Manager - Vehicle Maintenance

• Valid state driver’s license. This role will perform inspections on construction sites, stations, and facilities, including locations that are not currently served by transit. Driving an agency vehicle will be necessary to perform inspections along our full alignment.

• Operational characteristics, services, and activities of a rail transit program.
• All areas of light rail to include wayside, traction power, vehicle, facilities, and operations. 
• Methods and complex principles and practices of rail safety requirements in maintenance and operations.
• Working knowledge of an asset management program. 
• Methods and techniques of rail vehicle manufacturing, maintenance, overhaul, industry standards, and practices.
• Principles and practices of traction electrification, signals, communications, and computer systems.
• Interpreting and applying applicable standard operation procedures, standard maintenance procedures, operating rules, federal, state, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Contract management including sole source procurement. 
• Principles and procedures of record keeping.
• Total cost of ownership.
• Public relations principles.
• Principles and practices of program development and administration.
• Contract procurement strategies and management principles.
• Policy and procedure development.
• Techniques to work effectively under pressure, meet deadlines, and adjust to changing priorities.
• 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.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• 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. 
• Managing and coordinating the maintenance operations services of the light rail line program.
• Developing solutions to maintenance operations problems.
• Applying advanced principles and practices of maintenance operations.
• Interpreting and using all types of operating manuals related to a light rail system, including part manuals, tooling, and equipment manuals.
• Interpreting and applying 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.
• Applying 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.

• Work is performed in both a standard hybrid office, field, shop, warehouse, and transit vehicles environments. 
• Sound Transit has multiple Operations and Maintenance Rail Facilities. Must be able to work in an assigned location depending on business needs.
• This role will perform inspections on construction sites, stations, and facilities, including locations that are not currently served by transit. 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.
• 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.