San Diego Association of Governments - SANDAG

Long range plans for the San Diego region include increasing mobility, reducing greenhouse gases, and improving public health by making bicycling and walking viable options for everyday travel. SANDAG has adopted several strategies in order to accomplish this vision – to create more walkable and bicycle-friendly communities consistent with good urban design concepts; to improve access to public transportation resources via bicycling and walking; and to design and implement a distinctive regional bicycle system comprised of interconnected bicycle corridors, support facilities, and programs. The SANDAG FY 2018 program budget includes resources to implement regional bikeway projects and supporting programs from the Regional Bike Plan Early Action Program (EAP), a $200 million, 10-year improvement program to design and build high-priority bikeway projects throughout the San Diego region. Although many sections of the regional network have been completed, it is important to move toward an interconnected Class I and urban bikeway network that will provide additional facilities for people who choose to bike or walk to use now. To complement the established Class I facilities, the regional network also will consist of on-street facilities such as bike lanes, bike boulevards, protected bikeways, and bike routes to create a comprehensive system that will serve the needs for all types of people riding bikes in the San Diego region. The Active Transportation Planner will work with a broad cross-section of disciplines within SANDAG including engineering and construction teams, communications, and transportation demand management (TDM) to coordinate projects, programs, and studies related to the development and implementation of active transportation projects identified in the Bike EAP and San Diego Forward: The Regional Plan. The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with major course work in urban, regional, or transportation planning, geography, public/business administration, or a related field, and at least four years of progressive career development in transportation, preferably with an emphasis in non-motorized or active transportation. An advanced degree is desirable. SANDAG rewards the efforts of its employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Competitive salaries are supplemented with flexible offering of health, financial security, and time-off benefits to meet the work and life needs of employees and their families. How to Apply A complete job announcement can be seen under the Job Openings tab on the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this position by completing a SANDAG employment application form. Resumes, cover letters, and work samples may be submitted in addition to the employment application but are not a substitute for this document. The employment application can be downloaded in PDF format from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. Alternatively, a copy can be requested by calling (619) 699-1900 or emailing hr@sandag.org . Application Supplement To help us further evaluate the skills and experience of individuals interested in this position, candidates are asked to respond to the Supplemental Questions below. The information can be up to 500 words and should be submitted with the Employment Application. This is considered a required component of the application; applications received without a response will be screened out of the selection process. Supplemental Questions The candidate selected for this position will coordinate at least one project already in the design phase. Describe the steps you would take to keep the project on schedule. SANDAG hears from both proponents and opponents, many with strong opinions, regarding its active transportation improvement projects. How would you respond to concerns raised and still move a project forward?   SANDAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitive salaries and benefits. Applications for the Active Transportation Planner position will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, July 7, 2017.  

The Department of Land Use and Transportation Planning (LUTP) provides the regional framework to connect land use to transportation systems, respond to population growth, preserve the environment, and sustain economic prosperity. Through the Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP), SANDAG protects, preserves, and restores native habitats as offsets to disturbance caused by regional and local transportation projects.   The EMP is funded by TransNet , a regional half-cent sales tax for transportation administered by SANDAG. The EMP goes beyond traditional mitigation for transportation projects by including a funding allocation for habitat acquisition, management, and monitoring activities as needed to help implement regional habitat conservation plans, such as the Multiple Species Conservation Program and the Multiple Habitat Conservation Program. As of July 2016, the EMP has helped conserve more than 8,600 acres of habitat with a value of nearly $158 million, in partnership with nonprofit conservation groups and local, state, and federal agencies. In addition, the program has supported scientific research and regional collaboration on land management, joint use of resources, promotion of best management practices, and strategies for long-term funding.   The Senior Environmental Planner will serve as the project manager of the TransNet Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP). This role includes coordinating with federal, state, and local agencies to identify and secure mitigation opportunities for transportation projects, collaborating and promoting regional management and monitoring efforts, and reconciling public policy on inter-jurisdictional Habitat Conservation Plans. Additional duties include, conducting and reviewing biological assessments, reviewing habitat restoration plans, developing habitat management and monitoring reports, tracking the compliance of biological conditions of federal and state permits, and providing high-level professional staff assistance to upper management.   The minimum education, training, and qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with major course work in ecology/conservation biology, environmental planning, environmental science, geography, or a related field and five years of progressive career development in professional regional environmental planning, including some lead or supervisory experience. An advanced degree is desirable.   SANDAG rewards the efforts of its employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Competitive salaries are supplemented with a flexible offering of health, financial security, and time-off benefits to meet the work and life needs of employees and their families.   How to Apply   A complete job announcement can be seen under the Job Openings tab on the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this position by completing a SANDAG employment application form. Resumes, cover letters, and work samples may be submitted in addition to the employment application but are not a substitute for this document. The employment application can be downloaded in PDF format from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. Alternatively, a copy can be requested by calling (619) 699-1900 or emailing hr@sandag.org.       Application Supplement   To help us further evaluate the skills and experience of individuals interested in this position, candidates are asked to respond to the Supplemental Questions below. The information can be up to 500 words and should be submitted with the Employment Application. This is considered a required component of the application; applications received without a response will be screened out of the selection process.   Supplemental Questions   The EMP takes a proactive approach to mitigating the impacts of transportation projects throughout the region, and often- times begins mitigation efforts prior to approval of the project. What challenges and opportunities do you see with this approach? Provide an example of a complex negotiation you had with federal and state wildlife agencies, and/or stakeholders related to biological mitigation. Please describe your approach and the results of the negotiation.   SANDAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitive salaries and benefits.   Applications for the Senior Environmental Planner position will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 30, 2017.  

