Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer, Technology and Systems Engineering

Marketing Statement

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Note that this job announcement may be extended, closed, or canceled any time.

Pay Rate
Non-Represented Payband E12

$189,337.00/annually (minimum) - $286,847.00/annually (maximum)

Initial negotiable starting salary will be between $189,337.00/annually - $253,109.00/annually, commensurate with education and experience.

Current Assignment

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is seeking to fill an Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer position in the Technology and Systems Engineering Department.

This Director level position will lead a dynamic portfolio encompassing Computer Systems, Communications, Train Control, Fare Collection, and Systems & Data Analytics. This engineering team's main focus areas include sustaining a state of good repair while delivering strategic support for service reliability, modernization, and technology-driven innovation.

The position will guide and inspire engineering managers and staff, oversee complex engineering and infrastructure delivery initiatives, and champion the modernization and integration of major operational technology activities.

The most qualified candidate for this position will possess deep technical expertise, business and management acumen beyond the minimum qualifications in the following areas, which will be reinforced with related work experience and will be clearly articulated during the selection process:

• Experience with Operations/Production Support and Infrastructure Delivery environments, including technical engineering services, program / project delivery, testing and commissioning, systems integration
• High level cross functional experience fostering Infrastructure Delivery and Engineering Excellence
• Familiarity with Operational Technology (OT) Modernization and Innovation
• Experience in Strategic Life Cycle Management and risk centered equipment reliability programs
• Ability to Drive Quality, Reliability, and Continuous Improvement Initiatives

1. Provides strategic planning and leadership of engineering, construction management, program management and serves as cross-department liaison personnel to provide safe, reliable asset management and operations.
   
   
2. Assumes full management responsibility for all assigned infrastructure assets, which may include single or multiple categories of asset types.
   
3. Creates organizational constructs to enable new measurement systems and embrace innovative methodologies for root cause analysis for engineers, managers, and staff.
   
   
4. Designs, tests, implements, and executes measuring systems for advance troubleshooting and analyses.
   
5. Manages and participates in the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for each assigned infrastructure Delivery division.
   
6. Establishes, within District policy, appropriate service, and staffing levels; monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned area's service delivery methods and procedures, provides recommendations for improvement, and allocates resources accordingly.
   
7. Plans, directs, and coordinates, through subordinate level staff, the assigned group's work plan; assigns projects and programmatic areas of responsibility; establishes clear responsibility for personnel safety programs and processes, reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures; assess and monitors workload; identifies opportunities for improvement; meets with key staff to identify and resolve problems: and directs and implements changes.
   
8. Participates in the development and optimization of business management systems; analyzes and utilizes data to make management decisions and measure organizational performance; enforces compliance with business processes; provides resources, data and expertise that contribute to the formulation and execution of District asset management processes and plans.
   
9. Responsible for the execution of, and participation in, the development of proactive and predictive maintenance programs; define and meet equipment safety standards, analyze, and monitor performance and quality; manage through data acquisition and analysis; employ reliability centered maintenance methodology; effectively plan and schedule the execution of interdisciplinary work; and optimize materials management in the group.
   
10. Oversees the execution of engineering projects and major contract design and rehabilitation projects; ensures use of design best practices to define and meet safety requirements and customer needs; utilizes project management best practices to optimize project delivery; reviews performance and implements changes as necessary; and oversees and directs the work of in- house, consultant, and contracted staff.
    
11. Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of systems and maintains a very high level of technical expertise; provide strategic direction in the research, analysis, development, and implementation of new technology; and manage and execute the resolution of complex technical problems.
    
12. Oversees and participates in the development and administration of the departmental budget; provides annual and long-range forecasts of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies; approves expenditures and implements budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessary.
    
13. In coordination of designated personnel manages and supports labor relations issues including Department and District labor-management relations, investigations, grievances, and arbitrations, contracting notifications, and negotiations.
    
14. Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline and termination procedures.
    
    
15. Monitors developments and legislation related to assigned areas of responsibility; evaluates impact upon District operations; recommends and implements policy and procedural improvements.
    
16. Represents the District to representatives of manufacturers, vendors, governmental agencies, and professional and business organizations; coordinates assigned activities with those of other departments and outside agencies and organizations.
    
17. Provides responsible staff assistance to the Chief Engineer; participates on various District management committees; prepares and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence.

Education:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience:
The equivalent of seven (7) years of full-time professional verifiable experience in engineering management, Project Delivery, Construction Management, or related experience, which must have included at least three (3) years of management responsibility.

Substitution:
Additional professional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year- for-year basis. A college degree is preferred.

Knowledge of:

• Operations, design principles, management, and activities of comprehensive multi-discipline maintenance and engineering programs.
• Innovation, efficiency and change management methodologies.
• Impact of service delays on train system.
• Complex analytics, data science and risk management.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Operations, principles, and activities of comprehensive maintenance and engineering programs
• Principles and practices of comprehensive asset management programs.
• Principles and practices of design for assigned infrastructure asset categories.
• Principles and practices of modern maintenance management.
• Principles and practices of project and contract management.
• Principles and practices of program development and administration.
• Principles and practices of policy development and administration.
• Principles and practices of budget preparation and administration.
• Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation.
• Related Federal, State, and local laws, policies, codes, and regulations.

• Managing comprehensive maintenance and engineering asset management programs.
• Managing engineering design programs.
• Managing maintenance programs delivering capital projects
• Utilization and analysis of data as a basis for decision making
• Developing and administering departmental goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Analyzing and assessing policies and operational needs and making appropriate adjustments.
• Identifying and responding to sensitive community and organizational issues, concerns and needs.
• Project Management.
• Delegating authority and responsibility.
• Selecting, supervising, training, and evaluating staff.
• Preparing clear and concise administrative and financial reports.
• Preparing and administering large and complex budgets.
• Interpreting and applying applicable Federal, State, and local policies, laws, and regulations.
• Communicating clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
• Responding quickly to prevent service delays.
• Adapting to changing regulatory and technical factors that impact the organization and its assets.
• Analyzing and assessing program, policies, and operational need.

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The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov.

Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs.