MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, electronics/electrical maintenance, or closely related field and five years of maintenance operations and/or planning that includes three years of staff supervisory, budgetary, and management responsibility; experience preferably in a heavy or light rail system; OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Required Licenses or Certifications:
Valid state driver’s license. Required Knowledge of:
• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a light rail transit system.
• In-depth knowledge of work order management system MMIS or similar.
• Methods and techniques of vehicle maintenance operations standards and practices.
• Principles and practices of traction electrification, signals, communications, and computer systems.
• Interpreting and applying applicable standard operation procedures, standard maintenance procedures, and operating rules. Familiar with APTA standards and guidelines.
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• Public relations principles.
• Principles and practices of program development, management, and administration.
• Policy and procedure development.
• Techniques to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities.
• Warranty administration policies and principals.
• Industry codes, standards, and certifications.
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations as they apply to transit operations.
• Principles and practices of governmental budget preparation and administration.
• Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation.
• English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases. Required Skills:
• Utilizing personal computer software programs affecting assigned work and in compiling and preparing spreadsheets and reports.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups, and the general public.
• Interpreting and administering policies and procedures sufficient to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain them to staff and other constituencies.
• Demonstrating a positive customer service orientation with both internal and external clients.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Interpreting and applying applicable federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Preparing and analyzing complex data and comprehensive reports.
• Responding to inquiries and in effective oral and written communication.
• Working cooperatively with other departments, Agency officials, and outside agencies.
• Developing and monitoring departmental and program/project operating budgets, costs, and schedules. Physical Demands / Work Environment:
• Work is performed in a standard office environment.
• Subject to standing, walking, bending, reaching, stooping, and lifting of objects up to 50 pounds; may occasionally be exposed to dangerous machinery, extreme weather conditions, potential physical harm, hazardous chemicals, infectious disease, and extreme noise when working in the field.
• The Agency promotes a safe and healthy work environment and provides appropriate safety and equipment training for all personnel as required.
Sound Transit is an equal employment opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment action based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other protected class. |
