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Posting Expires: 5/29/2023

Salary: Commensurate with experience

General Description and Classification Standards

Deputy Commissioner of Strategy Planning, and Performance within the newly formed Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT). This role focuses on driving strategic allocation of resources and ensuring the achievement of the ATLDOT Strategic Transportation Plan. Duties include but are not limited to: providing professional and technical staff assistance, providing strategic advice to the Commissioner and/or Mayor’s Office, and managing key strategic initiatives for the department.

Supervision Received

Direction received is very general and focuses on strategic objectives and is typically collaborative in nature. This is a policy-making level of management and would be considered "upper" management.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.

• Participates in the development and implementation of the City’s mobility goals, objectives, policies and procedures
• Tracks performance of direct team and ATLDOT against outlined in the Atlanta Strategic Transportation Plan
• Leads strategy creation for the department in the effort to achieve the Atlanta Strategic Transportation Plan
• Supports multi-modal planning efforts to improve transportation options for the City
• Guides parking policy and manages third party contract for on-street parking
• Manages roadway design team focused on building safer, multimodal streets
• Champions safer streets at Atlanta’s pursuit of Vision Zero
• Uses data to inform decision-making and transportation investment
• Participates in the development of efficient collection systems; recommends modifies work methods; provides research and data analysis of existing collection methods to assist in the determining the feasibility of incorporating advance technologically to improve performance
• Responds to and resolves difficult citizen inquiries and complaints
• Participates in the management of the operation and administration of budget; assists in the preparation and management of the department budget
• Selects, supervises, trains and evaluates professional, technical and administrative support subordinates with a key focus on superior customer service

Decision Making

Recommends organization strategy and policy changes within required legislative or executive limitations and may make purchasing or resource allocation decisions within organization guidelines.

Leadership Provided

Has managerial authority over a group of professional employees and/or a group of professional, technical, or administrative employees engaged in a broad functional area. Areas of responsibility are typically unique within the department.

Knowledge of: methods, materials and techniques employed in transportation; of principles and practices of strategic management and planning; of recent developments, current literature and sources of information in municipal public works administration; of the principles of organization, management, budget, and personnel management; of various financing mechanisms for enterprise operations and rate setting principles.

Ability to: organize, direct, and coordinate the activities of a moderately large department in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; to work effectively and develop positive relationships with a diverse population and cultures; to delegate authority and responsibility; to schedule and program work on a long-term basis; to communicate clearly and concisely, orally and in writing; to select, supervise, train and evaluate subordinates; to participate as a team player and collaborate with other departments and agencies; to generate new and creative ideas as a result of visionary and strategic thinking.

Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, urban planning, or related field.

• Extensive experience in municipal transit/transportation planning and design.

• 7 years of professional engineering and managerial experience in the field of equivalent engineering, urban planning, and/or construction to include 3 years' in a supervisory or managerial position.

Preferred Education & Experience

Master’s Degree in engineering, urban planning, or related field. Extensive experience in municipal transit/transportation planning and design.

Essential Capabilities and Work Environment

Required physical, lifting, and sensory capabilities are requirements to perform the job successfully. Typical environmental conditions associated with job.