Transportation Planner III - Transit Asset Management Coordinator

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Transportation Planner III - Transit Asset Management Coordinator

Salary

$75,669.98 - $126,116.85 Annually

Location

FAIRFAX (EJ03), VA

Job Type

FT Salary W BN

Job Number

22-02067

Department

Transportation

Opening Date

09/10/2022

Closing Date

9/23/2022 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S28

Posting Type

Open to General Public

Job Announcement

This is a reannouncement. Applicants who wish to revise their original application are encouraged to reapply with a revised application.  Otherwise, all applicants who previously applied to job# 22-02067 do not need to reapply to be considered.

Fairfax County, a diverse, dynamic, and growing jurisdiction in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area, is seeking an energetic, strategic, and highly qualified transportation professional to serve as the Fairfax Connector’s Transit Asset Management Coordinator. This position is primarily responsible for coordinating Fairfax Connector’s Transit Asset Management (TAM) Plan efforts, ensuring compliance with federal requirements, overseeing asset maintenance, identifying asset needs and required funding, and providing project management support. Working closely with various Fairfax County and external agencies and the Fairfax Connector’s contracted service provider, this position ensures assets are maintained in a state of good repair, contributing to a safe and reliable alternative mode of transportation.

Responsibilities include:

  • Coordinating TAM Plan deliverables and activities as federally required and ensuring compliance with the infrastructure safety provisions of the federally required Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)
  • Updating and maintaining an accurate inventory of transit infrastructure assets, conducting conditional classifications, and monitoring asset conditions to reflect physical changes to assets, either through life-cycle assessments, inspections, or gathering technical data
  • Developing and documenting Standard Operating Procedures for maintaining assets, developing specific performance measures, and monitoring maintenance activity to assess compliance with preventive maintenance requirements
  • Researching, analyzing, and developing tools to prioritize transit infrastructure asset investment;
  • Establishing guiding principles and strategies for asset investment and developing asset investment recommendations to meet federal and County requirements, particularly federal “State of Good Repair” standards
  • Developing a process for addressing significant changes to the TAM Plan due to funding constraints or unplanned events
  • Providing project management support, including collecting and submitting required data to meet federal, state, and regional reporting requirements.
This position has been identified as an Emergency Service Personnel required to work during inclement weather or other emergencies, as well as serve on-call on an assigned schedule. Off-site meetings and site visits may require the operation of a personal and/or county vehicle.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to")
Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field; plus four years of professional experience in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field. 

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background and driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

All newly hired employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (two weeks after the last required dose) as a condition of employment or obtain approval of a medical or religious exemption prior to their start date. Proof of an exemption or vaccination status will be required during the pre-employment onboarding process. New employees who obtain an exemption from the vaccine mandate for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs may be subject to a weekly testing requirement. Vaccinated employees and employees with a medical or religious exemption will complete the attestation online on their first day of employment or shortly thereafter.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Five years of experience in managing and/or maintaining transportation assets
  • Knowledge and experience with federal Transit Asset Management Plan requirements and ‘State of Good Repair’ asset standards
  • Knowledge and experience with transit infrastructure asset management and performance measures used for transportation fleets and facilities
  • Knowledge and experience in managing maintenance programs to improve transportation services
  • Experience with contract management and contractor compliance for transportation fleets and facilities maintenance
  • Experience with fleet replacement programs
  • Strong customer service orientation
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to work independently in a fast-paced collaborative team environment
  • Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with private contractors, county officials, staff, and the public
  • Proficiency in basic Microsoft Office Suite applications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Visual acuity to review detailed drawings, plans and documents. Ability to input, access, and retrieve information from a computer. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb, sit, kneel, crouch, reach, crawl, lift and handle materials with manual dexterity. Ability to operate a motor vehicle. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 39.8% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.
 
Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.  
 
Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact 703-324-4900 for assistance. TTY 703-222-7314. EEO/AA/TTY.

Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

  • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
  • Group Term Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • LiveWell Program
  • Flexible Spending Programs
  • Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Contributory Retirement Plan
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Employees' Child Care Center
  • Commuter Benefit Program
  • Continuous Learning Opportunities

NOTE:  Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service

For additional details please visit the County's benefits webpage.

 

Non-Merit Positions

  1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
    • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
    • Flexible Spending Program
    • Deferred Compensation
  2. Temporary:  scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
    • No benefits

01
What is the highest level of education that you have completed?
  • Less than 12th grade
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Some college
  • Associate's degree
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree
  • Doctorate degree
02
Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.
  • Civil engineering
  • Urban planning
  • Regional planning
  • Transportation planning
  • Related field
  • Not applicable
03
If you selected "Related field" for the question above, please state the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). If this is not applicable to you, type N/A.
04
If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a related degree.
  • Less than 45 quarter hours
  • 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
  • 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
  • 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
  • 180 or more quarter hours
  • Less than 30 semester hours
  • 30 to less than 60 semester hours
  • 60 to less than 90 semester hours
  • 90 to less than 120 semester hours
  • 120 or more semester hours
  • Not applicable
05
How many years of full-time equivalent professional experience in civil engineering, urban, regional or transportation planning, or a closely related field do you have? (Detail must be substantiated in your application for this and all questions.)
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven to less than eight years
  • Eight years or more
06
Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?
  • Yes
  • No
07
How many years of full-time equivalent progressively responsible professional experience with transportation fleet and facilities maintenance do you have?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven to less than eight years
  • Eight years or more
08
Do you have a minimum of two years of full-time professional experience using any of the following transportation-related software programs? Check all that apply.
  • Asset or Work Order Management systems
  • Automated Vehicle Tracking systems
  • Vehicle Maintenance Management systems
  • Other
  • None of the above
09
If you indicate "other" in the previous question. Please specify. If not applicable, please enter N/A
10
How many years of full-time equivalent progressively responsible professional experience in overseeing and evaluating transit infrastructure asset management programs do you have?
  • None
  • Less than one year
  • One to less than two years
  • Two to less than three years
  • Three to less than four years
  • Four to less than five years
  • Five to less than six years
  • Six to less than seven years
  • Seven to less than eight years
  • Eight or more years
11
Do you have working knowledge of transportation fleet and facilities safety practices?
  • Yes
  • No
12
This position is considered "essential/emergency" which requires the incumbent to report to work regardless of the county's operating status (open or closed). Are you able to report to work in time of emergencies?
  • Yes
  • No
13
This position will be required to serve on-call on an assigned schedule, which will require an employee to remain available within a defined local area, able to report to work (or respond by phone) if called within the designated time period. Are you able and willing to serve on-call?
  • Yes
  • No

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