With public outreach and education as the foundation of their work, the Communications Department is focused on developing and implementing strategic communication and marketing plans to support a variety of projects in accordance with state and federal public participation requirements. Through close collaboration and coordination with internal project managers, outside stakeholders, and member agencies, the team provides professional expertise for all public involvement and outreach, marketing, promotions, publicity, and media efforts to build awareness and gain support for the agency’s programs and projects including regional highway, transit, and active transportation system investments, the design and implementation of capital projects, long-range regional planning, environmental management, toll road operations and traffic-reduction initiatives, and inter-governmental coordination. The Public Information Office responds to general inquiries regarding SANDAG programs, projects, and services, and is dedicated to providing timely and relevant information to the public, elected officials, community groups, and the news media. Each week, the Public Information Officer (PIO) receives and responds to dozens of requests for information about SANDAG programs and activities via phone, email, social media, and in person. This position assists with developing news stories for mass media, participates in public outreach and marketing efforts, contributes to a variety of internal and external publications, and assists in developing and implementing communication strategies to educate the public about SANDAG initiatives. The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with major coursework in communications, journalism, marketing, public relations, or a related field, and one to four years of recent experience supporting public information and news media liaison functions, preferably for an organization comparable in size and complexity to SANDAG. SANDAG rewards the efforts of its employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Competitive salaries are supplemented with a flexible offering of health, financial security, and time-off benefits to meet the work and life needs of employees and their families. How to Apply A complete job announcement can be seen under the Job Openings tab on the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this position by completing a SANDAG employment application form. Resumes, cover letters, and work samples may be submitted in addition to the employment application but are not a substitute for this document. The employment application can be downloaded in PDF format from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. Alternatively, a copy can be requested by calling (619) 699-1900 or emailing hr@sandag.org . Application Supplement To help us further evaluate the skills and experience of individuals interested in this position, applicants are asked to respond to the Supplemental Questions below. The information can be up to 500 words per question and should be submitted with the Employment Application. This is considered a required component of the application; applications received without a response will be screened out of the selection process. Supplemental Questions Please describe the strategies and techniques you have or would use to pitch stories and build good relations with the media. Please provide examples of how you deliver high-quality work products and provide excellent customer service as you organize and respond to multiple, competing priorities.   SANDAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitive salaries and benefits. Applications for the Public Information Officer position will be accepted until 5 p.m. on Friday, June 23, 2017.

The ARJIS Division develops and maintains a complex, multi-agency information network that allows real-time law enforcement applications and data to be shared among 82 local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies. Averaging 50,000 transactions daily, ARJIS is used by more than 4,400 officers and investigators for tactical analysis, statistical information, crime analysis, and investigative purposes. Providing real-time shared access to information increases collaboration among law enforcement jurisdictions, improves the overall effectiveness of the regional criminal justice system, and helps to address and anticipate public safety issues to improve the quality of life for residents of the San Diego region  With responsibility for major public safety initiatives such as providing wireless access to photos, warrants, and other critical data that help users solve crimes and identify offenders, ARJIS continually seeks to expand network capabilities. The Senior Network Engineer will play a key role in projects such as the migration to the Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, which will enhance bandwidth for voice, data, and video as well as increase high speed performance. The Senior Network Engineer will be responsible for the management and security of information technology assets, networking infrastructure, and software systems that make up the complex ARJIS Enterprise System. This position will play an integral role in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of public safety information shared among local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with major course work in computer science, information technology, or a related field and at least five years of progressive career development, including some lead or supervisory experience, supporting network, security, and virtual environments, preferably in a public safety environment. Training and/or certification, such as the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and/or the Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) is desirable. SANDAG rewards the efforts of its employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Competitive salaries are supplemented with a flexible offering of health, financial security, and time-off benefits to meet the work and life needs of employees and their families. How to Apply   A complete job announcement can be seen under the Job Openings tab on the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this position by completing a SANDAG employment application form. Resumes, cover letters, and work samples may be submitted in addition to the employment application but are not a substitute for this document. The employment application can be downloaded in PDF format from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. Alternatively, a copy can be requested by calling (619) 699-1900 or emailing hr@sandag.org.   Application Supplement To help us further evaluate the skills and experience of individuals interested in this position, applicants are asked to respond to the Supplemental Questions below. The information can be up to 500 words per question and should be submitted with the Employment Application. This is considered a required component of the application; applications received without a response will be screened out of the selection process. Supplemental Questions 1. Please describe your experience designing, implementing, and monitoring a network with stringent security requirements. 2. Please describe, in order of priority, the various factors that should be considered in order to achieve compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements in a public safety, data-sensitive environment.   SANDAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitive salaries and benefits. This position is Open until Filled. The first review of applications for the Senior Network Engineer position will begin on Friday, June 9, 2017.  

SANDAG is frequently recognized for its innovative and successful approaches for increasing the participation of small and disadvantaged businesses in contracting opportunities with the agency. This is achieved through outreach and education to the business community and by coordinating with the agency’s departments and project managers to facilitate diversity initiatives related to the procurement of goods and services. As part of its responsibilities, the Small Business Development Program administers the agency-wide labor compliance program to ensure contractors are meeting the State of California and federal Davis Bacon Act prevailing wage requirements. SANDAG uses a web-based Labor Compliance Monitoring System (LCMS), which supports our commitment to maximize and report the required prevailing wage information for covered projects by providing efficient, easy to access information and reporting capabilities throughout the labor compliance reporting process. As a member of the Small Business Development Program team, the Labor Compliance Analyst will play a large role in ensuring SANDAG projects are compliant with state and federal labor compliance requirements. The Analyst will monitor and maintain the online labor compliance system (LCP Tracker), facilitate the reporting of prevailing wages and other required documents, and provide up to date information on state and federal labor compliance regulations. This is a Limited-Term employment opportunity and is expected to be funded through June 30, 2019. Limited-Term employees are considered to be “at-will” and receive many of the benefits of Regular employees. The minimum education, training, and experience qualifications include a bachelor’s degree with major course work in public administration, business administration, or a related field, and one to four years of recent progressive career development related to labor compliance, program coordination and reporting, data analysis, and contract evaluation, preferably in a public agency environment. SANDAG rewards the efforts of its employees with a comprehensive compensation package. Competitive salaries are supplemented with a flexible offering of health, financial security, and time-off benefits to meet the work and life needs of employees and their families. How to Apply A complete job announcement can be seen under the Job Openings tab on the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. We encourage all interested candidates to apply for this position by completing a SANDAG employment application form. Resumes, cover letters, and work samples may be submitted in addition to the employment application but are not a substitute for this document. The employment application can be downloaded in PDF format from the SANDAG website at www.sandag.org/jobs. Alternatively, a copy can be requested by calling (619) 699-1900 or emailing hr@sandag.org. Application Supplement To help us further evaluate the skills and experience of individuals interested in this position, candidates are asked to respond to the Supplemental Questions below. The information can be up to 500 words and should be submitted with the Employment Application. This is considered a required component of the application; applications received without a response will be screened out of the selection process. Supplemental Questions 1. Describe why the Labor Compliance Analyst position is of interest to you. 2. What are the most important factors to consider when balancing customer service with adherence to applicable labor compliance laws and regulations? SANDAG is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers competitive salaries and benefits. This position is Open until Filled. The first review of applications for the Labor Compliance Analyst position will begin on Friday, May 26, 2017.