SENIOR MANAGER, FACILITIES MAINTENANCE (PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION)

Requirements For Employment

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a two-for-one year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Public Administration, Business, or a related field; Master′s Degree in a related field preferred

Experience

• Six years of relevant experience or three years of relevant supervisory-level experience in facilities maintenance operations, construction, engineering, contract or budget administration, or a related field

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions

• Occasional exposure to weather, physical, mechanical, electrical, and chemical hazards

• On call 24 hours

   

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience developing and overseeing preventative maintenance programs for facilities maintenance and construction
• Experience reviewing facilities construction drawings and plans; preparing project scopes and estimates
• Experience overseeing multi-crafted technicians represented by multiple labor unions and complying with rules of each collective bargaining agreement
• Experience conducting disciplinary and grievance hearings

Knowledge:

• Theories, principles, and practices that apply to facilities maintenance and/or construction management

• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing environmental, safety, facilities, and rail maintenance and operations

• Public agency procurement processes and contract administration

• Applicable collective bargaining agreements

• Modern management theory

• Applicable business software applications

Skills:

• Overseeing the operations of bus and/or rail electro/mechanical facilities maintenance shops

• Determining strategies to achieve goals

• Analyzing situations, identifying and solving problems, and recommending solutions

• Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions

• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives

• Communicating effectively orally and in writing

• Mediation and negotiation

• Supervising, guiding, training, and motivating assigned staff

Abilities:

• Devise, plan, and coordinate track allocation authorization on active rail lines

• Identify appropriate safety requirements and personal protective equipment needs for projects and staff

• Multi-task

• Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence

• Plan financial and staffing needs

• Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data

• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements

• Travel to offsite locations

• Read, write, speak, and understand English