Manager-HCT Development
$101,000–$207,000 year
HybridSeattle, Washington, United States
Job Summary
Establish and manage the process to plan and design the high capacity transit system for an assigned corridor in partnership with local governments, community groups, and citizens. Lead project development and environmental processes to build consensus on alignment, station locations, and design features while managing scope, budget, and schedule within Board policy direction. Direct assigned staff, coordinate schedules, and oversee preliminary design, engineering plans, and environmental analysis to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations. Collaborate with internal departments and external stakeholders to develop project support, negotiate third-party agreements, and present briefing materials to the Board and elected officials. Manage consultant contracts for preliminary engineering and community outreach while driving to various cities throughout Puget Sound regularly for meetings.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Urban Planning, Transportation, Business Administration, Public Administration, or closely related field
- Six years of public transit related experience in project management of urban design, community planning, public involvements, engineering, architecture
- Valid driver's license
- Operational characteristics, services, and activities of the Division as it relates to area of assignment
- Principles and practices of program development and administration
- Transportation planning and traffic engineering concepts, practices, procedures, and policy issues
- Transit technologies and their application to specific projects and services
- Transportation planning, transit design, and SEPA/NEPA environmental law
- Federal New Starts process for funding light rail projects
- Governance processes at the local state and/or federal levels, including legislative and regulatory decision-making processes
- Development and third-party negotiation and consensus building principles and practices and conflict resolution
- Contract and agreement administration
- Advanced project management techniques and principles
- Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations
- Principles of business letter writing and basic report preparation
- English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers and computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases
- Advanced principles and practices of governmental budget preparation and administration
- Principles of supervision, training, and performance evaluation
- Utilizing personal computer software programs affecting assigned work and in compiling and preparing spreadsheets and reports
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, management, vendors, outside agencies, community groups, and the general public
- Interpreting and administering policies and procedures sufficient to administer, discuss, resolve, and explain them to staff and other constituencies
- Transportation planning, transit design, and SEPA/NEPA environmental law is required, with demonstrated ability to read and understand engineering drawings and apply technical findings in planning, environmental, and engineering fields
- Negotiation and partnering skills with local jurisdictions, contractors, and community groups and successful experience with consensus-building
- Analyzing problems and identifying alternative solutions; projecting the consequences of proposed actions and implementing recommendations in the support of Agency goals
- Preparing and administering large and complex public projects
- Public speaking and in developing and delivering presentations and presenting ideas and concepts orally and in writing
- Preparing and analyzing complex data and comprehensive reports
- Responding to inquiries and in effective oral and written communication
- Researching, analyzing, and evaluating new service delivery methods and techniques
- Working cooperatively with other departments, Agency officials, and outside agencies
- Developing and monitoring divisional and program/project operating budgets, costs, and schedules
- Supervising, leading, and delegating tasks and authority
- Working in office a minimum of 3 days per week
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