Hello Open Streets friends - I’m retiring, and I would love to see my position filled with someone great from our Open Streets network! The job announcement is now posted as Program Manager for the Active Transportation and Safety Division. Please get this out to your networks.
Here is the intro to the job announcement:
The City of Portland is seeking an Active Transportation Programs Manager in the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT). The Programs section conducts culturally responsive outreach and education programs that encourage individuals to bike, walk, take transit, carpool, and car share in order to increase Portland's transportation system efficiencies and community health.
The Active Transportation Programs Manager is responsible for leading the work of staff engaged in developing, implementing the Portland Sunday Parkways Open Streets program, SmartTrips individualized marketing Transportation Demand Management (TDM) program, and a variety of other Livable Streets, outreach and equity programs. These programs are designed to further active transportation and safety goals of dramatically increasing the percentage of trips made by walking, bicycling, transit and carpooling.
The successful candidate will manage an innovative, collaborative team of TDM specialists developing strategies and techniques for changing transportation behaviors. The work requires strong communication and management skills developing sophisticated work and program plans in conjunction with their team of TDM professional staff. The Programs Section activities are often highly visible to City leadership and/or the general public. The position is responsible for significant partnership and sponsorship development as well as budget and resource acquisition and management. Candidates with experience working with diverse community partners and constituencies are desired.
I will be working with my team to make sure there is a smooth transition with a new Programs Manager. Thanks for helping us find a terrific pool of candidates.
Sincerely,
Linda Ginenthal
Programs Manager
City of Portland Bureau of Transportation
1120 SW 5th Avenue, 8th floor
Portland OR 97204
(503) 823-5266
linda.ginenthal@
PortlandSundayParkways.org
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