Summary
The Planning Division leads a wide variety of innovative transportation planning studies and policy analyses. The Planning Division is currently working on several on-going initiatives including ConnectSF, an interagency partnership update to the City’s long-range transportation plans, and the Treasure Island Mobility Management Program. Our work program also includes projects that study emerging mobility technologies and advance transportation demand management, policy and funding development.
Key Details
Availability - Interns should be available to work at least 20 hours per week during regular business hours, for at least a 12-week period of time. Preference will be given to applicants who are available for at least 6 months. Please note availability in cover letter.
Minimum Qualifications - Strong interest in urban transportation planning is required. Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required. Proficiency with ArcGIS, database management, graphic design software and/or statistical analysis is desired.
Skills and Abilities - Standard transportation planning principles, methods, and processes; basic research methods, survey design, and database management techniques; ability to interpret data using appropriate planning methods and statistical techniques; familiarity with land use planning methods; strong written and oral communication skills; ability to prepare and present written reports and recommendations. Additional relevant skills and abilities are also encouraged. These include experience with travel demand modeling, traffic modeling, project funding, and/or civil engineering.
Training and Experience - Prospective interns should have at least completed a bachelor’s degree. Preferred candidates will have completed at least one semester in a relevant master’s degree program (e.g. transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering). Candidates with only a bachelor’s degree will be considered if they have transportation planning experience.
Compensation Range - Compensation commensurate with experience
Submission
Please submit a resume and cover letter (indicating where you saw this job posted, the earliest date you can start, and the number of hours a week (minimum 20) you are available via email (jobs@sfcta.org) or visit sfcta.org/employment-opportunities-sfcta
We are An Equal Opportunity Employer
We believe diversity and inclusion strengthen our work, and we strive to ensure our staff represents the communities we serve.
Our mission is to make travel safer, healthier, and easier for all. We plan, fund, and deliver transportation projects to improve travel choices for residents, commuters, and visitors throughout San Francisco.
Our agency is governed by a board consisting of the 11 members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, sitting as Transportation Authority board members.
As San Francisco’s congestion management agency, we monitor travel activity on our streets and adopt plans for reducing traffic congestion, including the Treasure Island Transportation Program. We lead long-range planning to establish San Francisco’s priorities for Plan Bay Area, the region’s transportation, land-use, and housing plan, as well as local efforts like the Alemany Interchange Improvement Study.
We direct millions of dollars annually to projects large and small—from street lights to the Salesforce Transit Center—with funding from San Francisco's Prop K half-cent sales tax for transportation and other sources. We oversee project implementation as our partner agencies like SFMTA, SF Public Works, and BART use this funding to improve transportation across the city.
We lead major capital projects like the Folsom Street Off-Ramp Realignment Project and the Yerba Buena Island on- and off-ramps.