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Annual Salary Range: $90,500.80 - $140,296.00 First Review of Applications: September 7, 2025 Expected Start Date: October/November 2025 Description   Role The Senior Budget Program Analyst will be a reliable individual who is detail-oriented and organized, demonstrates initiative, and has the flexibility to meet changing priorities and workload demands. Excellent communication and customer service skills, and the ability to utilize sound judgment when working with internal and external stakeholders are essential to this position. The Senior Budget Program Analyst will perform numerous technical, analytical, and coordination functions to develop the Annual Program Budget, participate in expense and revenue forecasting, monitor ongoing budget performance, prepare budget amendments, and prepare various reports for Executives, the Board of Directors and Policy Committees, funding agencies, and other organizations.  The Senior Budget Program Analyst is an integral member of the Budget team.   Overview of the Financial Planning, Budgets and Grants Department SANDAG has great pride in being a fiscally responsible public agency and is committed to providing easily understood information about its priority projects and programs to its stakeholders.  The annual budget is where the agency’s strategic initiatives and priority projects come to life. In May 2025, the Board of Directors adopted the FY 2026 Annual Program Budget totaling approximately $1.3 billion to advance transportation in the San Diego region.   The Financial Planning, Budgets and Grants Department coordinates development of the Program Budget which has three key components – the Overall Work Program budget (this represents the agency’s core planning and research functions), the Regional Operations budget, and the Capital Improvement Program budget. Through a highly collaborative effort that includes project managers and agency Executives, the annual budget identifies numerous programs, projects, and services that align to the SANDAG strategic goals and priorities, and allocates funding from various federal, state, and local sources that are provided in the form of formula and discretionary grants, city revenues, and local transportation sales tax revenues. Typical Qualifications A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, with major course work in finance, accounting, business administration or a related field. A Master’s degree is desirable. A minimum of five years of increasingly responsible, recent budget management experience. Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of large and complex budget preparation and administration, including forecasting and grant and project cost accounting.  Experience with capital project development and budget oversight, familiarity with funding sources for regional transportation infrastructure is highly recommended.   Demonstrated understanding of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources.  Benefits SANDAG offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including: Hybrid work options 9/80 flexible work schedule Pay-for-performance merit increases Retirement - Defined Benefit Plan with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Retirement - 457 Defined Contribution Plan with Voya Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, bus, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on length of service   Visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag ? to apply. First review September 7, 2025. EOE.

Annual Salary Range: $87,796.80 - $136,094.40 First Review of Applications: January 3, 2025 Expected Start Date: February/March 2025 Description TransNet Program Division For more than three decades, TransNet has been the driving force for improving transportation infrastructure in the San Diego region. TransNet is the half-cent sales tax administered by SANDAG to fund local transportation projects consistent with the Regional Plan. The first 20-year TransNet measure was approved by voters in 1987. It went into effect in 1988 and was extended by voters in 2004 for an additional 40 years. This program is one of the largest transportation improvement programs in California. TransNet funds numerous transit, highway, freight, bikeway, and walkway programs, in addition to an environmental conservation program, transit fare subsidies, and grants for smart growth, active transportation, and transportation services for seniors and people with disabilities. Role Under Manager direction, the TransNet Senior Financial Programming and ITOC position will plan, manage, and oversee the activities related to the TransNet Extension Ordinance. This includes ensuring compliance with TransNet funding guidelines, oversight of implementation of performance audit recommendations, coordination with the Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee (ITOC), and all the stakeholders and users of TransNet funding. The ideal candidate will be instrumental in preparing and presenting written and oral presentations to the Board of Directors, Policy Advisory Committees, and other groups, representing the department within the agency, and to elected officials, and outside agencies.  Experience and Qualifications A bachelor’s degree with major course work in finance, business management, public administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree is desirable. At least five years of increasingly responsible, professional financial programming and/or administration of transportation funding programs/grants, preferably in a public agency environment, including some supervisory experience. Knowledge of modern organizational, management, and strategic planning principles and practices used in financial programming, program management, budget development and control, grants management, and project control. Demonstrate ability to analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of program goals. The candidate selected for this position must successfully pass a pre-employment criminal background investigation and credit history verification; periodic re-checking of criminal background and credit history will be a condition of employment. Benefits SANDAG offers comprehensive benefits, to include health, dental, and vision insurance as well as employee assistance, wellness, and work/life balance programs. Additionally, SANDAG offers the following: Hybrid (Monday and Wednesday telework days; Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday in office) 9/80 flexible work schedule (every other Monday off) Pay-for-performance merit increases CalPERS pension plan with employer and employee contributions Excellent health insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents Free dental and vision insurance for employees and their eligible dependents Education Assistance of up to $5,250 a year for regular employees Free transit pass for use throughout the San Diego region, Rapid Express, Trolley, and COASTER Paid time off including 12 paid holidays, 2 floating holiday days, generous paid time off (PTO) per year Call (619) 699-1900 or visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sandag ? for information. First review January 3, 2025. EOE.