Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager bei City of El Paso, TX

About the Department

MOS Code: N/A

Education and Experience: Bachelor's Degree or higher, in Business or Public Administration, Urban or Regional Planning or Design, Engineering, or a related field and four (4) years professional experience in urban planning, transportation planning, design, construction, and/or implementation of active transportation projects/facilities.

Licenses and Certificates: Valid Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state by time of appointment.

Position Duties

Under direction, plan, coordinate and manage the work related to active transportation efforts throughout the City and perform professional work relating to the area of active transportation planning, programming, education, and outreach.

Minimum Qualifications

Coordinate the City's active transportation program and project activities in the area of project planning, coordination, communication and execution. Involves: Develop, deliver, and implement short and long- range multi-modal program initiatives. Monitor the design and layout of active transportation facilities as identified in the City’s adopted planning documents, make recommendations for physical improvements, design and layout of traffic calming measures. 

Analyze and evaluate right of way for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements and physical modifications. Involves: Develop short and long-term strategies to improve active transportation facilities. Assist with the Neighborhood Traffic Management Program (NTMP) and in the implementation of active transportation projects in coordination with transportation planners, project managers, engineers, public stakeholders, and any relevant City committees.

Serve as the City's subject and technical matter expert on active transportation. Involves: Staying current on new developments and trends on industry standards. Serve as liaison to other city departments, commissions, and other agencies to promote active transportation. Prepare and distribute educational and outreach information to residents and stakeholder groups to promote active transportation, mobility, and safety. Plan and coordinate special events and oversee right-of-way improvement quick build interventions and tactical urbanism demonstrations.

Administer project contracts. Involves: Monitoring and evaluating contractor performance related to striping and physical improvements in the street right of way for NTMP features. Review and analyze projects for compliance with City-wide bicycle programs and other design standards. Provide support and training to staff. Review design and construction plans and conduct site inspection for projects.

Represent the department and provide technical support, information, and guidance on active transportation issues. Involves: Respond to requests for information on ordinances, codes, policies, plans, and procedures. Research, develop and track assets. Provide interpretation of the City's Bicycle Plan and other planning documents, and prepare complex comprehensive documents related to active transportation. Facilitate and support any relevant committees or board meetings City Council, and neighborhood meetings (NTMP) to represent the department.

Supervise assigned personnel. Involves: Schedule, assign, instruct, guide, and check work. Appraise employee performance. Provide for training and development. Enforce personnel rules and regulations and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Interview applicants. Recommend hiring, termination, transfers, discipline, merit pay, or other employee status changes.

Other Qualifications

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Note: Applicants with foreign diplomas, transcripts and degrees must have all documents translated and evaluated by an agency of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) prior to submitting them to the Human Resources Department. Please visit www.naces.org/members for more information.