Senior Manager, Light Rail Vehicle Maintenance

ST Public Branding; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 206,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Long-term disability and life

Employee assistance program

401a with 12% match

Paid time off 25 days + holidays

Parental leave 12 weeks

ORCA card for transit

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000

Competitive compensation

Work-life balance

Job summary

Sound Transit in Seattle seeks a Transit Operations leader to oversee contracted maintenance services for LRVs and related assets. You will manage budgets, schedules, and performance, coordinating with contractors and internal teams to ensure safe, reliable rail operations.

The role requires a engineering degree, 5+ years in maintenance leadership, and strong contract management skills. Extensive benefits, PTO, and parental leave accompany the position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Electronics/Electrical Maintenance, or closely related field.
• Five years of managing and supervising maintenance operations of heavy or light rail system.
• Three years of leadership, budgetary, planning and workforce management experience.

Responsibilities

• Plans, directs, coordinates, and reviews the work of assigned staff; assigns work activities and coordinates schedules, projects, and programs; provides constructive feedback.
• Coaches, trains, and motivates staff; manages the workflow and prioritization of projects and measures performance.
• Reviews work orders, maintenance system reporting, and quality of workmanship inspections; coordinates day-to-day issues with maintenance contractors.
• Meets with contractors to work out issues on repair methods, staffing levels, and coordinates the maintenance schedule to meet needs of the rail system.
• Provides support to the division and acts as SME on rail maintenance issues; prepares staff reports and correspondence.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Staff management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Sound Transit in Seattle seeks a Transit Operations leader to oversee contracted maintenance services for LRVs and related assets. You will manage budgets, schedules, and performance, coordinating with contractors and internal teams to ensure safe, reliable rail operations.

The role requires a engineering degree, 5+ years in maintenance leadership, and strong contract management skills. Extensive benefits, PTO, and parental leave accompany the position.