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.

All San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. You will be required to show proof of your completed COVID-19 vaccination prior to receiving a final offer, unless you receive a COVID-19 Vaccination reasonable accommodation due to a medical condition or a religious exemption due to an approved sincerely held religious belief that prohibits you from receiving a vaccine. BART will review requests for a reasonable accommodation or religious exemption on a case-by-case basis. Documentation may be required. For questions, please contact BART Human Resources, Leave Management at HRDP@bart.gov.

Infrastructure and Delivery

BART offers comprehensive compensation and benefits programs. Benefits include CalPERS pension; excellent medical (effective January 1, 2023 current employee cost $160.96 monthly for most plans), vision, and dental coverage; supplemental insurances; paid holidays and vacation; as well as two investment programs, one of which is entirely funded by BART. BART does not participate in Social Security. Complimentary BART passes for employee and qualifying dependents.

Non-Represented Pay Band 12

$159,361.00/annual (Minimum) - $241,433.00/annual (Maximum)

Starting salary will be between $159,361.00/annually - $220,000.00/annually to commensurate with education and experience.

May 5, 2023

June 30, 2023

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

Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer

Variable

San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is recruiting to fill up to six (6) Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer positions. These positions will be assigned to one of five (5) specialized areas within the respective departments. The selection for each position will be based on the candidates' qualifications and subject matter expertise of that department.

Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer – Project Management/Construction Management

The incumbent in this position is skilled at managing organizations in a Project Management Office (PMO) environment and possesses experience in providing leadership to a variety of teams delivering multi-disciplined projects with a variety of complexities. Ideally, this candidate would have experience with Project Controls and familiar with industry standard Project Management Standard and Procedures, including project risk assessment and management.

Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer – Core Capacity/Communications Based Train Control (CBTC)

The incumbent in this position holds experience delivery in large, complex, multi-billion-dollar projects using alternative delivery methods. They would be providing oversight, working with contracts, as well as funding partners, such as FTA, and projects using federal grants. For more information, please visit www.bart.gov/about/projects/corecapacity

Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer – Innovations/Standards

The incumbent in this position has team leadership, where the groups are responsible for policies and procedures related to engineering and project delivery and to develop KPIs related to engineering and project delivery. They are versed in Quality Management Planning and implementation, employee development, and projects supporting Transit Oriented Development. Additionally, has worked with Standardization of project delivery, including Project Controls, Scheduling standards including Basis of Schedule, Developing and implementing a risk management program, as well as standardize reporting dashboards.

Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer – Engineering (2)

The incumbent in these positions will oversee the Civil, Structures, Track Traction Power, Mechanical, Electrical departments. They are responsible for providing leadership to an engineering organization responsible for State of good repair of assets and support to operations ensuring service reliability and innovation.

Assistant Chief Infrastructure Delivery Officer – Technology Engineering

The incumbent in this position will oversee the Computer Systems, Communications, Train Control, Fare Collection, and Data Informatics departments. They would provide leadership to an engineering organization responsible for state of good repair of assets and support to operations ensuring service reliability and innovation focused on operational technology type assets, as well as systems engineering and integration.

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.

Assumes full management responsibility for all assigned infrastructure assets, which may include single or multiple categories of asset types.

Creates organizational constructs to enable new measurement systems and embrace innovative methodologies for root cause analysis for engineers, managers, and staff.

Designs, tests, implements, and executes measuring systems for advance troubleshooting and analyses.

Manages and participates in the development and implementation of departmental goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for each assigned infrastructure Delivery division.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 inhouse, consultant, and contracted staff.

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.

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.

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.

Selects, trains, motivates, and evaluates assigned personnel; provides or coordinates staff training; works with employees to correct deficiencies; implements discipline and termination procedures.

Monitors developments and legislation related to assigned areas of responsibility; evaluates impact upon District operations; recommends and implements policy and procedural improvements.

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.

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.

Skill in:

• 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.

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 for each position in this job announcement will be based on the candidates' qualifications and subject matter expertise that department.

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).

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 WebBART.

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.

Applications must be complete by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement.

When you have successfully applied for this position you will receive an auto reply e-mail acknowledging that your application was received for this position. Please retain a copy of the e-mail for your records. If you receive an auto reply that does not specifically reference this position, please email Employment Help at employment@bart.gov for assistance.

To verify submission of your application, click on the 'My Career Tools' link at the top of the 'Careers Home Page' after submitting your application to view the list of applications you have submitted (including application date and status). If you have further questions, please email the Employment Help at employment@bart.gov, between the hours of 8:15am - 5:00pm, Monday- Friday.

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.

Please be prepared to present documentation in support of any required licenses, degrees, or certifications upon request.

Working Conditions

Environmental Conditions: Office environment; exposure to computer screens; field environment; rail right of way environments; construction site environment; exposure to heat, cold, moving vehicle, electrical energy, and inclement weather conditions.

Physical Conditions: May require maintaining physical condition necessary for walking, standing, or sitting for prolonged periods of time.