King County
Rail Senior Maintenance Manager (Transit Operations Manager)
King County, Seattle, Washington, us, 98127
Overview
King County's Metro Transit Department has an exciting opportunity for a
Rail Senior Maintenance Manager
(Transit Operations Manager) in the Rail Division. This senior leader will report to Rail’s Division Director and will partner with employees, colleagues, and stakeholders to ensure Metro provides world‑class service while advancing the following strategic priorities within Rail:
Build a Culture of care
Provide operational excellence
Deliver on time expansions
Maintain healthy and resilient partnerships with Sound Transit and the Seattle Department of Transportation, our partners in Rail Service Delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure maintenance reliability: oversee maintenance programs to keep facilities, equipment, and systems operating safely and efficiently. Minimize downtime, mitigate service impacts, and support operational performance.
Drive efficiency: optimize maintenance processes, systems, and resources to meet performance goals efficiently.
Optimize assets across lines of business: oversee and implement preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize asset life and reduce downtime; collaborate with Sound Transit to oversee internal state of good repair work and optimize asset maintenance.
Build and lead teams: develop the Maintenance Unit for excellence, establishing business processes, clear expectations, and accountability measures; foster a culture of care, collaboration, continuous improvement and alignment with other Rail Business Units.
Manage resources: oversee maintenance budgets, ensure regulatory compliance, and align maintenance strategy with organizational goals and priorities.
Support expansion and growth: build the structure, systems, and leadership needed to meet Sound Transit’s expansion goals and targets while supporting operational readiness.
Maintain partnerships: foster strong partnerships with Sound Transit, King County, and others as required to ensure alignment and maintenance effectiveness; coordinate and align Rail’s maintenance delivery with other parts of Metro, King County, and Sound Transit; serve as an active member of Rail’s Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team.
Lead and manage priority projects: oversee projects related to maintenance priorities, ensuring activities undertaken are managed responsibly and comply with all relevant laws, regulations and County policies.
Develop strategic objectives and work plans: collaborate with Sound Transit and Rail’s Director's Office to establish strategic annual objectives, work priorities and work plans for Maintenance excellence.
Other duties as assigned.
Equity and Social Justice Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of this work.
Application Requirements
A complete online King County application, updated with accurate contact information, and relevant work history going back at least 10 years (or more, if necessary), with all job duties.
Responses to the Supplemental Questions.
Letter of Interest (1–2 pages) describing why you are interested in this opportunity and how you meet the qualifications for this position; highlighting your experience in rail maintenance service delivery specifically driving results, leading initiatives and working on high priority tasks.
Want to make sure your application materials are as competitive as possible? We highly recommend visiting the Career Support Services website for tips and examples on how to make your application materials most effective:
Career Support Services – King County .
Minimum Qualifications
Option 1: A Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of experience in rail maintenance delivery which includes experience driving results, making recommendations and working on high‑priority tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
Option 2: An Associate’s degree and seven (7) years of experience in rail maintenance delivery which includes experience driving results, making recommendations and working on high‑priority tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
Option 3: Nine (9) or more years of experience in rail maintenance delivery which includes experience driving results, making recommendations and working on high‑priority tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
And five (5) years of experience in leading and supervising people including supervising multidisciplinary staff; developing and leading direct reports, furthering people’s career goals, providing challenging and stretching tasks and assignments and effectively developing all levels of staff; engaging, empowering, training, coaching and mentoring staff.
Experience working with labor, within unionized environments, and ability to respect established processes, fostering an environment of mutual respect.
Additional minimum qualifications/competencies include:
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees.
Passionate about creating positive and inclusive cultures that prioritize well‑being and belonging of employees in a setting with a diverse employee population.
Ability to establish and maintain respectful, effective, and collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders.
Knowledge of how to build relationships and treat all employees and customers equitably, with respect and dignity.
Resilience, problem‑solving skills, and capacity to handle challenging situations with composure and effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to give and receive feedback from employees across hierarchies, and to use employee input to inform decision‑making and build a trusting team culture.
