeness, and competitiveness of their application materials. The most competitive applicants may be invited to participate in one or more panel interviews. Final hiring decisions may consider both your overall interview results and your application materials. Employment offers and start dates will be finalized only after the selected candidate has successfully completed all pre-employment requirements, which may include reference checks, and/or a King County Personnel Record Review. The employment history detailed in your application must validate and support your responses within the supplemental questions and attachments. Formal offers will be finalized after candidates have successfully completed any necessary pre-employment processes, such as internal record reviews or reference checks, etc.  Applications submitted without the required application materials listed above may be deemed incomplete and removed from consideration.