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Executive Director, Transportation Services

University of California - San Francisco
United States, California, San Francisco
1 Daniel Burnham Court (Show on map)
Apr 07, 2026
The Department of Transportation Services at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) provides essential transit, parking, and commuter services that impact nearly every member of the UCSF community, including faculty, staff, trainees, students, patients, and visitors. The Department's decisions and service offerings also impact the local communities surrounding UCSF's many campuses and facilities.

The Executive Director has responsibility for leading the safety, training, and development of over 200 represented and non-represented employees; stewarding a $ 53M annual operating budget, with revenue mainly from parking fees; stewarding a $ 3M dollar capital budget, mainly for the development of future garages; leading departmental business planning & goal setting; maintaining and inventorying $150M in fleet/vehicular assets; mitigating risk & ensuring regulatory compliance; communicating services to stakeholders; serving as a subject-matter expert in the University's strategic transportation planning efforts; planning and promoting use of sustainable transportation options; and collaborating with colleagues across UCSF, UC Office of the President, other UC campuses, local communities, and government officials.

This position requires a high-level of technical acumen in all transportation disciplines (parking, transit, transportation demand, planning, etc.), outstanding leadership skills to help guide strategy and project completion, excellent leadership skills to engage and develop employees, an excellent track record to ensure driver and passenger safety, a commitment to reducing the University's carbon footprint, and an excellent track record providing outstanding customer service. Excellent communications and presentation skills are also critical, since this position must communicate with and present to staff, leadership, community members, suppliers, and local transit authorities.

The Executive Director reports to the Associate Vice Chancellor, Campus Life Services and is a member of a senior leadership team that provides essential services to the UCSF enterprise.

Note: This position is designated as "critical" - fingerprinting and background check required.
The Department of Transportation Services is large and complex, serving 10 UCSF campuses and multiple outlying areas. The transit unit transports approximately 2.5 million passengers a year on 80+ buses over 18+ routes through a dense metropolitan area and across hilly terrain. The parking unit operates more than 8,000 parking spaces in garages and surface lots across the UCSF enterprise, including valet parking for patients visiting multiple hospitals and clinics. Additional parking capacity is planned in tandem with the university's growth. The Department takes seriously its responsibility to operate sustainably. To that end, as of 2019 a third of the department's bus fleet is electric, E/V charging stations are available in most parking facilities, and 74% of employees commute to campus using sustainable forms of transportation, predominately public transit, park and ride options, and Uber shuttle buses.


  • Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, business, civil engineering or related field experience and / or the equivalent combination of education and experience / training
  • At least 5 years of successful management/leadership experience in a large, geographically dispersed urban city, university campus or medical center (or similar environment), with an emphasis on parking, transportation, fleet management, and transportation demand management
  • Valid CA driver's license and driving record in good standing with no restrictions other than corrective lenses
  • Expert knowledge of parking and transportation industry best practices to ensure most efficient and effective use of resources and sustainability efforts
  • Expert knowledge of transportation demand management programs, long-range planning, capital projects and environmental impact analysis
  • Expert knowledge of budget and finance, including operating and capital budgets
  • Familiarity with overseeing a large union workforce
  • Advanced knowledge of parking, transportation, fleet management operations, as well as related policy and regulatory compliance requirements from governmental agencies
  • Expert strategic planning, analytical, negotiation and political acumen skills
  • Advanced skills in developing and managing subordinate management teams in building strong customer service focused programs and services
  • Advanced strategic leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively, across all organization levels, internally and externally
  • Advanced verbal, written, and presentation skills to communicate to multi-stake holders and at all levels
  • Working knowledge of common organization specific and basic general computer applications

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in transportation planning, business or civil engineering or related area
  • Familiarity managing a self-funded department
  • Any certification in transit, transportation, parking demand
  • Class B Lic
  • Bachelor's degree in transportation planning, business, civil engineering or related field experience and / or the equivalent combination of education and experience / training
  • At least 5 years of successful management/leadership experience in a large, geographically dispersed urban city, university campus or medical center (or similar environment), with an emphasis on parking, transportation, fleet management, and transportation demand management
  • Valid CA driver's license and driving record in good standing with no restrictions other than corrective lenses
  • Expert knowledge of parking and transportation industry best practices to ensure most efficient and effective use of resources and sustainability efforts
  • Expert knowledge of transportation demand management programs, long-range planning, capital projects and environmental impact analysis
  • Expert knowledge of budget and finance, including operating and capital budgets
  • Familiarity with overseeing a large union workforce
  • Advanced knowledge of parking, transportation, fleet management operations, as well as related policy and regulatory compliance requirements from governmental agencies
  • Expert strategic planning, analytical, negotiation and political acumen skills
  • Advanced skills in developing and managing subordinate management teams in building strong customer service focused programs and services
  • Advanced strategic leadership and interpersonal skills to work effectively, across all organization levels, internally and externally
  • Advanced verbal, written, and presentation skills to communicate to multi-stake holders and at all levels
  • Working knowledge of common organization specific and basic general computer applications

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in transportation planning, business or civil engineering or related area
  • Familiarity managing a self-funded department
  • Any certification in transit, transportation, parking demand
  • Class B Lic
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