Desired Qualifications
Significant experience in a rail environment, including experience with rail service delivery, safety requirements and regulations. Five (5) years is highly desired.
Knowledge of and experience with the King County and Sound Transit relationship, working conditions, policies and procedures.
Experience translating King County’s policies and procedures into rail’s unique operating environment.
Significant experience leading initiatives that contribute to more equitable outcomes, increased employee inclusion and a felt sense of belonging among marginalized members of the workforce. Five (5) years is highly desired.
EEO Statement King County is an equal‑employment‑opportunity (EEO) employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
Application & Selection Process
Submit an online employment application and attach a cover letter at
https://www.kingcounty.gov/jobs . Your cover letter should describe why you are interested in this opportunity and how you meet the qualifications for this position; highlighting experience leading and supervising people and delivering complex organization/agency‑wide projects.
Applicants will be screened for competitiveness, completeness, and written communication skills. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in a test and one or more interviews.
Applications that are not complete or do not include the required attachments may be disqualified and not advance in the process.
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, or if you have questions, please contact Skyler Jones at
skjones@KingCounty.gov .
Work Schedule Work schedule may include non‑standard work hours including evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. This position is part of a workgroup that provides coverage and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Incumbents will need to have the ability to be on call nights and weekends (rotational). This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is therefore not eligible for overtime pay.
Work Location The primary location of this position will be 3407 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134 or 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104. The position will be expected to travel occasionally to the Operations and Maintenance Facility – East, located in Bellevue (1925 120th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005) and other rail locations as needed.
Teleworking Requirement The work associated with this position will be performed predominantly in a hybrid work environment working in the office and at home. The expectation is to be in the office 3 days a week. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington State and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite. Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection.
Union Representation This position is not represented by a union.
Contact Questions about this recruitment? Contact Skyler Jones, 206‑263‑0629,
skjones@kingcounty.gov .
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Rail Senior Maintenance Manager
(Transit Operations Manager) in the Rail Division. This senior leader will report to Rail’s Division Director and will partner with employees, colleagues, and stakeholders to ensure Metro provides world‑class service while advancing the following strategic priorities within Rail:
Build a Culture of care
Provide operational excellence
Deliver on time expansions
Maintain healthy and resilient partnerships with Sound Transit and the Seattle Department of Transportation, our partners in Rail Service Delivery.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure maintenance reliability: oversee maintenance programs to keep facilities, equipment, and systems operating safely and efficiently. Minimize downtime, mitigate service impacts, and support operational performance.
Drive efficiency: optimize maintenance processes, systems, and resources to meet performance goals efficiently.
Optimize assets across lines of business: oversee and implement preventive and predictive maintenance to maximize asset life and reduce downtime; collaborate with Sound Transit to oversee internal state of good repair work and optimize asset maintenance.
Build and lead teams: develop the Maintenance Unit for excellence, establishing business processes, clear expectations, and accountability measures; foster a culture of care, collaboration, continuous improvement and alignment with other Rail Business Units.
Manage resources: oversee maintenance budgets, ensure regulatory compliance, and align maintenance strategy with organizational goals and priorities.
Support expansion and growth: build the structure, systems, and leadership needed to meet Sound Transit’s expansion goals and targets while supporting operational readiness.
Maintain partnerships: foster strong partnerships with Sound Transit, King County, and others as required to ensure alignment and maintenance effectiveness; coordinate and align Rail’s maintenance delivery with other parts of Metro, King County, and Sound Transit; serve as an active member of Rail’s Executive Leadership Team and Senior Leadership Team.
Lead and manage priority projects: oversee projects related to maintenance priorities, ensuring activities undertaken are managed responsibly and comply with all relevant laws, regulations and County policies.
Develop strategic objectives and work plans: collaborate with Sound Transit and Rail’s Director's Office to establish strategic annual objectives, work priorities and work plans for Maintenance excellence.
Other duties as assigned.
Equity and Social Justice Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of this work.
Application Requirements
A complete online King County application, updated with accurate contact information, and relevant work history going back at least 10 years (or more, if necessary), with all job duties.
Responses to the Supplemental Questions.
