Manager - Vehicle Maintenance

About the role

The role involves overseeing contracted maintenance services for light rail vehicles and maintenance of way departments and structures. Key responsibilities include directing maintenance operations, reviewing and approving maintenance procedures, managing budgets, and providing technical support.

Responsibilities

• Directs and coordinates the work of assigned staff
• Reviews and evaluates work and makes suggestions
• Serves as a member of the rules and procedures committee
• Conducts manufacturers' site visits and field reviews
• Coordinates maintenance schedules with contractors
• Provides ongoing technical assistance and troubleshooting services
• Manages employee relations and provides guidance
• Reviews and approves maintenance training
• Manages workflow and prioritization of projects
• Provides support to the division/department and others on matters as directed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electronics/Electrical Maintenance, or closely related field
• Five years of managing and supervising maintenance operations of heavy or light rail system, preferably in a transit/transportation related environment
• Three years of leadership, budgetary, planning, and workforce management experience

Qualifications

• Valid state driver’s license

Skills

• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a rail transit program
• Methods and complex principles and practices of rail safety requirements in maintenance and operations
• Asset management program methods and techniques
• Traction electrification, signals, communications, and computer systems principles and practices
• Applicable standard operation procedures, standard maintenance procedures, operating rules, federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations
• Contract management including sole source procurement
• Record keeping total cost of ownership principles
• Public relations principles
• Program development and administration principles
• Project management and program development techniques and principles
• Advanced principles and practices of maintenance operations
• Interpreting and using all types of operating manuals related to a light rail system
• Applicable federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations
• Procurement of goods and services
• Policy and procedure development
• Responding to inquiries and in effective oral and written communication
• Advanced project management and program development techniques and principles
• Working cooperatively with other departments, Agency officials, and outside agencies
• Developing and monitoring departmental and program/project operating budgets, costs, and schedules
• Supervising, leading, and delegating tasks and authority

Benefits

• Total compensation includes project-based premiums reflecting project complexity, political sensitivity, size, and strategic importance
• Sound Transit offers a competitive benefits package including health benefits, long-term disability and life insurance, employee assistance program, retirement plans, paid time off, parental leave, pet insurance, ORCA card, and tuition reimbursement

Pay

The salary range is $104K to $206K with a midpoint of $155K. Total compensation includes project-based premiums that reflect project complexity, political sensitivity, size, and strategic importance.

Schedule

Positions working in field may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme weather conditions, physical harm, hazardous chemicals, and/or extreme noise. Subject to bending, climbing, crawling, grasping, hearing, kneeling, sitting, standing, talking, seeing, walking, and carrying and lifting of objects up to 25 pounds; may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme weather conditions, physical harm, hazardous chemicals, and extreme noise when conducting site visits and working in the field. Position includes weekend/night shifts; position is responsible for providing supervision and maintenance of vehicle repairs.