EVP/Chief Development Officer

Pay Range:

$189,740.00 - $313,071.00

Supervisory Organization:

President & Chief Executive Officer

Country:

United States of America

Address:

1401 PACIFIC AVE

City:

DALLAS, TX 75202

FLSA:

Exempt

Professionals:

01 - Official Administrator (EEO-4-United States of America), 1A - Officials and Executives (EEO-SubCategory)

General Summary:

Directs, oversees and has ultimate responsibility for the activities of personnel engaged in Capital Planning, Real Estate, Environmental compliance, Transit Oriented Development, Capital Program Support, Service Planning, Commuter Rail (TRE), Design and Construction, as well as design consultants and construction contractors for DARTs Development Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directs, oversees, and has ultimate responsibility for the development and oversight of major capital projects, real estate transactions including transit oriented development agreements, environmental compliance for the Agency, Transit System Plan Updates, Service Plan Amendments, Service changes, Financial Plan updates for Capital Projects and Services, Federal Grant Technical Submissions, and capital programs in support of Operations, and system modernization.

• Assumes a leadership role in the development, implementation, evaluation, and the revision of policies and procedures for the department.

• Develops Capital Improvement Program in collaboration with DART’s Leadership Roundtable.

• Actively contributes to the Leadership Roundtable discussions to provide direction and guidance to the organization.

• Establishes and secures approval of goals and policies for department with broad latitude for decision making and strategy; develops efficient, cost-effective, and safe design, construction and start-up of transit facilities such as buildings, structures, roadways, trackways, and of equipment and systems.

• Develops technical and managerial requirements for contracts and major materials procurements for capital development; provides general direction and participates in technical evaluations, negotiations and selection of engineering, architectural, construction, vehicle, and other related contracts.

• Serves as the Chairman of the Design Change Control and the Change Control Boards, Claims avoidance, schedule and budget adherence, integrated testing program and start-up testing and certification processes.

• Acts as a resource to and liaison to several Board of Directors Committees, including presentations and Agenda Reports, pre-meetings and phone conversations coordinated through the Executive Office.

• Promotes and supports the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Small Business, Safety, Training, and Quality programs consistent with industry best practices.

• Remains current on new industry trends, methods and technology.

• Attend presentations and seminars, maintaining external contacts to represent DART at public functions, professional and civic organizations, local government, state government, federal government, community groups and the like; and

• Performs other related job duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Note: An equivalent combination of related education and experience may be substituted for the below stated minimums excluding High School Diploma, GED, Licenses, or Certifications.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, or related field.

• Ten (10) years of related work experience, years progressively responsible general management experience in a private or public environment to include experience directing senior level staff involved with engineering or rail transit projects.

• Pass a physical (medical) examination that includes a drug screen in order to operate DART non-revenue vehicles.

• Knowledge of budget development/analysis, and operational cost factors.

• Proficiency of PC software applications to include Microsoft Office or other related software applications.

• Ability to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations to include rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime schedules.

• Analytical and creative skills to find solutions to complex interp