Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Experience:
Eight (8) years of experience in administrative or professional work. Four (4) years of this experience must have involved one or more of the following: the supervision of other employees, overseeing and coordinating the general operations of a unit, applying rules and regulations, or exercising responsibility for the development of policies or procedures.
- Experience should include at least four (4) years in a middle management or higher-level capacity managing in a public or private sector urban rail transit agency and/or experience in a large transit operations or transit property.
The ideal candidate will be a successful team-builder and change agent, with at least (3) years of transportation experience, including program management, service contract compliance, scheduling software, and experience in a unionized setting. They will be thoroughly abreast of the transportation/transit trends, transit initiatives, and emerging transit projects globally, nationally, and within the local communities.
The focus is on a leader with experience in organizational turnaround and program expansion within the public sector.
- This statement contains a Selective Qualification, which is more focused in scope than the Preferred Qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or bonafide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skills, or abilities).
Notes:
1. Additional experience in administrative or professional work may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
2. Additional graduate-level education at an accredited college or university may be substituted at the rate of 30 semester credit hours on a year-to-year basis for the required general experience.
3. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.
