LRT Division Supervisor

Please complete the application in its entirety. Include all previous employment so that it may be taken into consideration. Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application. Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed.

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 is responsible for supervising rail transit employees reporting for duty for either mainline or yard operations, to ensure the safe and efficient operation of rail transit service. This is a safety sensitive position subject to the rules of the RTD Drug and Alcohol Policy.

Duties & Responsibilities: 

Essential: 

• Recruits staff to include interviewing, hiring, assigning work, training, coaching, and counseling to ensure consistent application of Employee Guidelines, processes, and procedures. 
• Collaborates with community groups, contractors, and other area transit and municipal agencies.
• Troubleshoots light rail vehicle problems and operates light rail vehicles as required.
• Performs administrative duties, such as payroll, work assignments, creating extra board schedules, sign-out and hold-down boards.
• Monitors the attendance program by maintaining records of floating holidays, sick, vacation, anniversary dates.
• Develops, updates and maintains procedures, presentations, bulletins and manuals.
• Conducts ride checks, time-point and passenger load checks.  
• Performs Yard Master duties which include yard oversight, setting up trains for service, supervising yard crews and completing appropriate documentation.

Other:

• All other job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

• High School diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of one year as a full-time train operator.
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver License or ability to obtain one within 30 days, a DOT Medical Certification and a LRT Operator Certification, and maintain thereafter.

• Must be able to hear and respond promptly to instructions or questions transmitted over a radio system in a clear voice.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
• Able to work daytime or evening hours, weekends and holidays.
• Able to communicate effectively, through both verbal and written means.
• Able to use sound judgment.
• Able to manage time and workload effectively to include planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain a high-performance level of dependability, reliability and safety.

Or:

• An equivalent combination of 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 occasionally required to walk on even and uneven terrain (ballasted track).
• The employee will be frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and vibration, loud noises, and regular exposure to outside weather conditions.
• The employee must also be able to regularly lift 50 pounds and occasionally lift 75 pounds.

Posting Opens: November 20, 2025

Posting Closes: December 4, 2025

CAREER MAP:
Based on job performance, experience, education and position availability the next step on the career map for this position may be:

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