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Job Description
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.
Job Summary
Update as of 10/15/2024: Position shift will be assigned based on operational needs.
Update as of 9/20/2024: Job advertisement will be open until filled/further notice. Initial screening of applications received will begin on October 7, 2024.
Pay Rate
Non-Rep Pay Band N09
$151,524.00/annually (minimum) - $229,559.00/annually (maximum)
Initial salary offer will be between $151,524.00/annually - $181,482.03/annually, commensurate with experience and education
Reports To
Superintendent of Capital Construction or designee
Current Assignment
This job announcement will be used to fill one (1) Assistant Superintendent of Power and Mechanical Maintenance position in Traction Power/Wayside Electrical Maintenance and Construction Division at San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART).
This position will administer, manage, supervise, and coordinate the activities and operations within the respective departments. The incumbent will also coordinate assigned activities with other divisions, departments, and other agencies, provide highly complex administrative support to the Superintendent of Power and Mechanical Maintenance.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following knowledge and experience beyond the minimum qualifications:
- Comprehensive knowledge of Power and Mechanical projects, particular attention of construction and/or maintenance rebuilding existing Power and Electrical infrastructure within the system.
- Comprehensive knowledge of power and Mechanical Systems.
- Effective oral and written communication skills covering operating and administrative policies and Safety Programs
- Knowledge of revenue vehicle operating environment, including train operations, passenger stations, and wayside conditions and the Operations Control Center.
- Mastery of the Microsoft Office Suite of products and computer use.
- Adept knowledge of Maximo CMMS.
- Knowledge of BART operations, rules, and procedures, wayside safety, and Federal and California labor laws. OSHA, IIPP and PUC requirements.
- Knowledge of BART Traction Power and District wide Electrification
Selection Process
Applications will be screened to assure that minimum qualifications are met. Those applicants who meet minimum qualifications will then be referred to the hiring department for the completion of further selection processes.
The selection process for this position may include a skills/performance demonstration, a written examination, and a panel and/or individual interview.
The successful candidate must have an employment history demonstrating reliability and dependability; provide copies of certificates, diplomas or other documents as required by law, including those establishing his/her right to work in the U. S; pass a pre-employment medical examination which may include a drug and alcohol screen, and which is specific to the essential job functions and requirements. Pre-employment processing will also include a background check. (Does not apply to current full-time District employees unless specific job requires additional evaluations).
Application Process
External applicants may only apply online, at www.bart.gov/jobs. Applicants needing assistance with the online application process may receive additional information by calling (510) 464-6112.
Current employees are strongly encouraged to apply online, either at www.bart.gov/jobs, or on EmployeeConnect. Current employees may also apply using a BART paper application by delivering the completed form to the Human Resources Department, or by mailing it to P. O. Box 12688, Oakland, CA 94604-2688.
All applicants are asked to complete the application in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. Online applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information, but should not consider the resume a substitute for the application form itself.
Examples of Duties
Manages and administers the operations and activities of the District’s Power and Mechanical Maintenance Division of the Maintenance and Engineering Department including the installation, maintenance, and repair of wayside and right-of-way mechanical, electro-mechanical, power, and electrical systems including inspections, testing, maintenance and repair of all inspections, testing, maintenance and repair of all traction power equipment, electrical equipment, mechanical equipment, fire protection, and elevator/escalator equipment.
Assists in the management, development, and implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities for assigned programs; recommends and administers policies and procedures.
Monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; recommends, within departmental policy, appropriate service and staffing levels.
Investigates accidents and unusual occurrences; determines cause; develops and implements resolutions or corrective actions.
Plans, directs, coordinates and reviews the work plan for assigned staff; assigns work activities, projects and programs; reviews and evaluates work products, methods and procedures; meets with staff to identify and resolve problems.
Plans, directs, reviews and evaluates the inspection, testing, maintenance and repair of subways, tunnels, bridges, embankments, wayside and related fire protection equipment; buildings and facilities repair; painting and plumbing; and files related documentation.
Directs and participates in the analyses of highly complex and technical Power and Mechanical Maintenance problems; develops and implements effective and efficient solutions; prepares and submits related reports.
Monitors and manages the elevator and escalator daily operation. Lead and support the section managers and foreman in achieving the goals of the department.
Participates in the monitoring of safety and technical training programs for assigned District staff; ensures that all training is effective and accurate.
