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For August 11, 2008
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- Safety and Loss Control Specialist
- Transit Manager Service Development
- Director
- Strategic Planning & Urban Design
- Assistant/Associate Program Coordinator
- Transit Development Manager
- Rideshare Supervisor
- Engineer
- Senior Transit Operations Specialist
- Transit Assistant General Manager
- Rail Traction Power Engineer and Communication Engineer
- Senior Rail Transit Vehicle Electrical Engineer
- Deputy Director
SAFETY AND LOSS CONTROL SPECIALIST
Salem Area Mass Transit District is seeking an individual who, under the direction of the Human Resources Director, coordinates and administers many of the District's safety and loss control programs.
Salem is located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, 45 minutes from Portland, one hour from the Oregon coast, and two hours to camping and skiing in the Cascade Mountains.
Requires considerable knowledge of safety regulations and loss prevention principles and practices as well as experience administering worker compensation and/or liability insurance claims.
Salary $52,957 - $68,926 annually plus an excellent fringe benefit program.
Download an application and job announcement from our website at www.cherriots.org or come in or call 503-588-2424 to obtain official application form and detailed recruitment announcement. Send completed application form to
Salem Area Mass Transit District,
Human Resources Division,
555 Court St., NE,
Suite 5230,
Salem, OR 97301-3736
This position is open until filled.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
BROWARD COUNTY TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT
TRANSIT MANAGER SERVICE DEVELOPMENT
The Broward County Department of Transportation located in beautiful South Florida at Pompano Beach, 12 miles north of downtown Ft.
Lauderdale is seeking to fill the position of Transit Manager Service Development. The position reports to the Director will manage the Service Development unit of 20 professional, technical, and clerical staff responsible for Long and Short range planning, data collection, developing routes, and scheduling service, and special projects. The unit maintains staffing and budget information for the BCT Bus System, and coordinates with the MPO staff on various study efforts.
The position has a pay range of $63,184 to $103,621and an excellent benefits package.
The Broward County Transportation systems serve
$1.8 million residents and a significant number of visitors annually over 481 sq. miles.
The position requires
- a Bachelor's degree in transportation, business, or other field with an AICP certification and Master's degree preferred
- excellent verbal and written communications skills
- strong analytical and technical planning skills
- and six (6) or more years of high level transportation planning and scheduling work experience.
Some supervisory experience preferred. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of additional education requirements. Must pass background/criminal investigation and pre-employment physical with drug screening.
Resumes and other information submitted in response to this advertisement are public records pursuant to Chapter 119 Florida Statutes. Resumes should reflect years of experience in positions held and the size of staff and budgets managed. Your resume should indicate both years and months of employment with dates for positions held. All materials must be received by 5 p.m. August 22, 2008.
A cover letter, resume, current salary and three work related references will be required and should be submitted by email to alittle@broward.org or mail to:
Alex Little, HRO
Broward County Transit
3201 W. Copans Rd.
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Broward County is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce.
Director
The City of Evansville, Indiana is seeking an experienced professional for the position of Director of the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System (Mets). The incumbent administers personnel and operations of the department, directs the preparation of the annual budget, and assists in developing long range plans for the department; including grant applications. Incumbent should possess a broad knowledge of principle theories and practices of a municipal transit system.
Current salary range $63,066 annually.
Refer to Job Posting FT-08-085 and submit resume or application to:
Personnel Department,
City of Evansville,
Room 203 Civic Center Complex,
One NW MLK Blvd.,
Evansville, IN 47708.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/H/ V.
Position open until filled.
JOB POSTING DETAILS
Job Title
Strategic Planning & Urban Design
Job Number Seattle Dept of Transportation-177
Bargaining Unit 140 APEX,Manager&StratAdvsr Prgms
Shift Full- Time Days
Salary $32.42 to $48.63 (Hourly) (SA2)
Appointment Type Regular
Location Downtown Seattle / Seattle Municipal Tower
Openings Multiple Filing
Close Date TBD upon Personnel Approval
Position
Duties
Required
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in public policy, urban design, transportation planning, urban planning, architecture, engineering, business administration, or related field
- and seven years of progressively responsible experience including the following
- Five years experience in planning and policy development or project management experience
- Three years urban design experience or in policy development and working with elected officials, members of the public and public sector agencies
- Two years’ supervisory experience
- A Washington State driver’s license or equivalent mobility
May be required to work evenings and weekends and Proficiency working effectively in a multi-cultural workplace and with a diverse customer base.
