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Salary: $120,993.60 - $181,459.20 Annually

Opening Date: 04/18/2025

Closing Date: Continuous

FLSA: Exempt

Bargaining Unit: Non-Contract

Metro’s mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.

Description
Oversees and manages Metro engineering activities to ensure compliance with Metro and local regulatory requirements; oversees and administers the design, procurement, construction, and installation of major transit systems, facilities, or equipment; oversees the management of consultant contracts for design, construction, or procurement of transit systems and associated, equipment, hardware, software, or needed services.

Recruitment Timelines: Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of May 12, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.

Examples of Duties

• Oversees and manages Metro engineering activities to ensure compliance with Metro, federal, state, and local regulatory requirements
• Oversees and administers the design, procurement, construction, and installation of major bus or rail facilities, equipment, communications and control systems, and other subsystems
• Oversees the management of consultant contracts for design, construction, or procurement of facilities, equipment, hardware, software, or other needed services
• Negotiates consultant and equipment contracts, including contract changes; oversees change control process
• Directs preparation of feasibility and trade-off studies, scopes of work, RFIs (Requests for Information), and technical reports
• Administers and monitors work and contracts for compliance with budget, schedule, standards, and objectives
• Analyzes modifications, designs, and activities for feasibility, safety, security, performance, reliability, maintainability, cost effectiveness, and requirements compliance
• Prepares estimates and assists with the planning of budget and staffing needs and assists in preparing department and project budgets
• Prepares and presents reports to management, staff, and external stakeholders
• Resolves design, constructions, and operations problems
• Represents Metro before outside agencies
• Recommends design and activity improvements for efficiency, compliance, and cost-effectiveness
• Organizes, supervises, and provides guidance to assigned staff; responsible for employee performance evaluation
• Serves as chairperson for design reviews and other technical meetings
• Manages the disposal of liquid hazardous waste and contaminated soil from Metro operating facilities
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out

May be required to perform other related job duties

*This classification is at-will and the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the hiring authority.*

Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering in appropriate discipline or a related field; Master's Degree in a related field preferred

Experience
Five years of relevant experience as an engineer of commercial, transit, industrial facilities, or public works projects, or five years of relevant experience in electronic control and computer hardware and software; requires at least two years specialized experience in area of assignment; Metro and/or public transportation experience preferred

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
• State of California registration as a Professional Engineer

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing facility improvement projects for transit including civil, structural, mechanical, utility, electrical, and construction
• Experience drafting in AutoCAD and Visio, MS Project and MS Point Point for project communication

Essential Knowledge

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices of engineering
• Design, construction, installation, fabrication, and operation of transit systems, facilities, or structures
• Maintenance methods and philosophies for transit systems or facilities
• Advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving theories and techniques
• Hazard Analysis and Design for Safety principles
• Project controls and project management.
• Engineering mathematics
• Principles of supervision and leadership
• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing environmental, engineering, equipment, construction standards, or rail operations

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Microsoft (MS) Windows and applications, including Office and/or Project
• Computer-Aided Design, e.g., AutoCAD
• Critical thinking
• Technical writing, including reports, memoranda, specifications, and statements of works
• Supervising a technical staff
• Analyzing and resolving root causes of technical problems
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Interact professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives.
• Perform complex engineering calculations
• Apply and interpret laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, budgets, and contracts.
• Plan, organize, and manage large-scale engineering projects.
• Manage multiple projects or programs at a given time
• Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table
• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
• Communicating through speech in the English language required

Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro’s Equal Employment Opportunity Program. Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with Fair Chance hiring practices.

Selection Procedure
Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.

Application Procedure
To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.

Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.