Location

1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, 94063

Description

The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Transportation Manager.

Why should you join the Redwood City team?

We offer a wide range of meaningful and exciting career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible schedule work options, paid time off, and a robust benefits package. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service, collaboration, inclusion and innovation. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication.

Our community is known for its diversity, strong neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents. We hope you find that this mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home.

About The Role

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, organized, and collaborative professional with extensive experience in transportation planning, traffic engineering, and mobility program management. They will bring both technical expertise and forward-thinking vision, balancing innovative approaches to improving mobility with the operational and administrative skills required to manage budgets, policies, regulatory compliance, and complex capital and operational programs.

This role calls for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and can successfully lead multidisciplinary teams while overseeing the City’s transportation systems. The ideal candidate will be skilled at managing competing priorities, advancing multiple projects simultaneously, and ensuring that transportation programs are delivered efficiently and effectively.

The successful candidate will excel at building strong partnerships across City departments, regional agencies, and the community. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating a safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation network that enhances mobility, supports economic vitality, and improves quality of life for the entire Redwood City community.

Job PDF

Job Announcement - Transportation Manager #26A-12 FINAL.pdf

Ideal Candidate

Ideal Candidate Statement

The ideal candidate for the Transportation Manager role is a strategic, solutions-oriented leader with deep expertise in traffic engineering, multimodal transportation planning, and mobility management. They bring a strong track record of managing complex transportation programs and leading high-performing teams, while balancing technical excellence with community-focused outcomes.

This individual thrives in a dynamic public sector environment and is skilled at overseeing the full spectrum of transportation functions, including traffic operations, parking and curb management, pavement management, transportation demand management, traffic calming, and safety initiatives. They are equally comfortable collaborating on long-range transportation plans as they are managing day-to-day operations, ensuring that programs and projects are delivered efficiently, safely, and in alignment with City priorities.

The successful candidate is an effective project and program manager who can develop and implement innovative transportation solutions that enhance mobility, sustainability, and quality of life. They have experience managing division budgets, securing and administering grant funding, and allocating resources to meet both immediate operational needs and long-term infrastructure goals.

A collaborative and communicative leader, the Transportation Manager excels at building strong partnerships across departments, agencies, and the community. They are experienced in public engagement and can clearly translate complex technical information into accessible, actionable insights for decision-makers, stakeholders, and the public. This includes preparing and presenting reports, recommendations, and policy options to executive leadership, commissions, and City Council.

The ideal candidate is also a forward-thinking professional who stays current with emerging trends and technologies, such as data-driven traffic analysis and evolving mobility solutions. They bring sound judgment, political acumen, and a commitment to equity and safety in transportation planning and service delivery.

What You’ll Do, At a Glance

As Transportation Manager, you will lead and shape Redwood City’s transportation systems to support safe, efficient, and sustainable mobility for all. In this role, you will:

Oversee daily operations and long-range planning for traffic engineering, multimodal transportation, parking and curb management, pavement management, transportation demand management, and traffic safety programs.
Develop and implement innovative transportation plans, policies, and capital projects that improve mobility, reduce congestion, and enhance safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and goods movement.
Direct division budgets, forecast funding needs, secure and administer grants, and ensure effective allocation of resources to meet both operational and long-term infrastructure goals.
Oversee traffic studies, data analysis, and engineering reviews for development projects to ensure compliance with City standards and inform policy and planning decisions.
Lead the deployment of traffic signal coordination and emerging technologies to improve system performance and user experience.
Partner with City departments, regional agencies, and community stakeholders to coordinate transportation initiatives and represent the City on regional boards, committees, and task forces.
Lead public outreach efforts, respond to traffic concerns, and present plans, policies, and recommendations to City Council, boards, commissions, and community groups.
Supervise, mentor, and develop professional and technical staff, fostering a collaborative and accountable team environment.
Monitor advancements in transportation planning, mobility technologies, and regulatory requirements to keep Redwood City at the forefront of innovation.
Help create a transportation network that enhances quality of life, promotes sustainability, and reflects the needs of Redwood City’s diverse and growing community.

Benefits

See job flyer

Special Instructions

Submit your application via: www.CalOpps.org by Monday, April 20, 2026 by 11:59 pm. In-person oral board interviews are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

A City application, a resume, cover letter and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Applications must be filled out completely. Failure to complete the application, attach a resume and responses to the supplemental questions will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience, and education or training or stating “See Resume” in the work experience section of the application will be considered an incomplete application and subject to disqualification. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a City application.

Those who best meet the qualifications and requirements for the position will be invited to participate in the selection process.

Oral board interviews will be conducted in person on Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Prior to appointment, candidates will be required to pass a background check (at no cost) including criminal history, DMV, a DOJ fingerprint check, and reference check. Reference checks will be conducted in close coordination with the candidate.

Candidates with a disability which may require special assistance in any phase of the application or selection process should advise HR prior to or upon submittal of application by contacting Erica Corona at ecorona@redwoodcity.org

Provisions in this document may be modified or revoked without notice.
Redwood City is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Recruitment Contact

Contact Phone

(650)780-7243

Contact Email

ecorona@redwoodcity.org

City of Redwood City

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