DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (JOINT DEVELOPMENT)

DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, COUNTYWIDE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT (JOINT DEVELOPMENT)

Salary

$164,382.40 - $247,769.60 Annually

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Job Type

Regular Employee

Job Number

2401023-1

Cabinet

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Cost Center

2210 - JOINT DEVELOPMENT

Opening Date

09/08/2026

Closing Date

10/6/2026 5:00 PM Pacific

FLSA

Exempt

Bargaining Unit

Non-Contract

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Metro's mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.

Description

Plans, directs, and controls the performance of the Joint Development unit in the Countywide Planning and Development (CP&D) Division. In leading Metro's ambitious 10,000 Homes Initiative, the DEO will oversee a complex portfolio of public-private real estate development transactions on Metro-owned land; lead the development and implementation of high-profile policies, programs, and strategies that advance transit-oriented development, affordable housing, and revenue-generating opportunities; and represent the JD program with internal and external stakeholders, including elected officials, the Metro Board, public agencies, community organizations, developers, investors, and other private-sector interests.

Examples of Duties

• Oversees and coordinates employees who are directing multiple major complex technical studies and analytical work in transportation modeling, statistical analysis, geographic information systems (GIS), air quality and land use planning, systems planning, congestion management, demand management, multi-modal transportation alternatives, planning studies, and/or station plans
• Oversees staff coordinating all aspects and projects related to a specific major complex transportation mode
• Develops overall plans and approaches for area and countywide mobility, joint development, economic development, and transit subsidy
• Directs efforts to secure local, state, and federal funding for Metros present and future capital and operating budgets; directs the planning and programming of funds secured from local, state, and federal sources
• Directs the development and implementation of workplan goals, objectives, policies, procedures, budget, and work standards for assigned function, and monitors progress
• Consults with and recommends to Metro management, Board of Directors, and municipal and transportation officials on the direction, progress, preparation, and funding of transportation policies and programs
• Directs the coordination of programs and policies with other local, state, and federal agencies, including negotiating contractual agreements and the delivery of core work programs
• Evaluates proposed/enacted legislation for impacts on Metros programs and projects
• Interacts with and represents Metro before elected officials, business, professional, civic, government, and community groups regarding Metros plans, policies, programs, and services
• Prepares and presents briefings to community stakeholders, elected officials, Metro senior management and Board of Directors and their staff
• Oversees project manager directing the development of extensive transportation planning programs and studies, including evaluations of existing and proposed services, costs, productivity, cost-effectiveness, and environmental impact
• Coordinates participation in Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) activities
• Directs the preparation of comprehensive studies, evaluations, cost estimates, and reports needed to support Board of Directors policy decisions
• Advocates funding needs of Metros transportation programs and assesses future financial trends, opportunities, and constraints
• Monitors and evaluates multiple recommendations for major transportation programs, and develops alternatives and major complex financial and funding recommendations
• Coordinates programs, projects, and activities with other Metro departments
• Provides major policy, planning, and program support to management and various agencies
• Manages employees who develop scopes of work for major contracts; resolves legal, contractual, and technical issues
• Establishes, supervises, and enforces priorities of multiple, major work efforts for staff and consultants
• Communicates Metros safety vision and goals; oversees the implementation of agency and departmental safety rules, policies, and procedures; and maintains accountability for safety performance of all assigned employees

May be required to perform other related job duties

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Real Estate, Economics, Public Administration/Policy, Environmental Science, Geography, or a related field based on assigned operational unit; Masters Degree in a related field preferred

Experience

• Five years of relevant senior management-level experience in transportation planning or programming, project management, grants management, financial planning, transit planning, real estate and transit-oriented community development, multimodal integrated planning, or developing and implementing large scale, highly complex, multi-faceted transportation projects or programs

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience leading the full lifecycle of complex public-private real estate transactions from initial site and market analysis, developer solicitation and selection, deal structuring, negotiation, entitlement, disposition or ground lease, and project implementation.

• Experience applying policies, guidelines, and best practices for transit-oriented development, affordable housing, and revenue-generating development projects and programs.

• Experience leading complex negotiations and stakeholder engagement involving elected officials, public agencies, community organizations, developers, investors, and other external partners.

• Experience leading and developing interdisciplinary teams responsible for a complex portfolio of projects and initiatives, including setting strategic direction, establishing priorities and performance expectations, developing organizational capacity, and fostering accountability, collaboration, and innovation.

