Senior Director of Transit Operations and Public Safety

About the role

The Senior Director of Transit Operations & Public Safety is responsible for overseeing the efficient daily operations of the transit system, including planning, goal setting, and implementation of department strategies. This individual is also responsible for managing Public Safety, operations training, administration of the labor agreement, and employee relations.

Responsibilities

• Develop departmental budget and manage departmental expenditures.
• Administer District policies and procedures, especially those related to departmental functions.
• Serve as an external liaison with other agencies.
• Establish mission-related priorities and ensure continuous attention to workplace safety.
• Ensure cost-effectiveness in departmental operations and recommend hiring, promotion, and salary adjustments.
• Direct the continuous training and education of departmental staff.
• Provide departmental leadership and coaching for staff.
• Plan or implement energy-saving changes to transportation services.
• Maintain oversight of the Operations and Public Safety divisions.
• Represent the department in various forums, including the senior management team, and other interdepartmental meetings.
• Monitor progress and status of key projects assigned to administrative staff and those with operational impact.
• Identify growth and improvement opportunities through training, networking, attendance at conferences and workshops, and review of industry publications.
• Develop and maintain a culture of safety and teamwork.
• Assume Chief Operations Officer responsibilities as needed.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree from a recognized college or university in planning, business administration, or public administration.
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in transit operations, with possible substitution of three years of transit planning for three years of transit operations.
• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in supervision and budget development.
• A valid Oregon driver's license and a driving record acceptable to the District's insurance carrier, or ability to attain within 30 days of employment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of transportation, administration and management, customer satisfaction, public safety and security, personnel and human resources, clerical, computers and electronics, law and government, economics and accounting.
• Skills in critical thinking, complex problem solving, negotiation, persuasion, management of personnel resources, learning strategies, social perceptiveness, coordination, monitoring, active listening, active learning, systems evaluation, time management, oral comprehension, oral expression, written comprehension, written expression, problem sensitivity, originality, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning, category flexibility, fluency of ideas, and communication.

Skills

• Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Originality, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Fluency of Ideas, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Negotiation, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Time Management, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Written Comprehension, Written Expression, Problem Sensitivity, Originality, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Category Flexibility, Fluency of Ideas, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Negotiation, Persuasion, Management of Personnel Resources, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Monitoring, Active Listening, Active Learning, Systems Evaluation, Time Management.

Benefits

This position offers competitive compensation, including a pay range of $132,553 - $184,811 per year, along with benefits that may include health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time off.

Pay

$132,553 - $184,811 per year

Schedule

Monday through Friday, 8am until 5pm. Occasional abnormal hours are expected and required for specific events and to reach all employees.