Head of Loop Operations

Boring Company; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

Equity

Job summary

The Boring Company in Nashville, United States, seeks a strategic operator to oversee the Music City Loop's successful operation. Lead a team of operators, technicians, drivers and personnel while implementing efficiency improvements and maintaining essential training materials.

You will identify and address technical issues, collaborate with civil servants and contractors, and ensure compliance with applicable codes as the system scales.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to learn and adapt to change.
• Motivated to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of operators, technicians, drivers and personnel.
• Implement improvements that increase operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain training material and other documentation.
• Identify and react to technical issues in the Loop, quickly coming up with mitigating actions.
• Work with civil servants, elected officials, and contractors in local, state, and federal governing bodies ensuring technology and operations are up to code.
• Identify weak points in the system, then propose and execute corrective actions.
• Work closely with architectural and engineering teams on needed designs and features, and deliver actionable requirements as the system scales.
• Strategically stay ahead of an evolving and scaling system with appropriate operational and technological changes.
• Make determinations on the best internal and outsourced approach for technical work.

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

The Music City Loop is a first of its kind transportation system in Nashville. We are looking for a strategic operator to oversee the successful operation of Music City Loop.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of operators, technicians, drivers and personnel
• Implement improvements that increase operational efficiency
• Build and maintain training material and other documentation
• Identify and react to technical issues in the Loop, quickly coming up with mitigating actions
• Work with civil servants, elected officials, and contractors in local, state, and federal governing bodies ensuring technology and operations are up to code
• Identify weak points in the system, then propose and execute corrective actions
• Work closely with architectural and engineering teams on needed designs and features, and deliver actionable requirements as the system scales
• Strategically stay ahead of an evolving and scaling system with appropriate operational and technological changes
• Make determinations on the best internal and outsourced approach for technical work

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to change
• Strong attention to detail
• Motivated to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in a field of engineering
• 5+ years of relevant experience

Additional Requirements

• Position may require extended hours and weekend work

Culture

We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.