Researches and develops specifications, solutions and systems or equipment upgrades for electrical, mechanical, systems and equipment; develops specifications for contract services.
Participates the management of assigned maintenance and supply contract services; ensures that contractors fulfill contractual obligations.
Participates in technical upgrades and developments related to track and structures maintenance; advises Superintendent Power and Mechanical Maintenance as appropriate.
Monitors developments and legislation related to assigned area of responsibility; evaluates impact upon district operations; recommends and implements equipment, practice and procedural improvements.
Selects, trains, motivates and evaluates assigned personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline and termination procedures.
Participates in the development and administration of the division's annual budget; participates in the forecast of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials and supplies; monitors and approves expenditures; implements adjustments.
Serves as the liaison for the Power and Mechanical Maintenance Division with other divisions, departments and outside agencies; negotiates and resolves sensitive and controversial issues.
Serves as staff on a variety of boards, commissions and committees; prepares and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence.
Conducts a variety of organizational studies, investigations and operational studies; recommends modifications to Power and Mechanical maintenance programs, policies and procedures as appropriate.
Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the field of Power and Mechanical Maintenance.
Responds to and resolves difficult and sensitive citizen inquiries and complaints.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mechanical Maintenance or a related field from an accredited college or university.
Experience
Five (5) years of (full-time) professional verifiable experience in traction power or related experience which must include at least two (2) years of management experience.
Other Requirements
Must be available for on-call responsibility 24 hours, 7 day per week for way and facility related problems.
Substitution
Additional experience as outlined above may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis. A college degree is preferred.
Knowledge and Skills
Knowledge of:- Operational characteristics, services and activities of a comprehensive Power and Mechanical Maintenance program for a rail transit system for a large metropolitan area
- Principles and practices of inspecting, testing, maintaining and repairing traction power, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, and elevator/escalator systems
- Methods, techniques, materials and equipment used in Power and Mechanical repair and maintenance
- Principles and practices of industrial safety policies and procedures
- Principles and practices of power and mechanical protection and operating policies and procedures
- Technology and equipment related to Power and Mechanical maintenance
- Related Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.
Skill in:- Overseeing and participating in the management of a comprehensive Power and Mechanical maintenance program including traction power, electrical equipment, mechanical equipment, and elevator / escalator equipment
- Selecting, supervising, training and evaluating staff
- Participating in the development and administration of division goals, objectives and procedures
- Preparing and administering large program budgets
- Preparing clear and concise administrative and financial reports
- Analyzing problems, identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions and implementing recommendations in support of goals
- Researching, analyzing and evaluating new service delivery methods and techniques
- Directing and participating in the inspecting, testing, maintaining and repairing of traction power, electrical, mechanical, fire protection, and elevator/escalator equipment
- Reading and interpreting technical manuals, diagrams, drawings and blueprints
- Developing and implementing safety training programs
- Analyzing Power and Mechanical maintenance and inspection problems
- Interpreting contracts and ensuring that contractors fulfill obligations
- Interpreting and applying 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
Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1
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 .
The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.
Highlights- Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
- Dental Coverage
- Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
- Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
- 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
- 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
- 3% at 50 (Safety Members - Classic)
- 2.7% @ 57 (Safety Members - PEPRA)
- Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
- 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)
Show moreThe BART story began in 1946. It began not by governmental fiat, but as a concept gradually evolving at informal gatherings of business and civic leaders on both sides of the San Francisco Bay. Facing a heavy post-war migration to the area and its consequent automobile boom, these people discussed ways of easing the mounting congestion that was clogging the bridges spanning the Bay. In 1947, a joint Army-Navy review Board concluded that another connecting link between San Francisco and Oakland would be needed in the years ahead to prevent intolerable congestion on the Bay Bridge. The link? An underwater tube devoted exclusively to high-speed electric trains.
Since 1911, visionaries had periodically brought up this Jules Verne concept. But now, pressure for a traffic solution increased with the population. In 1951, the State Legislature created the 26-member San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit Commission, comprised of representatives from each of the nine counties which touch the Bay. The Commission's charge was to study the Bay Area's long range transportation needs in the context of environmental problems and then recommend the best solution.
The Commission advised, in its final report in 1957, that any transportation plan must be coordinated with the area's total plan for future development. Since no development plan existed, the Commission prepared one itself. The result of their thoroughness is a master plan which did much to bring about coordinated planning in the Bay Area, and which was adopted a decade later by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).
