Field Operations Event Coordinator

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The IRD for this job is: 02/05/2026

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Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) supports the University s mission by providing access to UC Santa Cruz, acting as fiscal stewards, and managing the sustainable planning, design, and operation of safe and equitable bicycle/pedestrian programs, transit services, parking, and other transportation-related needs. TAPS is dedicated to being innovative, sustainable, and customer-focused providers of access to UC Santa Cruz. More information can be found at: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Under the supervision of the TAPS Field Operations Supervisor, the incumbent coordinates day-to-day field operations for TAPS event parking and traffic control programs. The position oversees event and traffic control activities, evaluates staffing and equipment needs, and serves as a field point of contact during regular and special campus events. Responsibilities include hiring, training, and supervising student employees who support event operations, permit issuance and sales, surveys, light equipment repairs, and related administrative functions, while ensuring compliance with university procedures, including cash handling and post-event reconciliation.

• Budgeted Salary: $29.38/hourly
• Under California law, the University of California, Santa Cruz is required to post a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. The salary shown above is the budgeted amount the University reasonably expects to pay and the salary extended should not exceed this posted amount.

• Benefits Level Eligibility: Full benefits
• Schedule Information
  • Full-time, Fixed
  • Percentage of Time: 100%, 40 Hours per Week
  • Days of the Week:
    Mon-Fri, Weekends as needed
  • Shift Includes:
    Day, Night, Evenings and Weekends

• Employee Classification: Career appointment
• Job End Date: None
• Work Location: UC Santa Cruz Main Campus
• Union Representation: CX, Clerical Unit
• Job Code Classification: BLANK AST 3 (004722)
• Travel: Never or Rarely

• 50% - Event & Traffic Operations
• Coordinate, oversee, and execute campus event and traffic control operations with minimal supervision.
• Independently monitor the AIMS program and related systems to anticipate upcoming events and operational impacts.
• Analyze event details and determine appropriate staffing levels, equipment needs, and site requirements.
• Develop, manage, and adjust staffing schedules for student employees supporting both events and traffic control operations, and use standard office software to create operational spreadsheets and…