Senior Planner

Senior Planner

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Looking for a career where your work has a real impact every day? Join BART and help connect more than 200,000 riders across the Bay Area to jobs, schools, healthcare, and the opportunities that matter most. As a Senior Planner, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of one of the nation's most vital transit systems while contributing to a more connected, sustainable, and equitable region.

BART is seeking talented professionals who thrive on solving complex challenges, enjoy working in a dynamic and fast-paced environment, a hybrid schedule and are passionate about public service.

Reporting to the Group Manager, Station Area Planning, Senior Planners are responsible for a combination of planning duties in support of station area planning, including land use/Transit Oriented Development (TOD), station access, and station upgrade projects as well as developing and coordinating the acquisition of funding for projects and programs with other transportation agencies; and performs related duties as assigned.

The most qualified candidate will demonstrate the following in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications:

• Experience with station area, land use, transportation, and access planning.
• Familiarity with station design, including capacity analysis, multimodal station access, and urban design best practices.
• Understanding of the relationship between land use, transit and travel demand.
• Experience with placemaking, to better connect BART to surrounding communities and enhance customer experience.
• Knowledge of travel markets, and regional growth trends and policies to be used in transportation modeling, ridership analysis, and analytical assignments.
• Demonstrated clear, concise verbal and written communication skills.

The most qualified candidates for this position will have highly developed competencies in the following areas, which will be reinforced in the related work experience and will be articulated during the selection process:

• Understanding of local land use/transportation planning decision making processes, and experience coordinating with local governments. Familiarity with AB2923, SB79 and the MTC TOC Policy.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate policies and strategies related to the adopted District policies, such as the Station Access and Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Policies.
• Knowledge of BART's role in the regional economy, environment, land use patterns, and public service.
• Knowledge of planning and funding efforts at federal, state, regional, County and jurisdictional levels.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations applicable to transit system and station area planning development (i.e. California Environmental Quality Act, Federal Title VI, Americans with Disabilities Act).
• Knowledge of station access and accessibility guidelines (NACTO, PROWAG, etc.).
• Proven ability to engage the public and key stakeholders with effective communication techniques in writing and at in-person and on-line meetings, activities, and events.

If you are ready to make a difference for the Bay Area while building a fulfilling and stable career, we encourage you to apply and join the team that keeps the region moving.

Reports to: Group Manager, Station Area Planning

Application & Selection Process (Internal/External)

This position is represented by American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). All applicants must apply online at Applications must be completed in full and include all requested information, including dates of employment, positions held, hours worked, and a detailed description of duties performed.

Applicants may attach a resume to provide supplemental information; however, the resume does not substitute for completing the application form in its entirety. Only information included in the application at the time of submission will be used to determine whether applicants meet the minimum qualifications for the position. All application materials must be submitted by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement. Applications received after the closing deadline will not be considered.

Applicants who require assistance with the online application process may contact the Talent Acquisition Division at View phone number on click.appcast.io or View email address on click.appcast.io.

The selection process for this position may include one or more of the following: a skills or performance demonstration, written examination, and/or panel or individual interview.

All applications will be reviewed by the Talent Acquisition Division to determine whether applicants meet the established Minimum Qualifications (MQs). Applicants who meet the MQs may be referred to the hiring department for further evaluation as part of the selection process.

The selected candidate must demonstrate a work history reflecting reliability and dependability and may be required to provide copies of certificates, diplomas, or other documentation required by law, including proof of authorization to work in the United States.

Pre-employment processing will include a background check. This requirement does not apply to current full-time District employees unless the position requires additional evaluations or clearances.

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws. The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at View email address on click.appcast.io. Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification. Highlights

• Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
• Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Money Purchase Pension Plan (in-lieu of participating in Social Security tax)
• Deferred Compensation & Roth 457
• Sick Leave Accruals (12 days per year)
• Vacation Accruals (3-6 weeks based on time worked w/ the District)
• Holidays: 9 observed holidays and 4 floating holidays
• Life Insurance w/ ability to obtain additional coverage
• Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
• Survivor Benefits through BART
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and Dependent Care
• Commuter Benefits
• Free BART Passes for BART employees and eligible family members.