Deputy Director-Systems Construction

Salary range is $133,000 to $245,000 with a midpoint of $189,000. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity, and market.

Benefits

• Health Benefits: Two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans:
  • 401a – 10% employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit.
  • 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee-only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: 25 days annually with increases at four, eight, and twelve years of service. Additional days for director-level employees and up. 12 paid holidays, up to 2 paid floating holidays, and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks for new parents.
• Pet Insurance discount.
• ORCA Card: Free for all full-time employees.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.

About the Role

This individual will, under general direction of the Project Director, be instrumental in ensuring the concurrent procurement and delivery of a continuous several hundred-million-dollar portfolio of highly technical electrical, fire alarm, and associated State of Good Repair (SOGR) construction projects in our active transit operating environment. Supervises and coordinates activities and functions of the delivery team within the Capital Delivery Department (CDD) of Sound Transit. Provides electrical system constructability guidance to team members and consultants through the procurement, design, installation, testing, and commissioning phases. Plays a key role in the development and implementation of robust systems construction procedures and best practices that support program objectives. Coordinates construction efforts with other divisions, departments, and outside agencies. Provides coaching and mentoring to direct reports and other staff.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, coordinates, and reviews the work of assigned staff; assigns work activities; provides constructive feedback; reviews and evaluates work and makes effective suggestions and recommendations.
• Coaches, trains, and motivates staff; coordinates and/or provides staff training; manages employee relations; manages workflow and prioritization of projects; measures performance and takes appropriate corrective action when necessary; develops developmental work plans for staff; implements or recommends corrective actions, discipline, and termination procedures.
• Assists the Director of Construction Support Services and project leadership to plan resource needs; leads hiring and on-boarding processes of assigned staff; supports hiring processes of matrixed staff; leads procurement processes for assigned consultant staff.
• Assists the Director of Construction Support Services in the development and administration of the program budget; participates in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Assists the Director of Construction Support Services to develop and implement programmatic work plans, goals, and key performance indicators to monitor and measure performance.
• Develops and implements performance and monitoring processes to ensure processes, policies, and practices are consistently and effectively applied; ensures accountability and compliance with all current and applicable state and federal laws, agency policies and procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Provides input to agency contracts, procurements, design criteria, standard specifications, and technical drawings for rail vehicles and interfacing railway systems.
• Reviews consultant, contractor, and vendor performance for conformance with agency expectations and contract requirements; serves as escalation path for non-conforming work.
• Provides overall construction management direction and consistency in application of requirements and direction for changes related to construction contract documents.
• Manages and coordinates the activities of the Construction Management Consultants (CMC) for major projects, including:
  • Application of lessons learned.
  • Review of contract documents for elimination of errors, omissions, and conflicts to ensure clarity and logical administration prior to solicitation.
  • Pre-construction services and construction contract negotiations.
  • Daily administration, tracking, and documentation of construction contracts.
• Champions and models Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency.
• Contributes to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion in alignment with Sound Transit’s Equity & Inclusion Policy.
• Follows Agency safety rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to assigned duties and responsibilities.
• Integrates sustainability into everyday business practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture, Planning, or related field.
• Six years of experience providing program management support in planning, engineering, or construction, including management of scope, schedule, and budget of inter-related projects of significant complexity, preferably in a public sector transit-related organization.
• Six years of leadership, budgetary, planning, and workforce management experience.

Skills

• Professional and technical expertise in advanced principles and practices of project management, systems engineering, and construction management, including contract/agreement negotiation and administration of construction and engineering services contracts, and third-party agreements.
• Principles of financial management including expenditure tracking, variance identification, and revenue tracking; preparing and analyzing complex data and comprehensive reports.
• Understanding of contract documents including production, strategies, purpose, layout, and content of specific sections.
• Experience managing governmental budget preparation and administration for all projects, contractors, and areas of responsibility.
• Experience with alternative project delivery methods: GCCM, Design-Build, Progressive DB.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other department staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups, and the general public.
• Understanding of construction materials, equipment, means and methods, safety, and risks in the construction and operation of transit systems.
• Knowledge of pertinent federal, state, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, and codes as they apply to transit operations.
• Ability to conceptualize, influence, develop, and administer goals, objectives, guidelines, policies, and procedures for the Division/Department.
• Complaint resolution and problem-solving skills.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Techniques to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities.
• Business letter writing and basic report preparation including proper English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, statistical databases, scheduling, and contract management programs.
• Construction procedures and terminology.
• Methods and techniques of data collection, research, and report preparation.
• Principles of customer service.
• Principles and applications of critical thinking and analysis.
• Ability to operate office equipment including computers and applications such as SharePoint, MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to prepare clear and concise analytical, administrative, and financial reports.

Schedule

Work is performed in a standard hybrid office and field environment. Required to be in-office 3 days per week, per agency policy.