- Experience providing leadership, focus, and direction to multidisciplinary work groups across organizational lines.
- Experience acting as a technical expert on parking issues, and developing recommendations for senior management on policy options and program direction.
- Excellent analytical, writing and communication skills, and the ability to quickly respond to inquiries related to complex and difficult issues.
Desired Qualifications
- Graduate degree in relevant subject area
- Five years project management experience
- Advanced knowledge of urban design and transportation planning principles, techniques and methods
- Demonstrated capability to work under pressure
- successfully manage multiple projects/assignments
- and monitor and maintain the progress of schedules to meet milestones and budget expenditures
- Experience working with and developing consensus with various constituencies
- Ability to handle sensitive issues with diplomacy and poise
- Bilingual skills are a plus.
Position Requirements
A background check will be required for candidates selected for employment who are not currently working for the City of Seattle.
Driver’s License.
Instructions on How to Apply
Option 1- Apply online at http://seattle.gov/jobs.
Option 2- Applications may be completed and dropped off at the Personnel Department, 54th Floor of the Municipal Tower, 700 5th Avenue (at the corner of 5th and Columbia).
Posting Contact Name/Number
Dale Hitsman 206-386-0042
MTC Position
MTC is announcing an external recruitment in the Bridge Oversight and Operations Section for an
Assistant/Associate Program Coordinator
the person in this position will act as support staff for the management and operation of the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) toll bridge operations program.
Responsibilities include:
- managing and monitoring the FasTrak® (electronic toll collection) customer service center operations
- developing and administering the BATA toll bridge operations budgets
- performing toll bridge operations analysis
- developing toll operations improvement programs.
MQ's incl bachelor's degree in traffic or civil engineering, transportation planning, operations management, public or business administration. Graduate degree preferred. Min of one yr of experience in operations management, budgeting, quality improvement programs, customer relations' management, cost and data analysis, or database and spreadsheet software applications.
Go to http://www.mtc.ca.gov/jobs/ for a detailed job description and application, or call MTC's job hotline at (510) 817-5818.
Faxed or emailed applications NOT accepted. Apply by 5 PM Fri, Aug 15th.
Transit Development Manager
Ben Franklin Transit, a public transportation agency operating in a service area of over 200,000 people located in Southeast Washington, is seeking a Transit Development Manager.
Position duties include:
- Managing the Agency's long-term planning activities
- developing, conducting, and evaluating surveys and service requests
- managing the Agency's marketing and public relations activities
- managing vanpool/rideshare programs
- managing grant application process
- managing major contractor services
- promoting urban sustainability and livable communities
- and managing route and service changes.
The 2008 Transit Development Budget is $1,269,861.
Minimum requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Transportation, Urban Development, Public Administration, Planning or a related field and five years increasingly responsible management level experience. A Master's Degree in a related field or equivalent combination of experience and post-graduate education is preferred.
The successful candidate must exhibit education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary range is $71,000 -- $114,000. Ben Franklin Transit has an attractive retirement and benefits package.
Relocation assistance is available.
To apply: Complete an online application and post a resume at www.bft.org, or request an application by emailing us at recruiting@bft.org or calling us at 509.734.5119. An application must be submitted in order to be considered.
Ben Franklin Transit, HR Dept, 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland, WA 99352.
Closing date is September 30, 2008.
EOE.
Rideshare Supervisor
Ben Franklin Transit, a public transportation agency with an agency budget of $28M operating in a service area of over 200,000 people located in Southeast Washington, is seeking a Vanpool Supervisor.
