Deputy Director, Capital Delivery & Operations

SoundTransit; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 121,000 - 223,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Long-Term Disability

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Parental leave

Pet insurance

ORCA card

Tuition reimbursement

Reproductive health support

Equity & inclusion

Job summary

Sound Transit is seeking a senior program manager to lead complex OMF program management within the Capital Delivery Department. You will coordinate Operations, Maintenance, and Capital Delivery teams to ensure integration of operational requirements into planning, design, and construction.

The role requires extensive rail project experience, leadership, and strong stakeholder collaboration to optimize life-cycle costs and schedules. Hybrid work with a focus on results and safety is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Facility Management, Transit Operations, or related field.
• Six years of rail-related project experience.
• Four years of leadership, budgeting, planning, and workforce management experience.
• Experience reviewing drawings and designs and collaborating with stakeholders.
• Experience transitioning projects to operations.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with project delivery teams to develop cost-effective, sustainable, and operationally sound solutions.
• Participates in technical meetings, workshops, and design reviews.
• Prepares reports, comments, recommendations, and briefing materials related to O&M impacts, readiness status, and risk resolution.
• Provides presentations on operational and maintenance requirements, policies, and readiness considerations to internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Supports interdepartmental coordination to ensure consistency between capital project delivery and ongoing operational standards, policies, and practices.
• Serves as the primary Operations and Maintenance interface for assigned capital projects, ensuring O&M needs are identified, documented, communicated, and resolved throughout all phases of project development.
• Coordinates with Operations, Maintenance, Fleet, Facilities, Safety, and Training subject matter experts to support planning, design, construction, activation, and transition to Operations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project management

Stakeholder collaboration

Budget planning

Workforce management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Facility Management, Transit Operations, or related field

Tools

Contract management software

Budgeting software

Scheduling systems

Relational databases

Job description

Sound Transit is seeking a senior program manager to lead complex OMF program management within the Capital Delivery Department. You will coordinate Operations, Maintenance, and Capital Delivery teams to ensure integration of operational requirements into planning, design, and construction.

The role requires extensive rail project experience, leadership, and strong stakeholder collaboration to optimize life-cycle costs and schedules. Hybrid work with a focus on results and safety is offered.