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NEOGOV · 2 weeks ago

Deputy Director - Light Rail Operations

Baltimore City

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$98K/yr - $153K/yr

6+ years exp

The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is seeking a Deputy Director of Light Rail Operations to provide overall leadership for Light Rail Operations. The role involves directing operational strategies, ensuring safety compliance, and managing budgets to achieve public transportation objectives.

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Responsibilities

Providing executive leadership and strategic direction for Light Rail Operations to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient rail service that meets agency goals and public transportation objectives

Directing the development and execution of short- and long-range operational strategies, business plans, and performance initiatives aligned with MTA’s mission, regulatory requirements, and customer service standards

Establishing, reviewing, and enforcing operational policies, procedures, and standards to improve system performance, operational consistency, and regulatory compliance

Ensuring effective coordination, integration, and collaboration among Light Rail divisions and supporting departments to optimize resources and service delivery

Representing Light Rail Operations on internal and external committees, task forces, and interagency forums to advance organizational priorities and regional transit coordination

Overseeing labor relations activities, including participation in collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance resolution, and arbitration, while maintaining productive labor-management relationships

Maintaining executive accountability for system safety by ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local safety regulations and monitoring agency-wide safety performance metrics

Managing operational budgets by approving expenditures, monitoring financial performance, and implementing budgetary adjustments to ensure fiscal responsibility and operational sustainability

Coordinating departmental initiatives with external partners, regulatory agencies, and stakeholders to support capital projects, service enhancements, and operational continuity

Qualification

Rail Operations ManagementPublic Transportation GoalsLabor RelationsBudget ManagementSafety ComplianceStrategic PlanningPolicy DevelopmentTeam CoordinationLeadership

Required

Graduation from an accredited high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate

Six years of experience in administrative staff or professional work

Five (5) years' experience supervising and monitoring employees and overseeing rail operations applying relevant rules, regulations, and exercising responsibility for the development of policies or procedures

Must have at least five (5) years in middle management or higher-level capacity managing in a public or private sector urban rail transit agency and/or experience in large transit operations or transit property

Employees in this classification may be assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland