Rail Resource Coordinator

This position is open to all King County employees and the general public

King County Metro Transit’s Rail Division is seeking an outstanding Project Management professional to become the next Rail Resource Coordinator (Program/Project Manager II) on the Link Light Rail Permitting team. Metro Transit's Rail Division collaborates with Sound Transit to operate Light Rail service. The Link Light Rail Permitting team coordinates access by contractors to the Link Light Rail Right of Way.

King County Metro's Rail Division manages and maintains Sound Transit's Link Light Rail, a growing network spanning 60 miles and serving 38 stations across the Puget Sound region. Together with Metro's extensive fixed-route bus system and mobility services, the Link Light Rail system is the backbone of an integrated regional transit network that gives people real freedom of movement. As Puget Sound transit agencies work together to build a seamless, connected system, our light rail system plays a central role in expanding access, reducing barriers, and ensuring that everyone across our region can get where they need to go.

Joining Metro's Rail Division means joining an organization that is shaping the future of public transportation in the Pacific Northwest and setting the standard for modern rail operations nationwide. This is a division that values strategic thinking, collaborative leadership, and a deep commitment to the people we serve, both our riders and our teams. Whatever your role, your work here contributes to something that matters, a light rail system that thousands of people count on every day.

This position is open to King County employees and the general public.

King County Employees applying for the SDA need to have passed their six (6) month probationary period (or will complete it by the closing date of this posting) in their current career service position.

This recruitment will be used to establish an eligibility list to fill future SDA/TLT openings in this classification over the next year (12 months) and will be utilized at the discretion of the hiring authority.

• Review, prepare, and process
  
  Link Light Rail Permit Requests in accordance with standard operating procedures (SOP 6.15)
• Review materials submitted by requestors (including work plans and drawings), analyze information for completeness, identify additional requirements and obtain all necessary additional information to safely fulfill request.
• Work with all light rail chief work groups to further clarify permit information during group meetings and one-on-ones.
• Co-develop and manage web-based Rail Permitting materials and outward facing presence for use by Sound Transit contractors and other permit requestors.
• Foster an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment
• Respond to inquiries from Sound Transit, Sound Transit contractors, and city or other interjurisdictional agencies. related to the Rail Permittingprocess. Provide direction to others about the process.
• Produce weekly Rail Permitting reports, post and update permitting information and materials in Coordinate.
• Gather and analyze data and produce various weekly/monthly/quarterly program status or other reports as needed.
• Lead the weekly Rail Permitting Coordination Meeting, as well as internal KCM stakeholder meetings. Represent the Rail Permitting Program at other meetings as required.
• Responsible for all assigned permits (typically assigned by area or type). Must facilitate the processing of the permit from submittal to finalization, ensuring that the permit clearly represents the work that is taking place, system impacts and safety considerations.
• Perform other…