Position duties include:
- Supervise and manage the safe and efficient operation of 300 vanpool vehicles and agency carpool activities
- monitor accurate submittal of funds
- day to day contract administrator for contracted transportation services including night and Sunday service
- submit draft equipment specifications and capital planning for purchase of vans
- supervise staff
- interface with state peers and groups to promote ridesharing
- develop parameters of insurance standards for vanpool
- and other duties as assigned.
Minimum requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in a related field plus four years of experience in the programmatic area assigned, including one year of supervisory experience
- or, an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
To apply:
Contact Ben Franklin Transit for an electronic or hard copy packet by emailing us at recruiting@bft.org or calling us at 509.734.5119. www.bft.org
EOE
Closing date is September 15, 2008.
Engineer
Dellner Couplers Inc. has a position open in Engineering. The successful candidate will support all engineering activities including, but not limited to, sales, design and manufacturing.
Qualifications include:
- Minimum BS degree in Mechanical Engineering and 3 years experience, or equivalent.
- Experience with mechanical and pneumatic systems with an understanding of electrical systems required. Must be experienced in 3D modeling, UGS Ideas or NX preferred.
- Must be familiar with English and metric drawings and systems.
- Must have strong communication, computer and documentation/ presentation skills.
- Sales experience with both customers and suppliers a plus.
Please send your resume with salary history to Dellner Couplers, Inc, attention President, at jobs@dellnercouplers.com.
SENIOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS SPECIALIST (ADA)
The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS), the largest provider of public transportation in San Diego County, is accepting resumes for the position of Senior Transit Operations Specialist (ADA) until filled.
Under general supervision, the incumbent will be assigned projects requiring detailed understanding of the planning and operating characteristics of transit systems.
Essential functions include, but are not limited to
- evaluating transit service bids
- managing transit service and consultant contracts
- preparing RFPs and RFBs for transit services
- research and analyze specialized public transit issues
- preparing Board agenda items and reports
- making oral presentations on detailed transit projects to the public, governmental officials and staff.
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified individual that desires to come on board with MTS and its operating entities, MTS Bus and Rail, serving a growing population of riders to San Diego's downtown, beach, and inland communities.
A successful candidate will possess a college degree in planning, geography or civil engineering, or a related field and four (4) years of progressively responsible professional experience in transportation planning, operations, or engineering experience.
Salary Range: $59,772 - $91,840.
MTS is an EOE.
Resumes with salary history may be submitted by US Mail, fax or email
to:
MTS Human Resources
1255 Imperial Avenue, #1000
San Diego, CA 92101-7490
Fax: 619-557-4585
email: jobs@sdmts.com
TRANSIT ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
Appleton, WI The City of Appleton is accepting applications for the position of Assistant General Manager, Valley Transit Department. This position is responsible for daily direction of operations and maintenance functions at Valley Transit. The successful candidate will also assist the General Manager in planning, administering and organizing.
Valley Transit serves transit needs of 200,000 residents in the Fox Cities Area. The position works under the direction of the General Manager and is responsible for 60 employees and a budget of $7.3 million.
Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Transportation Planning or related field plus 3 to 5 years public transportation supervisory and administration experience preferred. Regular attendance required.
The salary range for this position is $61,344 - $86,753 plus an excellent fringe benefit package.
If you are interested in applying for this position, please fill out an application at the address below or obtain an application on-line at www.appleton.org. Resumes without an application will not be considered. Your application needs to be postmarked or faxed no later than Monday, August 25, 2008 to:
City of Appleton
Human Resources Department/6th floor
100 N. Appleton, Street
Appleton, WI 54911
Phone: 920-832-6458
Fax: 920-832-5845
Email: humanresources@appleton.org
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
LTK
LTK ENGINEERING SERVICES, one of the nation's most respected consultants to the railroad and rail transit industries has unique available and immediate opportunities for the positions listed below.
Ideal candidates will be a self-starter, capable of carrying out responsibilities with a minimum of supervision. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential. A PE or EIT is desirable but not required. Experience with the U.S. transit/transportation industry is an advantage.
