Maintenance Manager (2010)

Internal Applicant Notice/To All Internal Employees: To be considered for any internal position, candidates must submit a resume. Only submitted resumes will be reviewed for consideration. Please ensure your resume is up to date before submitting your application.

Opening Date: 08/26/2025

Closing Date: 09/26/2025

Division:EM&C/Maintenance 

Dept.: Maintenance/Track 

Grade: SAM 38 

Range: Minimum: $70,668.00  - Max: $106,028.00 

The selected candidate for this position will participate in the City Transit(AA) pension. 

The finalist selected for this position will be subject to an updated criminal background check in accordance with SEPTA Policy# E20 which states, "All incumbent employees not having a criminal background check within the last year are subject to an updated investigation for the purpose of determining their suitability for employment, in the event they seek promotion or transfer."

OVERALL DESCRIPTION

Responsible for effective supervision of maintenance personnel and oversees location operations.

DISCIPLINE RESPONSIBILITIES

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I. Applicable to All Disciplines

1. Manages a group of employees with minimum direction; schedules the work to maximize economic, efficient, and safe work standards and to promote continuous improvement in safety, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
2. Responsible for infrastructure systems, equipment, and/or building overhaul and minor refurbishment programs including preventative maintenance, inspection and failure diagnosis/analysis.
3. Work shifts and/or weekends and holidays as required.  Respond to emergencies problems that may disrupt normal service. Subject to call outside normal hours.
4. Responsible for controlling labor and material expenditures to comply with budgetary limitations.  Also issues material requisitions.
5. Communicates with union personnel, and other supervisors to coordinate work activities, issue/investigate disciplinary action, etc.  Participates in grievance procedures as required.
6. Estimate project costs (Labor, Material, Support). Initiate and maintain accurate records on requisitions, work/employee schedules and reports to reduce waste and loss of manpower.
7. Responsible for providing training for hourly employees, technical assistance, and support in the repair and/or maintenance of equipment or infrastructure.
8. Responsible for conducting regular inspections, special inspections/investigations, collecting data on inspections/repairs to track reliability, and performing trend analysis.
9. Assists engineering in various design changes in an effort to improve infrastructure and customer service issues.  
10. Responsible for maintaining a safe, clean and productive environment.
11. Responsible for instructing, training, and testing newly transferred and hired employees.
12. Complies with all Authority and departmental safety and security policies and procedures as well as all applicable job safety responsibilities.  Reports any safety concerns, compromises or hazards affecting operations, the public, self and/or other employees.  Responsible for personal safety and is encouraged to promote the safety of others.
     

DISCIPLINE RESPONSIBILITIES

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A. Track Utility Discipline

1. Supervises the inspection, maintenance and reconstruction of railway track systems.
2. Maintain condition of SEPTA’s right-of-way through management of programmed third party vegetation control and timely response to public complaints.
3. Direct coordination of protection for SEPTA and third party work done in SEPTA’s track area. Deploy and supervise flagmen to provide protection.
4. Directs and schedules drivers, mechanics, and operators for the operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment, track road beds, and construction projects.
5. Directs the operation and/or repair of tampers, ballast regulators, rail handling equipment and other construction related equipment.
6. Supervises Track Fabrication and Track Machine Shops, including scheduling, managing, and inspecting the bending, layout, welding, fabrication, repair, and reconstruction of track materials, components and assemblies. 
7. Schedules track outages with Transportation Department for Sperry Rail Testing and Geometry Car and high-rail inspections.

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B. Bridges and Building Discipline

1. Oversees the inspection, maintenance, and upkeep of all types of buildings, shops, stations, and other structures.
2. Schedules and directs the preventive maintenance and repa