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices applicable for assigned department, e.g., transportation planning, environmental planning, land use and urban planning, community development, affordable housing, real estate development, operational programs, parking management, travel demand forecasting, programming, construction, etc.
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules and regulations governing transportation policies, and various transportation and/or community development funding sources
• Administrative principles and methods, including goal setting, program and budget development and implementation
• Financial, analytical, and statistical procedures, e.g., research, geographic information systems, econometric theories, etc.
• Capital and operating budgets, and funding sources
• Social, political, and environmental issues influencing transportation programs
• Public administration
• Principles of adaptive management and leadership
• Long- and short-range planning

Skill in(defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Directing the overall operations of a major planning and programming function
• Developing and applying relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and best practices
• Analyzing complex situations, identifying problems, recommending solutions, and evaluating outcomes
• Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions
• Determining strategies to achieve goals
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing to a wide variety of audiences
• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees, outside representatives, elected officials and the general public
• Mediating and negotiating with a variety of stakeholders
• Managing and motivating assigned staff
• Applicable business software applications

Ability to(defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Conduct and manage planning studies, projects, budgets, and scopes of work, including providing review and direction on work product, troubleshooting, scheduling, and cost overruns
• Provide staff with direction, guidance, and professional and technical support
• Develop workplans that realize agency goals and translate Board direction into project delivery; evaluate performance of the workplan
• Represent Metro before a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external
• Think strategically
• Plan financial and staffing needs
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
• Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions

• This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements
• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• This classification is at-will and the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the hiring authority
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table
• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
• Communicating through speech in the English language required

(EY)

Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro's Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with Fair Chance hiring practices.

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metros website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.

Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro locations:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office

One Gateway Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90012

Open: Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm

(Closed Sat & Sun)

Metro Talent Hub

8501 S. Evermont Place

Los Angeles, CA 90044

Open: Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm

(Closed Sat & Sun)

East Los Angeles Customer Center

4501 B Whittier Blvd

Los Angeles, CA 90022

Open: Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm

(Closed Sun & Mon)

Wilshire/Vermont Customer Center

3183 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 174

Los Angeles, CA 90010

Open: Monday through Friday, 10am-6pm

(Closed Sat & Sun)

Rosa Parks Customer Center

Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station

11720 Wilmington Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90059

Open: Monday through Friday, 6am to 6:30pm

(Closed Sat & Sun)

Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

• Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.

• Please refer to the applicable benefit type (Regular or Temporary)*

BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES

Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs/week) employees of Metro.

We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.

Medical/Dental/Vision Plan - Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.

Group Life Insurance - PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.

Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.

Holidays - 12 days a year: New Years Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Time off with Pay (TOWP) - Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.

Years of Service Annual Accrual

Hire date - 5 years 20 days

Beginning of 6th - 10th year 25 days

Beginning of 11th - 15th year 30 days

Beginning of 16th + years 35 days

Pension Plan - PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.

Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.

BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES

Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only:

• Kaiser medical insurance
• Public Pension Plan
• 457/401K Plan
• Flex Spending
• Paid Sick Time
• Fare Media
• Rideshare Subsidies
• Metro One Fitness membership

For more information on the Benefits Enrollment for Contingent Employees, please visit LA Metro's Pension & Benefits website at benefits.metro.net

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Please acknowledge that the following responses will be used to supplement and expand on the Work Experience section of your application. It is important to provide detailed answers and do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as accurate as possible. By completing this supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

• Yes, I agree and understand my resume will not be reviewed

02

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• I do not have education equivalent to grade 12
• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree from an accredited college or university
• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
• Masters degree from an accredited college or university
• PhD from an accredited college or university

03

Please select the number of years of relevant management-level experience you have in transportation planning or programming, project management, grants management, financial planning, transit planning, real estate and transit-oriented community development, multimodal integrated planning, or developing and implementing large scale, highly complex, multi-faceted transportation projects or programs.

• No management-level experience
• Less than 5 years
• 5 years or more, but less than 7 years
• 7 years or more, but less than 9 years
• 9 or more years

04

If you indicated having experience in the previous question, please describe your relevant experience and list the position title(s) and dates of employment in which you gained this experience. If you do not have this experience, please list "N/A" in the field below.

05

Describe your relevant experience leading the full lifecycle of complex public-private real estate transactions from initial site and market analysis, developer solicitation and selection, deal structuring, negotiation, entitlement, disposition or ground lease, and project implementation. Please list the position title(s) and dates of employment in which you gained this experience. If you do not have this experience, please list "N/A" in the field below.

06

Describe your relevant experience applying policies, guidelines, and best practices for transit-oriented development, affordable housing, and revenue-generating development projects and programs. Please list the position title(s) and dates of employment in which you gained this experience. If you do not have this experience, please list "N/A" in the field below.

07

Describe your relevant experience leading complex negotiations and stakeholder engagement involving elected officials, public agencies, community organizations, developers, investors, and other external partners. Please list the position title(s) and dates of employment in which you gained this experience. If you do not have this experience, please list "N/A" in the field below.

08

Describe your relevant experience leading and developing interdisciplinary teams responsible for a complex portfolio of projects and initiatives, including setting strategic direction, establishing priorities and performance expectations, developing organizational capacity, and fostering accountability, collaboration, and innovation. Please list the position title(s) and dates of employment in which you gained this experience. If you do not have this experience, please list "N/A" in the field below.

Required Question

Employer Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA)

Address One Gateway Plaza

Los Angeles, California, 90012

Website https://www.metro.net/careers