Senior Director, Project Engineering; Bridge Structural Engineering

Senior Director, Project Engineering

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.

Responsible for the management and performance of the strategic and tactical activities of a Project Engineering group supporting planning, design, and construction for Metro projects. The Senior Director, Project Engineering will be responsible for developing and maintaining Metro's bridge structural engineering design criteria and providing strategic leadership in the planning, design, and oversight of bridge engineering and transportation-related structures. This position will also oversee professional staff and external consultants while ensuring bridge engineering plans, calculations, and specifications are thoroughly reviewed for compliance with applicable design standards, engineering specifications, and regulatory requirements.

Examples of Duties

• Prepares Project Engineering Facilities or Systems group work plan and administers the group's work for compliance with authorized budget and schedule
• Coordinates with other Engineering Directors to plan, prioritize, update, and monitor the Department's work and to assign staff to each project
• Directs the activities of Project Engineering Facilities or Systems group to monitor and review the work of consultants, subconsultants, cost and schedule proposals, negotiations, and development of consultant workplans
• Develops work scopes and negotiates consultant services contracts and contract changes; coordinates and supervises consultants' engineering design activities
• Directs engineering and architectural activities related to the design and construction or modification of major bus and rail facilities, guideways, tunnels, and structures
• Directs coordination with other environmental engineering activities, including site assessments, ground water remediation, soil remediation, liquid waste testing and disposal, permitting, water conservation, and regulatory compliance
• Directs and oversees management of projects related to ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Clean Air Act, and others as mandated by federal, state, and local regulatory agencies
• Directs engineering activities related to the systems design and construction of new and existing transit systems facilities, including mechanical, electrical, and communications work
• Investigates project problems and makes recommendations to prevent future occurrences
• Resolves conflicts between designer and project requirements and or regulatory requirements
• Validates that the designs perform as expected by detail testing
• Evaluates system's manufacturers recommended component overhaul schedules
• Assures that state-of-the-art engineering approaches are applied during design and construction of engineering projects and work complies with Metro Standards and Criteria
• Contributes updates to the Metro Design Criteria, as necessary, based on lessons learned on other projects
• Ensures work complies with federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and rules
• Assists in planning, developing and implementing departmental policies and procedures and recommending improvements
• Assists in establishing and implementing Construction Project Management's goals and objectives
• Prepares reports, test plans, presentations, and white papers; presents reports to management and Board of Directors
• Confers with Metro management, staff, government officials, contractors, and consultants regarding engineering matters relating to systems improvements
• Directs a staff of professional engineers, architects, and associates directly and through subordinate management
• 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
• Leads design team for plan check with city, county, Caltrans, public utilities, SCAQMD (South Coast Air Quality Management District), and other regulatory agencies
May be required to perform other related job duties

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:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or a related field;
  Master's Degree in a related field preferred
• Five years of relevant management-level experience in facilities or systems engineering design and construction of major public agency transit projects or major public agency building projects

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• State of California registration as a Professional Engineer or Architect is preferred
• 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

Preferred…