Corridor Operations Readiness Director

Salary range is $130k to $235k, with a midpoint of $180k.  New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Inclusive Reproductive Health Support Services.
• Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

GENERAL PURPOSE: 

This is work of a highly responsible and complex nature requiring broad rail transit and high capacity transit knowledge, high organizational skill, excellent communication abilities, and the ability to work through complex strategic and technical issues. Working under general direction the candidate plans, directs, manages and oversees the activities of projects along a High Capacity Transit corridor, including bus, commuter rail, and light rail programs representing the operations perspective; provides a primary point of contact on major transportation projects between the Operations Department and planning and construction teams and works as a director/partner and advocate throughout the design, construction, and transition to operations process.  The Corridor Operations Readiness Director with leaders from partnering departments providing oversight, guidance, and management when necessary to project teams during all phases of the project development process, including planning, preliminary engineering, final design, construction, and through to the transition of the project and capital assets into activation and pre-revenue operation.  The Director is both a department and agency leader and co-director as well as an advocate for the Operations Department and ultimately the customer/passenger.  The Director also has the responsibility to reach back into the Operations Department for subject matter expertise in those areas requiring additional attention, especially for expertise of a technical nature.  In sum, the Director is working in and often leading cross functional teams, ensuring appropriate focus and resources are applied to the project and that timely decisions and critical deliverables are accomplished for effective existing and future operations. 

Responsible for oversight of all transit operations in capital program delivery processes while partnering with key technical experts in the Operations Department for input and guidance.  Serves as lead, liaison and technical resource to the Department, construction and planning teams. Leads review of major multi-modal transportation projects from planning and design through transition to operations, collaborates with team leaders for cost effective and sustainable solutions, and negotiates value recommendations. 

• Sound Transit has an annual capital and operating budget of $3 billion and is in the process of delivering one of the largest transit expansion programs in the country.
• Voters in the greater Seattle region approved three-system expansion plans defined in the ballot initiatives known as Sound Move (1996), Sound Transit 2 (ST2 in 2008), and Sound Transit 3 (ST3 in 2016).

These programs authorize ongoing funding for the design, construction, and operations of a fully integrated network of Light R