Senior Operations Manager of Maintenance for Bus/Rail - SF Municipal Transportation Agency (9180)

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency is looking for two 9180 Manager VI Senior Operations Managers of Maintenance: one manager for Bus Maintenance and one manager for Rail Maintenance.

9180 Senior Operations Manager of Bus Maintenance: Under policy direction of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Director of Transit, the Senior Operations Manager of Bus Maintenance plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the major activities of the Bus Maintenance unit. The Bus Maintenance unit represents more than 8 maintenance sections with skilled craft personnel responsible for the service, maintenance and repair of fleet comprised of more than 850 bio-diesel hybrid buses, electric trolley coaches and over 500 non-revenue vehicles and equipment including support facilities. 

9180 Senior Operations Manager of Rail Maintenance: Under policy direction of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) Director of Transit, the Senior Operations Manager of Rail Maintenance plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the major activities of the Rail Maintenance unit. The Rail Maintenance unit represents more than 8 maintenance sections with skilled craft personnel responsible for the service, maintenance and repair of fleet comprised of more than 250 light rail vehicles, cable cars, and historic street cars including support facilities. 

9180 - Manager VI: Senior Operations Manager of Maintenance: The positions are responsible for leading overall vehicle and equipment maintenance, collaborating with fleet engineering for rubber-tire and/or rail cars, developing vehicle fleet plans to support revenue service requirements and monitoring activities related to vehicle procurement. These positions direct activities to ensure compliance with local, state and federal guidelines, safety and regulatory policies including leading investigation of activities directly related to field safety and overall vehicle maintenance.

The 9180 Senior Operations Managers of Maintenance are responsible for implementing programs and processes to enhance all aspects heavy and light-duty transit vehicles, and/or light rail and historic service. These positions provide leadership and guidance to a team of skilled craft personnel and supervisors, deliver highly complex management and policy support, and may be required to perform duties in the absence of the Deputy Director of Fleet Maintenance. The positions are subject to 24-hour callback during emergency situations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities for Bus and Rail Maintenance:

• Provides direction, planning and management of the daily activities of Transit’s Bus/Rail Maintenance section and coordinates the work of professional and technical personnel;
• Oversees heavy-duty transit vehicle maintenance/ light rail vehicle maintenance by monitoring daily fleet availability and vehicle maintenance reports for trends and coordinates with supervisory staff to ensure maintenance programs are developed and implemented to ensure vehicle availability;
• Ensures adherence to heavy-duty transit, light rail, historic, and/or cable car vehicle safety programs and re-evaluates existing programs;
• Assists in developing and implementing strategies for safe, accessible and reliable transit service;
• Analyzes operations to improve productivity within various work sections;
• Coordinates workforce planning through staffing analysis and required adjustments to work schedules and staffing levels to ensure maximum efficiency for fulfillment of vehicle service requirements and demands;
• May be involved with the design and review of engineering plans and specifications for SFMTA vehicle procurement plans and construction projects;
• Oversees the training function including the development of new training programs for rail staff;
• Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures to ensure unit activities align with division objectives;
• Assists in the development, preparation and modification of short and long-range strategic plans in support of the SFMTA’s goals;
• Interprets and applies the provisions of the labor agreements in accordance with SFMTA guidelines and serves as a member of the management team in meetings and negotiations with labor unions;
• Develops, monitors and manages the operating budget for area of responsibility and assists in the development, analysis and administration of department’s capital budget;
• Develops detailed technical reports for various internal stakeholders and external regulatory agencies; 

The 9180 – Manager VI may perform other duties as assigned/required.