The BART Concept is Born
The Commission's least-cost solution to traffic tie-ups was to recommend forming a five-county rapid transit district, whose mandate would be to build and operate a high-speed rapid rail network linking major commercial centers with suburban sub-centers.The Commission stated that, "If the Bay Area is to be preserved as a fine place to live and work, a regional rapid transit system is essential to prevent total dependence on automobiles and freeways."
Thus was born the environmental concept underlying BART. Acting on the Commission's recommendations, in 1957, the Legislature formed the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, comprising the five counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and San Mateo. At this time, the District was granted a taxing power of five cents per $100 of assessed valuation. It also had authority to levy property taxes to support a general obligation bond issue, if approved by District voters. The State Legislature lowered the requirement for voter approval from 66 percent to 60 percent.
Between 1957 and 1962, engineering plans were developed for a system that would usher in a new era in rapid transit. Electric trains would run on grade-separated right-of-ways, reaching maximum speeds of 75-80 mph, averaging perhaps 45 mph, including station stops. Advanced transit cars, with sophisticated suspensions, braking and propulsion systems, and luxurious interiors, would be strong competition to "King Car " in the Bay Area. Stations would be pleasant, conveniently located, and striking architectural enhancements to their respective on-line communities.
BART employees in the 1970s.
Hundreds of meetings were held in the District communities to encourage local citizen participation in the development of routes and station locations. By midsummer, 1961, the final plan was submitted to the supervisors of the five District counties for approval. San Mateo County Supervisors were cool to the plan. Citing the high costs of a new system-plus adequate existing service from Southern Pacific commuter trains - they voted to withdraw their county from the District in December 1961.
With the District-wide tax base thus weakened by the withdrawal of San Mateo County, Marin County was forced to withdraw in early 1962 because its marginal tax base could not adequately absorb its share of BART's projected cost. Another important factor in Marin's withdrawal was an engineering controversy over the feasibility of carrying trains across the Golden Gate Bridge.
BART had started with a 16-member governing Board of Directors apportioned on county population size: four from Alameda and San Francisco Counties, three from Contra Costa and San Mateo, and two from Marin. When the District was reduced to three counties, the Board was reduced to 11 members: four from San Francisco and Alameda, and three from Contra Costa. Subsequently, in 1965, the District's enabling legislation was changed to apportion the BART Board with four Directors from each county, thus giving Contra Costa its fourth member on a 12-person Board. Two directors from each county, hence forth, were appointed by the County Board of Supervisors. The other two directors were appointed by committees of mayors of each county (with the exception of the City and County of San Francisco, whose sole mayor made these appointments).
The five-county plan was quickly revised to a three-county plan emphasizing rapid transit between San Francisco and the East Bay cities and suburbs of Contra Costa and Alameda counties. The new plan, elaborately detailed and presented as the "BART Composite Report, " was approved by supervisors of the three counties in July 1962, and placed on the ballot for the following November general election.
The plan required approval of 60 percent of the District's voters. It narrowly passed with a 61.2 percent vote District-wide, much to the surprise of many political experts who were confident it would fail. Indeed, one influential executive was reported to have said: "If I'd known the damn thing would have passed, I'd never have supported it. "
The voters approved a $792 million bond issue to finance a 71.5 mile high-speed transit system, consisting of 33 stations serving 17 communities in the three counties. The proposal also included another needed transit project: rebuilding 3.5 miles of the San Francisco Municipal Railway. The new line would link muni streetcar lines directly with BART and Market Street stations, and four new Muni stations would be built.
The additional cost of the transbay tube -- estimated at $133 million -- was to come from bonds issued by the California Toll Bridge Authority and secured by future Bay Area Bridge revenues. The additional cost of rolling stock, estimated at $71 million, was to be funded primarily from bonds issued against future operating revenues. Thus, the total cost of the system, as of 1962, was projected at $996 million. It would be the largest single public works project ever undertaken in the U.S. by the local citizenry.
After the election, engineers immediately started work on the final system designs, only to be halted by a taxpayer's suit filed against the District a month later. The validity of the bond election, and the legality of the District itself, were challenged. While the court ruled in favor of the District on both counts, six months of litigation cost $12 million in construction delays. This would be the first of many delays from litigation and time-consuming negotiations involving 166 separate agreements reached with on-line cities, counties, and other special districts. The democratic processes of building a new transit system would prove to be major cost factors that, however necessary, were not foreseen.
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