Letter of Interest (1–2 pages) describing why you are interested in this opportunity and how you meet the qualifications for this position; highlighting your experience in rail maintenance service delivery specifically driving results, leading initiatives and working on high priority tasks.
Want to make sure your application materials are as competitive as possible? We highly recommend visiting the Career Support Services website for tips and examples on how to make your application materials most effective:
Career Support Services – King County .
Minimum Qualifications
Option 1: A Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of experience in rail maintenance delivery which includes experience driving results, making recommendations and working on high‑priority tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
Option 2: An Associate’s degree and seven (7) years of experience in rail maintenance delivery which includes experience driving results, making recommendations and working on high‑priority tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
Option 3: Nine (9) or more years of experience in rail maintenance delivery which includes experience driving results, making recommendations and working on high‑priority tasks and/or projects simultaneously.
And five (5) years of experience in leading and supervising people including supervising multidisciplinary staff; developing and leading direct reports, furthering people’s career goals, providing challenging and stretching tasks and assignments and effectively developing all levels of staff; engaging, empowering, training, coaching and mentoring staff.
Experience working with labor, within unionized environments, and ability to respect established processes, fostering an environment of mutual respect.
Additional minimum qualifications/competencies include:
Commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging for all employees.
Passionate about creating positive and inclusive cultures that prioritize well‑being and belonging of employees in a setting with a diverse employee population.
Ability to establish and maintain respectful, effective, and collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders.
Knowledge of how to build relationships and treat all employees and customers equitably, with respect and dignity.
Resilience, problem‑solving skills, and capacity to handle challenging situations with composure and effectiveness.
Demonstrated ability to give and receive feedback from employees across hierarchies, and to use employee input to inform decision‑making and build a trusting team culture.
Desired Qualifications
Significant experience in a rail environment, including experience with rail service delivery, safety requirements and regulations. Five (5) years is highly desired.
Knowledge of and experience with the King County and Sound Transit relationship, working conditions, policies and procedures.
Experience translating King County’s policies and procedures into rail’s unique operating environment.
Significant experience leading initiatives that contribute to more equitable outcomes, increased employee inclusion and a felt sense of belonging among marginalized members of the workforce. Five (5) years is highly desired.
EEO Statement King County is an equal‑employment‑opportunity (EEO) employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.
Application & Selection Process
Submit an online employment application and attach a cover letter at
https://www.kingcounty.gov/jobs . Your cover letter should describe why you are interested in this opportunity and how you meet the qualifications for this position; highlighting experience leading and supervising people and delivering complex organization/agency‑wide projects.
Applicants will be screened for competitiveness, completeness, and written communication skills. The most competitive candidates may be invited to participate in a test and one or more interviews.
Applications that are not complete or do not include the required attachments may be disqualified and not advance in the process.
If you are interested in pursuing this position, please follow the application instructions carefully. If you need this announcement in an alternate language or format, would like to request accommodation or assistance in the application or assessment process, or if you have questions, please contact Skyler Jones at
skjones@KingCounty.gov .
Work Schedule Work schedule may include non‑standard work hours including evenings, weekends and holidays as needed. This position is part of a workgroup that provides coverage and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Incumbents will need to have the ability to be on call nights and weekends (rotational). This position is exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is therefore not eligible for overtime pay.
Work Location The primary location of this position will be 3407 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98134 or 401 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104. The position will be expected to travel occasionally to the Operations and Maintenance Facility – East, located in Bellevue (1925 120th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005) and other rail locations as needed.
Teleworking Requirement The work associated with this position will be performed predominantly in a hybrid work environment working in the office and at home. The expectation is to be in the office 3 days a week. Employees will have access to shared workspaces at various King County facilities. Employees must reside in Washington State and within a reasonable distance to their King County worksite. Employees will be provided with a County issued laptop and must maintain a workspace with an internet connection.
Union Representation This position is not represented by a union.
Contact Questions about this recruitment? Contact Skyler Jones, 206‑263‑0629,
skjones@kingcounty.gov .
#J-18808-Ljbffr