DIRECTOR, MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS bei Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA), CA
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA), CA · Los Angeles, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Los Angeles
About the Department
Oversees and manages all aspects of the equipment maintenance activities of a maintenance division or specialized maintenance operation; plans, develops, establishes, and prioritizes the work of the division to help meet the goals and objectives of Metro's vision and mission and to ensure employee and public safety and transit operations reliability.
Recruitment Timelines: Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of November 16, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.
Position Duties
- Develops goals, establishes priorities, and directs the work of the staff and equipment maintenance operations
- Develops short-, mid-, and long-range strategies to achieve goals
- Conducts special planning and operational projects; prepares related reports, data, budgets, and work programs
- Administers safety, quality assurance, and vehicle preventive maintenance programs
- Projects division expenditures to assist in departmental budget calculations
- Administers various union contracts for compliance; conducts disciplinary and grievance hearings
- Maintains training program for assigned staff and ensures Personnel Qualification Standards are met
- Works with other departments, outside agencies, and vendors to coordinate activities
- Meets with other managers to discuss and ensure service requirements are met
- Investigates and reports on accidents and equipment failures
- Prepares and submits budget proposal for assigned area; monitors annual expenditures
- Develops and prepares programs and schedules for equipment upgrades
- Assesses and submits cost of repair estimates
- Supervises, trains, mentors, and motivates assigned staff
- Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees
May be required to perform other related job duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Administration, Engineering, or a related field
- Five years of relevant management-level experience in fleet maintenance; some positions in this class may require specialized experience in area of assignment
- A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.
The following are the preferred qualifications:- Experience developing, implementing, and monitoring corrective action plans (CAPs) resulting from safety audits, inspections, or incident investigations
- Experience overseeing or coordinating State Safety Oversight (SSO) inspections and ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state, and local safety regulations (e.g., FTA, CHP, CARB, SCAQMD, OSHA, EPA)
- Experience administering labor contracts, conducting grievance hearings, and working effectively in a unionized environment
- Experience demonstrating strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including mentoring, coaching, and developing staff at all levels
Other Qualifications
Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)
- Theories, principles, and practices of fleet maintenance
- Mechanical systems and concepts
- Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing maintenance of public transit systems
- Public agency procurement processes and contract administration
- Modern management theory
- Applicable computer business software applications such as Microsoft Office Suite
- Overseeing the operations of an equipment maintenance department
- Determining strategies to achieve goals
- Troubleshooting essential areas
- Analyzing situations, identifying problems, developing and recommending solutions, and evaluating outcomes
- Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing
- Preparing comprehensive reports and correspondence
- Interacting professionally with all levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
- Supervising, training, mentoring, and motivating assigned staff
- Leading others
- Mediating and negotiating
- Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Plan financial and staffing needs
- Travel to offsite locations
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
Special Conditions
- This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements
- The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
- Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- This classification is at-will and the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the hiring authority
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
- Typical office situation
- Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
- Sitting at a desk or table
- Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
- Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
- Communicating through speech in the English language required
