MANAGER OF TAM CAPITAL PLANNING

smart Europe GmbH; Detroit (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

SMART in Detroit, MI is seeking a Manager of Transit Asset Management and Capital Planning to oversee the TAM system development, asset data coordination, and the agency’s capital planning and grant programs. You will work under the AVP of Planning & Compliance, coordinating across departments to drive data-driven recommendations and ensure compliance with national transit rules.

The role includes maintaining TAM plans, leading asset condition assessments, updating TIPs, and managing project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or related field.
• Minimum two years of experience in capital asset management or capital programming.
• Knowledge of FTA 5310, 5307 and 5339 grants and regulations; interaction with FTA/MDOT preferred.
• Grant development and writing experience preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience accepted.
• Strong verbal, written, negotiating, analytical, problem solving and planning skills.
• Proficient in asset management systems and PC-based databases/spreadsheets.
• Experience with Trapeze EAM system preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist with TAM system development and coordination across departments.
• Develop data-driven recommendations for the agency’s capital plan.
• Coordinate asset data and performance measures with NTD.
• Manage TAM implementation work plan and reporting.
• Support grant processes and subrecipient oversight.
• Update the TIP through MDOT and SEMCOG.
• Coordinate with related departments for asset and legal agreements.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, business or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Trapeze EAM

Asset management systems

PC databases/spreadsheets

Job description

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PLANNING & COMPLIANCE Full Time Professional Detroit, MI, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1604

Salary Range: $83,116.80 To $83,116.80 Annually

Manager of Transit Asset Management and Capital Planning

Department: Planning & Compliance

Reports To: Assistant Vice President of Planning & Compliance

Status: Full-Time

General Summary

Under direction of the Assistant Vice President of Planning and Compliance and through collaboration across all administrative departments, the Manager of Transit Asset Management and Capital Planning will assist with on-going development and coordination of an agency-wide Transit Asset Management (TAM) system, development of data-driven recommendations including the agency’s capital plan and elements associated with the final rules under 49 U.S.. 5326 (Transit Asset Management). Working with the grants department, the position will use the TAM approach to: manage SMART’s direct operations and community partner grant process; identify and apply for capital improvement grants; and manage and update SMART’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) through SEMCOG. Working with the finance department, the position will also assist in the coordination, tracking and reporting of asset data and related performance measures through National Transit Database (NTD).

Transit Asset Management (TAM)

• Updates and Maintains SMART Tier I TAM plan and SMART Tier II Group TAM Plan
• Conducts Facility Asset Condition Assessments annually with Facility Manager
• Conducts Vehicle Asset Condition Assessments using Fleet Condition Assessment Model (FCAM) tool.
• Updates condition rating of assets in enterprise asset management system
• On-boards new Facility assets and retires replaced facility assets in EAM as new assets are put into service
• Conducts Group TAM Plan survey process annually. This entails gathering updated asset and agency information for each participating subrecipient.
• Conducts State of Good Repair analysis annually and determines backlog through use of TERMLite.
• Manages TAM Implementation Workplan
• Support subrecipient oversight on TAM related items
• Reports subrecipient facility, rolling stock, safety, and agency data in annual NTD report
• Updates state of good repair performance measures for SMART-operated and Subrecipient-operated assets and reports annually to NTD
• Writes SMART-operated asset Performance Narrative and Subrecipient-operated asset Performance Narrative and reports to NTD.

Capital Planning

• Works with AVP Compliance and Planning to update rolling ten-year prioritized list of projects/capital plan based on changes in asset conditions, criticality of assets, projected available funding and capital programming decisions made each year.
• Facilitates annual internal call for projects to initiate project development and identify funding for approved projects
• Programs projects in federal formula grants
• Participate in 5310 project selection process during RTA managed call for projects
• Identify and apply for state and federal capital improvement discretionary grants
• Manage SMART’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) through MDOT and SEMCOG
• Coordinate with Manager of Community Mobility Programs to support grant, asset and legal agreement processes between SMART and its subrecipients

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business or other suitable discipline. Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum two (2) years of experience in capital asset management and/or capital programming.
• Experience and knowledge of FTA Section 5310, 5307, and 5339 Programs and regulations; experience interacting with FTA and MDOT staff, preferred.
• Grant development and writing experience preferred.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for minimum requirements.
• Well developed verbal, written, negotiating, administrative, analytical, problem solving and planning skills.
• Proficient in the use of enterprise asset management systems and PC-based database and spreadsheet applications is required.
• Experience with Trapeze Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system preferred.

SMART is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority / Female / Disability / Veteran / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation / Age

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