RAIL TRACTION POWER ENGINEER
Minimum requirements:
BS degree in engineering or a related field and 5-10 years of related experience. Work experience and knowledge of AC and DC traction power system design may be substituted for degree requirements. Background experience should include design of 600/750 volt DC rail transit traction power substations, including switchgear, transformers, rectifiers, and overhead catenary/third rail distribution systems.
Location:
Los Angeles, CA; Denver, CO; Portland, OR or Seattle, WA.
COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEER
Minimum requirements: BSEE degree with 5-10 years of experience in the application of current communications technologies.
Responsibilities include:
- developing systems level designs for a central control system, communications applications involving fiber optics, SONET, telephony, CCTV, audio systems, data communications networks, and integrated communications control systems
- development of conceptual designs and contract documents sufficient to allow a qualified contractor to design and build state-of-the-art communications networks for various clients, primarily public transit agencies.
The work includes established design criteria, writing specifications, preparation of cost estimates and reviewing contractors' submittals.
Location: Seattle, WA
LTK is an Equal Opportunity Employer, offering attractive professional opportunities and competitive compensation and benefits packages.
Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit details to:
Human Resources Administrator
LTK Engineering Services
100 W. Butler Avenue
Ambler, PA 19002
Phone (215) 641-8891 Fax (215) 542-7676
E-mail: zhr@ltk.com
LTK
LTK ENGINEERING SERVICES, one of the nation's most respected consultants to the railroad and rail transit industries, currently has an opening for the position listed below. Candidates must possess excellent written and oral communication skills and work well in a team. A PE registration is desirable but not required. Where appropriate, relevant professional experience will be considered as a substitute for academic degree requirements.
SENIOR RAIL TRANSIT VEHICLE ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Minimum qualifications include a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and 10 years of rail transit or railroad vehicle program experience.
Experience should include one or more of the following design, manufacture, test, and commissioning of rail vehicles, with subsystem experience in propulsion, braking, auxiliary power, automatic train control (ATC), doors, HVAC, communications, car controls (trainlines and networks), and diagnostics. The candidate must be skilled in the preparation of specifications and cost estimates.
Location: Los Angeles, CA.
LTK is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, offering attractive professional opportunities and competitive compensation and benefits packages.
Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit details to:
Human Resources Administrator
LTK Engineering Services
100 W. Butler Avenue
Ambler, PA 19002
Phone (215) 641-8891
Fax (215) 542-7676
E-mail: zhr@ltk.com
BROWARD COUNTY TRANSPORTATION
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Annual Salary Range $95,560 to $158,362
The Broward County Department of Transportation located in Pompano Beach, FL., twelve miles from downtown Ft. Lauderdale is seeking to fill a new position of Deputy Director that will assist the Director in planning, prioritizing, and managing the operations of Broward County Transit serving 1.8 million residents and visitors in this second most populous County in Florida. The Transportation system includes public transit services, equipment maintenance and countywide fleet maintenance.
This position
- assists in insuring delivery of high quality transit services
- monitors expenditures for compliance with budgets, program and grant objectives
- makes budget modification recommendations
- facilitates communications, cooperation, and collaboration with State, Federal, and various communities within and outside our service area as will as with County Administration and the Board of County Commissioners.
Requirements for this position include a Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Business, or other field (Masters preferred) and eight (8) years of high level transportation management experience.
Additional experience will be considered in lieu of additional education requirements. Experience with rail starts will be considered a plus. Must pass background/criminal investigation and pre-employment physical with drug screening.
Resumes and other information submitted in response to this advertisement are public records pursuant to Chapter 119 Florida Statutes. Resumes should reflect years of experience in positions held and the size of staff and budgets managed. Your resume should indicate both years and months of employment with dates for positions held. All materials must be received by 5 p.m.0 August 15, 2008. A cover letter, resume, current salary and three work related references will be required and should be submitted by email to alittle@broward.org or mail to:
Alex Little, HRO
Broward County Transit
3201 W. Copans
Pompano Beach, FL 33069
Broward County is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at all levels of the workforce.
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