Superintendent, Vehicle Maintenance chez Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority BU

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Note: The duties and primary responsibilities below are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this job and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties. 

• Oversee supervision of the daily activities of the vehicle maintenance department. 
• Assess emergency situations that occur in day-to-day operations by providing guidance. 
• Monitor failures and implement repair solutions to enhance the reliability of the fleet.
• Monitor fleet condition and implement repair procedures to maintain fleet to highest quality.
• Analyze breakdowns and equipment condition and makes decisions for repair options.
• Monitor performance and coordinates solutions of radio systems contractors.
• Consult with transportation contractors to ensure that vehicle maintenance policies and practices are followed.
• Consult with equipment manufacturers and vendors on maintenance issues.
• Provide status reports to the Director of Vehicle Maintenance and Board of Directors, as necessary.
• Provide input for purchase of Capital equipment.
• Support Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Safety Management Systems (SMS) process by ensuring staff follows safety and security policies, considers safety in every action, and ensures safety and security concerns are reported.  
• Perform other position related duties as required and/or assigned.  

WHAT YOU BRING

• Degree in Business, Public Administration, or related field. Additional relevant experience may be substituted for the degree on a year-to-year basis for up to four years.
• Six (6) years of progressively responsible experience in transportation maintenance operations.
• Three (3) years supervisory experience of transit maintenance staff.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Comprehensive working knowledge of vehicle maintenance repair methods and processes, building maintenance methods and processes, quality assurance methods and process, vehicle operating systems, and current labor agreement.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate with other departments in the development of policies and procedures, and to establish and maintain effective working relations with employees, senior managers, and the public.
• Effective organization skills, ability to manage multi-task projects and make decisions in an expedient manner.
• Ability to design and engineer solutions to maintenance problems.
• Skill in the use of software applications including Word, Excel, Infor, Oracle, and Project management.

RESPONSIBILITIES - SUPERVISOR AND/OR LEADERSHIP EXERCISED 
Direct and manage department personnel by planning, scheduling, delegating, and overseeing employee work assignments, authorizing, coordinating, and scheduling work with vendors and consultants, conducting personnel actions, including, hiring, and interviewing, and overseeing hiring, training, work assignments, and performance evaluations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is generally performed in an office environment in which there is only minimal exposure to unpleasant and/or hazardous working conditions. This position works with multiple project timelines and is responsible for managing employees performing work of a complex nature. 
 
Incumbent must be able to stand and sit frequently throughout an eight-hour period, reach vertically for overhead use and horizontally. Must be able to use a telephone or headset equipment. Incumbents must be able to lift and move material weighing up to 20 lbs., perform work at a computer terminal for 6-8 hours a day, and function in an environment with constant interruptions. 
 
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disability to perform the essential functions as previously described. 

Mobility Status: 
As a Circulating position, the incumbent as an assigned gathering space. This is usually an operations position. The employee is expected to come in daily for check-in and check-out processes but does not work in an individual workspace. This role is based in Austin, Texas and requires relocation to the Austin, Texas area prior to start date.