Parking Services Manager

Berkeley California is a small city with a big reputation. At just ten square miles of land and seven square miles of water Berkeley is famous around the globe as a center for academic achievement scientific exploration free speech and the arts and home to over 50 parks a top-ranked university and the largest public marina in the San Francisco Bay.

The City of Berkeley invites you to apply for the position of Parking Services Manager in the Transportation Division of the Public Works Department!

In this role you will have the opportunity to lead 15 dedicated parking staff delivering parking and mobility services to the Berkeley community. The parking portfolio includes three access-controlled City owned garages containing 1250 parking stalls and electric vehicle charging plus paid on-street parking with hundreds of pay stations and thousands of parking meters. The City also has an extensive residential permit parking program.

The Parking Services Manager is expected to manage revenue growth and control costs for a parking program that generates almost $14M annually. This position liaisons regularly with the Citys parking enforcement staff in the Police Department to coordinate these addition to fiscal stewardship for long-term fiscal sustainability parking is to be managed to produce additional benefits such as minimizing additional vehicle miles travelled and greenhouse gas emissions by pricing parking to generate turnover and availability.

Responsibilities also include management of vendor contracts (parking meters parking applications enforcement permit issuance usage tracking and industry support) and oversight of staff responsible for adjudication of parking citations meter repair mechanics coin collection parking planning and operations along with electric mobility staff. This position must provide technical expertise vision and managerial skills to lead this diverse team delivering customer friendly parking and mobility services.

See the full job class specification here: QUALIFICATIONS

A typical way of gaining the knowledge skills and abilities for this position is:
Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college with major courses in business administration public administration or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience with management and supervisory responsibility for revenue collection functions or business facility management and development. Progressively responsible related experience may be substituted for the college course work on a year-for-year basis.

Certification as an Administrator of Public Parking (CAPP) by the International Parking Institute highly desirable.

Must be able to travel to various locations within and outside the City of Berkeley to fulfill the job responsibilities. When driving on City business the incumbent is required to maintain a valid California Class C or higher drivers license as well as a satisfactory driving record.

Applications must be received by Monday July 6 2026 at 5:00 PM PT and must include a completed application and responses to any supplemental questions. Please note that resumes are not a substitute for a completed application.

Applications are available in alternative formats (audio-format braille large print electronic text etc.) upon request to . Please allow 10 days for production of the material in an alternative format.

The exam process will include but may not be limited to:

• Application review for minimum qualifications and required documents (qualifying experience will be calculated based on the application close date)
• Competitive review and assessment of applicants education training and experience
• Oral Board Exam - Tentatively Scheduled for Thursday July 30 2026

Tests may consist of any combination of written oral or other exercises or assessment procedures that test content and may include but are not necessarily limited to typing math reading writing and analytical skills; problem solving ability; computer and software proficiency or any other job-related knowledge skill ability or qualification. The examination process and dates are subject to change. The City may without notice change or eliminate any assessment component as needs dictate. Applicants passing all examination phases will have their names placed on an employment eligible list that hiring departments will use to conduct final selection interviews slated forthe week of August 17 2026.

Reasonable Accommodations: The City is committed to making reasonable accommodations in the examination process and in the work environment. Individuals requesting reasonable accommodations in the examination process must submit a request in writing to at the time of application.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT PROCESS

Candidates under final consideration for employment with the City will undergo an employment background check that may include but is not limited to: confirmation of employment history educational credentials and degrees certificates registrations and licenses including drivers license; credit check; criminal history check; and Live Scan fingerprinting.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY (EEO) EMPLOYER

The City of Berkeley is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All employment actions shall be administered regardless of race color national origin ancestry religion age physical or mental disability or medical condition sex gender gender identity gender expression sexual orientation genetic information marital status pregnancy political affiliation veterans status or any other status protected under federal state or local law.

DISASTER SERVICE WORKER

All City employees are required to provide services as Disaster Service Workers in the event of an emergency/disaster.