Job Description
Requirements
MOS Code: 003769 (Navy); 2T151 (Air Force); 88N (Army); 0400 (Marine Corps)
Education and Experience : A High School diploma, GED or higher, and three (3) years of experience as a transit operator or three (3) years of transit dispatch experience.
Licenses and Certificates : Texas Class "C" Driver's License or equivalent from another state. Texas Class "B" Commercial Driver's License or equivalent from another state within sixty (60) days of appointment. Passenger endorsement within six (6) months of appointment. Positions assigned to supervise and dispatch streetcar operations will be required to obtain a rail certification within sixty (60) days of appointment.
Special Requirements: Positions of a safety sensitive nature are subject to drug and alcohol testing in accordance with federal regulations.
General Purpose
Under general supervision, supervise daily mass transit operations; enforce related municipal codes and ordinances, as assigned; dispatch transportation and provide information to field personnel on an assigned shift to ensure timely, efficient and safe customer service.
Typical Duties
Supervise transit operations on an assigned shift and schedule field personnel to ensure timely, efficient and safe customer service. Involves: Provide guidance and direction to subordinate transit operators in route and shift coverage to ensure timeliness of service, customer satisfaction and compliance with safety requirements set forth by Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations and motor carrier requirements. Review requests and authorize schedule changes. Assign operators, buses and streetcars for run assignments not covered. Arrange for substitute operators. Prepare daily and hourly manifest, transit route information and distribute paper work to operators. Monitor field operations, assignments, coordinate refueling, issue and control transfers, and perform revenue checks and passenger count. Oversee and monitor fixed route, streetcar and/or paratransit operations to ensure sufficient staffing to facilitate orderly movement of passengers. Inspect interior and exterior of coaches, streetcars and bus stops for general appearance and cleanliness.
Dispatch calls and information to field personnel and coordinate work crew activities. Involves: Communicate and maintain effective communication with field personnel regarding schedules, emergencies, complaints, mechanical problems, breakdowns, work orders, and customer requests. Utilize application specific scheduling/dispatching computer programs; use a switchboard, radio system, beeper or other systems to communicate.
Investigate and respond to accidents, passenger complaints, and municipal code and city ordinance violations, as assigned. Involves: Provide accurate information to inquiries, and respond to complaints, including complaints from individuals who may be irate. Ensure that accidents or complaints are properly investigated. Assist in emergency situations including traffic control and transporting passengers in breakdowns. Investigate, enforce, and document municipal code and city ordinance violations, as assigned. Interact with other departments, supervisors, co-workers and the public. Provide depositions on cases involving accidents as necessary. Issue parking citations.
Supervise assigned staff. Involves: Assign, schedule and monitor work. Appraise employee performances. Assist in training new employees. Counsel, motivate and maintain harmony. Track attendance, approve or disapprove leave requests and maintain attendance records. Enforce personnel rules and regulations, and work behavior standards firmly and impartially. Promote the observation of safe work practices.
Perform related duties as required. Involves: Perform duties of immediate supervisor or subordinate personnel as necessary to ensure continuity of operations during absences.
General Information
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Important Note: The required Supplemental Questions and answers are considered an examination component and will generate a score.
Applicants are being tested on a conditional basis pending review of minimum qualifications. Applications will be reviewed for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination.
Per CSC Rules & Regulations, after review of the minimum qualifications for applicants that pass the Supplemental Questions examination, a passing score, combined with applicable seniority points and veteran points, will be used to create a list of candidates.
Note: Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. This position will close when a preset number of qualified applications have been received.
A résumé and/or other documents will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Comments such as “See résumé” are not acceptable and will result in the application being considered incomplete.
To qualify for this position, required education, experience, knowledge and skills must be clearly stated on your application’s employment history. We do not use any information on your resume to review if you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Failure to fully detail all experience and job duties in the application, or copying/pasting directly from the job specification, or responses referring to your résumé will eliminate you from consideration for the position.
BENEFITS
LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE
The City of El Paso is a self-insured entity with a third-party administrator for Medical and Pharmacy benefits. Basic Life Insurance Coverage is available at no cost to eligible employees. Additional Life Insurance and coverage for your dependents are also available.
Employees can select optional Dental, Vision, and Short Term Disability coverage. Employees also have the option to participate in a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account (healthcare and/or dependent care for daycare expenses). All of these insurance and coverage options can be configured within a month of your new employee orientation date.
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with access to mental health sessions, therapy, and more is available at no cost. A trained counselors are also available to help you and your dependents cope with life’s stressors so that you can live a happy productive lifestyle.
The City’s Wellness Program seeks to promote better health and wellness amongst the workforce through various programs and incentives in which employees may choose to participate in, to include wellness education, fitness tests, biometric screenings, group fitness, health coaching and so much more!
Keep Learning, Growing & Reinventing Yourself! The City of El Paso's Tuition Assistance Program encourages employee personal and professional development by sharing educational costs with those employees who have successfully completed their original probation, and in turn retain a skillful workforce. Each year, employees can obtain Tuition Assistance for Degree, Certifications, Continuing Education, and Books & Equipment.
ELIGIBILITY FOR VACATION LEAVE
All regular employees who are regularly scheduled to work on an average, a minimum of twenty (20) hours per week, who have held a position in the City Service for a period of six months from date of employment, shall be eligible for vacation allowance as hereinafter set forth. Part-time employees shall accrue vacation leave at a pro-rated amount of full-time entitlement based on the number of hours that they are scheduled to work. Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements shall accrue vacation as provided in the applicable agreement.
Regular employees in the City Service shall accrue vacation credit at the following rates per pay period, calculated from the date of employment of each employee:
For 0 - 5 years of service (12 days):
40 hour per week employees - 3.70 hours per biweekly pay period
For >5 to 15 years of service (17 days):
40 hour per week employees - 5.24 hours per biweekly pay period
For >15 or more years of service (20 days):
40 hour per week employees - 6.16 hours per biweekly pay period
SICK LEAVE WITH PAY
Employees shall be entitled to accrue sick leave with pay in accordance with the Rules of the Civil Service Commission.
ACCIDENT WITH PAY LEAVE
The Amended Section 4.4 of the Ordinance shall become effective upon adoption and shall apply to occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring on and after date of adoption. Occupational injuries and occupational diseases occurring before such date will be governed by the Ordinance in effect at the time of the date of injury or disease.
PREGNANCY LEAVE
A) Pregnancy shall be treated the same as any other temporary physical disability.
B) An employee on pregnancy leave shall use accumulated and unused regular sick leave time and then (unless granted use of special sick leave) shall be on leave without pay, unless the employee chooses to use any accumulated and unused annual leave.
C) An employee going on pregnancy leave shall give written notice to her department head with appropriate medical verification. Before returning to work from pregnancy leave, the individual will provide appropriate medical documentation releasing the employee to return to work, as is required for any individual who has been on leave for a temporary physical disability.
LEGAL HOLIDAYS
The following days are hereby declared legal holidays for all the City departments, provided that the provisions of this section shall not apply to members of the Fire Department whose duties are to prevent or extinguish fires, or to members of the Police Department whose duties are those of law enforcement: (Amended 10/03/95)
1. First day of January (New Year's Day)
2. Third Monday in January (Martin Luther King Holiday)
3. Thirty-first day in March (Cesar Chavez Day)
4. Last Monday in May (Memorial Day)
5. June 19 (Juneteenth)
6. Fourth day of July (Independence Day)
7. First Monday in September (Labor Day)
8. Eleventh Day in November (Veteran's Day)
9. Fourth Thursday in November (Thanksgiving Day)
10. The Friday following the fourth Thursday in November (Day after Thanksgiving)
11. Twenty-fifth Day in December (Christmas Day)
12. Employee's Birthday
In addition to the above days, the following days are also declared to be legal holidays: 1. Any day designated as a holiday by City Council. 2. When any legal holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday shall be considered a legal holiday. 3. When any legal holiday falls on a Sunday, the following business day shall be considered a legal holiday.
Closing Date/Time: 4/15/2025 11:59 PM Mountain