Assistant General Superintendent, Street Operations

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At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections!

When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community.

RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits

(RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.)

This position assists the General Superintendent in the management of the organization’s street operations activities, assisting in the management of Transportation Services and the control and direction of all revenue service vehicles and support vehicles.

Duties & Responsibilities:

ESSENTIAL:

• Develops workforce plans, recruits staff, interviews, hires, assigns work, trains, coaches, and counsels staff to ensure consistent application of Employee Guidelines, processes, and procedures.
• Conducts performance reviews, and holds employees accountable for optimal performance of their responsibilities.
• Oversees the AVL/CAD computer/radio system operation.
• Develops and implements administrative and operational policies and procedures and makes recommendations for change.
• Supervises the coordination, preparation and update of all detours affected by special events, emergencies or disruptions in service and coordinates with police jurisdictions, Public Works and
• Municipalities for on-street activities and detours affecting bus operations. Coordinates emergency response with offices of emergency preparedness of surrounding cities, counties and states.
• Coordinates facility maintenance, vehicle maintenance and construction activities as they relate to on street operations.
• Reviews and analyzes operations reports to determine problem situations and develop appropriate resolutions as in accidents, incidents, disputes and disturbances involving the organization’s vehicles.

OTHER:

• All job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in transportation, business administration or management preferred.
• A minimum of five years of management experience, transit operations preferred.
• A minimum of five years of experience in the proper operation of buses and associated equipment in all phases of the industry.
• Proficiency working with CRT equipment, CAD-AVL systems and video equipment.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to use sound judgment.
• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing.
• Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing and prioritizing.

OR

• An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditio