Deputy Director - Maritime Division
About the Role
Serves as the Deputy Director of the Maritime Division, reporting directly to the Director of the Maritime Division. Serves as a part of the Maritime Division’s leadership team by directing and managing the Maritime Division’s daily operations to include vessel operations, personnel management, vessel maintenance, terminal operations, regulatory compliance with the United State Coast Guard, grant and funding management and emergency response readiness. Develops and implements policies, programs, and strategies consistent with Federal and State law and directives issued by the Commission. Plans, assigns, and supervises the work of others. Work requires extensive contact with high-level executives, governmental officials and private entities, internal agency audiences, and the public. Employees at this level are virtually self-supervising and assume direct responsibility for the work product.
Essential Duties
- Reviews, develops, and implements ferry operating procedures and emergency management planning and protocols.
- Plans, directs, and manages employees’ activities and monitors and evaluates employee performance.
- Develops and implements professional development pathways for personnel.
- Oversees and directs the development of strategic short to long-range reports and plans for waterway, seaport and ferry operations.
- Oversees the implementation of software, performance metrics, and reports that support efficient and safe ferry service delivery.
- Coordinates and integrates maritime programs across divisions, districts, and external partners to guarantee consistent delivery of maritime priorities.
- Oversees the development, coordination and monitoring of capital and operating budgets and grant funding.
- Develops staffing and funding recommendations for ferry operations, to include monitoring the Maritime Division’s budget as related to ferry operations.
- Directs planning, development, implementation and evaluation of policies and procedures for Department activities; monitors compliance; initiates adjustments as needed.
- Reviews proposed legislation and directs the implementation of legislation affecting ferry operations and maritime activities.
- Directs the operations of the Department’s ferry systems and establishing high performance standards, operational benchmarks, and long-term improvement strategies.
- Develops and implements vessel life cycle management systems including condition assessment, dry-docking, scheduling, and replacement planning.
- Oversees the development of contracts and agreements for vessel construction, vessel retrofitting, dry-docking, repairs, fuel supply, infrastructure construction and related ferry operations services.
- Oversees the coordination of emergency response and continuity of operations planning for ferry service during hurricanes, severe weather, and other disruptions.
- Oversees compliance with the United States Coast Guard, Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration and other federal and state regulations applicable to inspected vehicle and passenger vessels, including Certificates of Inspection and vessel security plans.
- Oversees credentialing and training requirements for ferry operations personnel consistent with United States Coast Guard and Department standards.
- Performs other job responsibilities as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's Degree in related discipline (Marine Transportation, Marine Engineering, Naval Architecture, Engineering). Relevant work experience may be substituted for degree on a year per year basis.
Experience: 5 years of marine transportation, maritime transit management, vessel operations planning, or related experience (Experience can be satisfied by full time or prorated part time equivalent). Related graduate level education may be substituted for experience on a year per year basis. Must have three (3) years managerial/supervisory experience.
Licenses and Certifications: Mandatory: Safety Impact Certificate.
Competencies
Extensive knowledge of:
- Federal, state, and local laws and regulations relevant to program areas and of the principles and practices of public administration and management
- Maintenance concepts, methods, policies and requirements
- Methods, procedures, equipment, and materials used in intermodal transportation and ferry engineering construction and maintenance work
- Maritime operations, ferry operations, and United States Coast Guard regulatory frameworks applicable to inspected passenger vessels
- Developing, implementing, and monitoring budgets and resources
Considerable knowledge of:
- Communication strategies, policies and methods
- Contract development and oversight
- Applicable laws, rules, and regulations
- Legislative process
Expert skill in:
- Establishing plans and setting objectives and goals that support overall business strategy/results; anticipating and adjusting for problems/roadblocks
- Directing and establishing objectives; clarifying roles and responsibilities through individual performance plans; monitoring and measuring performance against goals; evaluating results and making necessary adjustments to meet deadlines
- Persuasion, negotiation, and communication of critical issues
- Interpreting and analyzing legislation, rules, and regulations
Proficient skill in:
- Public relations for maintaining effective working relationships with individuals and groups, both internal and external
- Administering applicable programs
- Directing the development and implementation of policy and operating procedures
- Analyzing, organizing, and communicating business and technical data
- Communicating complex ideas and information clearly, concisely, and effectively
- Developing and giving presentations
- Board and disembark vessels at fixed piers, ascend and descend vessel stairs under varying weather and tide conditions during inspections and operational visits
Other Attributes:
- Manages financial and personnel resources to achieve individual and organizational goals
- Collaborates and cooperates with others and builds effective working relationships with internal and external members to accomplish organizational goals
Physical Requirements and Working Conditions
- Sedentary work: Lift up to 10 lbs at a time and occasionally carry files/small tools
- Light work: Lift up to 20 lbs at a time and frequently lift or carry objects up to 10 lbs
- Climbing - ascending/descending ladders, stairs, scaffoldings, ramps, etc
- Standing-prolonged periods of time
- Repetitive Motion-substantial movements of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
- Close Visual Acuity-work includes data/figures; view a computer screen; extensive reading
Conditions of Employment
- This is a Safety Impact position and you will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test and will be subject to random drug testing.
- The Department of Transportation's Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulation – 49 CFR Part 40, at 40.151(e) – does not authorize “medical marijuana” under a state law to be a valid medical explanation for a positive drug test result for an employee in this position.
Benefits
- Retirement Plans
- Alternative and/or Flexible Work Schedules
- Paid Leave and Holidays
- Health Premiums paid at 100% for Full-Time Employees
- On-the-Job Training
- Tuition Assistance Program
- Holistic Wellness Program with Leave Incentives
- Career Development and Advancement Opportunities
- Family-Friendly Policies and Programs