City of San José
ASSOCIATE TRANSPORTATION SPECIALIST (3882)

CLASS PURPOSE
   Under general direction, performs moderately difficult transportation planning, development, and operations projects and programs. May manage a unit of professional, technical, and support staff. Performs related work as required.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESULTS (Any one position may not include all the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all the duties which may be performed).

• Represents City on technical committees and task forces, which develop site design guidelines or specifications for programs, intended to reduce traffic congestion and/or minimize traffic impacts of new development.
• Prepares memoranda and reports to Council concerning local and regional planning studies, emerging transportation policy or legislation, programming or implementation changes.
• Recommends design and service features for new development that could enhance potential for use of transportation alternatives.
• Recommends use and placement of traffic control devices and traffic calming devices to enhance overall safety and improve overall accessibility for motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
• Coordinates planning for bicycle and pedestrian facilities in cooperation with other City departments, regional agencies, and community organizations.
• Analyzes existing transportation programs and services and suggests changes as necessary, including General Plan amendments.
• Manages transportation forecast model and transportation data systems.

Typical End Results Include: Influencing local and regional transportation funding criteria to ensure programming of City sponsored projects. Effective implementation of commute assistance program. Timely review of development plans to ensure appropriate placement of traffic control devices

• This is a specialized classification. The classification is supervised or provided lead direction and training by a Senior Transportation Specialist, Senior Civil Engineer, or Senior Traffic Engineer.
• This class differs from the Associate Civil Engineer/Associate Engineer class which prepares detailed plans, specifications, and estimates (PS&E) for major public works and maintenance engineering projects, as well as related contract documents.
• This class differs from the group of analysts classes which perform professional analytic work in general administrative functions such as, personnel, budget, fiscal, and organizational analyses, including general programmatic, operational, and staff analyses.

QUALIFICATIONS   (These qualifications are typically required. An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted.)

Education and Experience  
   Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, city and regional planning, urban studies, civil engineering or closely related field and three years of increasingly responsible experience in transportation policy development, analyses or implementation programs. A high school degree and eight (8) years of increasingly responsible transportation or planning may be considered equivalent to the education and experience requirement given above.

Licenses/Certificates 
   Possession of a valid driver's license authorizing operation of a vehicle in the State of California.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of general transportation planning and operations principles and techniques.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of personnel supervision and management.
• Knowledge of computer applications in transportation programs.
• Ability to lead effective meetings with other professionals and the general public.
• Ability to ensure effective utilization of resources.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to write clear and concise reports.
• Ability to coordinate project management, administer consultant contracts, and coordinate effectively with local and regional agencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

S003, Rev. 6/01