**This is an internal recruitment for King County Metro Transit. We are accepting applications from qualified King County Metro Transit Employees who have passed the probationary period for their current career service position. **
Metro Transit’s Vehicle Maintenance Division is seeking a
Lead Electronic Technician for a
Special Duty Assignment lasting one year, with the possibility of extension.
This role serves as a working lead, combining hands on technical work with oversight and coordination of a team of Transit Electronic Technicians. The Lead is trusted to provide daily direction, support, and technical expertise while ensuring work is completed efficiently and to established standards.
Although this position works under the general supervision of a Transit Vehicle Maintenance Chief, Leads are expected to operate with a high level of independence, managing workflows, and resolving issues at the lowest appropriate level. Key responsibilities include:
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Coordinating work assignments: organizing tasks, distributing workloads, and ensuring staff have the resources needed to complete repairs efficiently.
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Monitoring workflow: tracking progress, addressing bottlenecks, and ensuring repairs meet quality and schedule expectations.
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Maintaining quality standards: reviewing work for accuracy, safety, and compliance, and coaching team members to strengthen skills and performance.
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Ensuring preventive maintenance compliance: verifying that all work aligns with established maintenance schedules and operational requirements.
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Upholding division policies and safety regulations: ensuring all tasks follow operating standards and federally mandated safety-sensitive rules.
The Vehicle Maintenance Division operates three shifts (day, swing, and graveyard), seven days a week across multiple King County locations. Vacancies may occur on any shift or at any base, so candidates must be willing to accept any work assignment if selected. Work sites are located in the following areas: Bellevue, SODO/ Downtown Seattle, Shoreline, and Tukwila.
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Safety Sensitive Position
This position is considered safety sensitive. Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment, and subsequent to commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal DOT alcohol and controlled substances testing program protocols.
Vacancy Information: This recruitment will be used to fill one (1) Special Duty Assignment (SDA) Transit Electronic Technician Lead position at Atlantic Base VM that has an expected duration of one year, with the possibility of extension. An eligibility list may be created to fill future SDA vacancies in this classification and workgroup. If created, the eligibility list would be active for 12 months from the posting date above and may be used at the discretion of the hiring authority.
For more information regarding this recruitment, please contact the recruiter: Emily Clark (she/her)
[email protected] or 206-477-8373.
Who may apply: This internal recruitment is open to qualified King County Metro Employees who have passed their probationary period in their current career service position. You must receive permission from your supervisor to be able to accept an SDA, if offered. We encourage you to discuss your interest in this SDA with your supervisor now.
To Apply: 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 process, or if you have questions, please contact the recruiter: [email protected] .
The following application materials are required:
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Submit an online King County application at www.kingcounty.gov/jobs, with updated contact information and all relevant work history going back 10 years (or more, if necessary). Thoroughly describe all job duties and responsibilities, dates of employment, and reasons for leaving.
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Complete all required supplemental questions.
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Write and attach a cover letter that responds to ALL three of the writing prompts below:
- What motivated you to apply for this recruitment?
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Which qualifications and experiences make you uniquely qualified to lead others in this trade?
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What do you hope to achieve during your time in this leadership role?
No other attachments will be reviewed so please do not include them. Applications that are not complete, or do not include the required materials mentioned above may be deemed incomplete and removed from consideration. The work history section of your application must validate and support any experience mentioned in the supplemental question responses or cover letter.
Selection process: The initial screening will be based on a comprehensive review of all required application materials. Applications will be evaluated for completeness, clarity of communication, and overall competitiveness. Incomplete applications, or those missing the required materials will not be reviewed. The employment history and job duties detailed in your application must clearly validate and support any experience, skills, abilities, education, or training mentioned in response to the supplemental questions or in the cover letter. If your responses cannot be validated, you will not move forward in the recruitment process.
The most competitive candidates may be invited to interview. Final offer letters are issued only after the selected candidate successfully completes all required preemployment steps, including: a job related physical, a driving abstract review, drug and alcohol testing, and a King County personnel record review that evaluates any discipline or performance documentation from the most recent 24 months of King County employment. Performance evaluations in this date range with ratings below “satisfactory” (or lower than a score of 3 out of 5) in any category may result in the job offer being withdrawn.
Work Schedule and Location: Work is performed at the worksite 5 days per week with two consecutive days off, but not necessarily Saturday and Sunday. Work schedules and locations are based on a seniority pick system, with shakeups scheduled to occur once yearly. The Vehicle Maintenance division operates 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, across three shifts (day, swing, and graveyard.). Vacancies may occur on any of the three shifts, with graveyard and/or swing shift vacancies being the most likely openings. This position is not exempt from the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and is eligible for overtime.
Pay: Pay for SDAs will be in accordance with the Personnel Guidelines and/or the selected employee's collective bargaining agreement. When working graveyard and swing shifts, additional shift differentials apply to the hourly day shift rate posted above (Swing is +5%, Graveyard is +7.5%).
Union Representation/ Classification code: This job is represented by the Amalgamated Transit Union, Local 587. Classification code: 8313200
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For questions regarding this recruitment please contact the recruiter, Emily Clark (she/her), Senior Talent Advisor: [email protected] or 206-477-8373.
