Deputy Chief Safety Officer

WHO WE ARE

We are the Metropolitan Council, the regional government for the seven-county Twin Cities metropolitan area. We plan 30 years ahead for the future of the metropolitan area and provide regional transportation, wastewater, and housing services. More information about us on our website.

We are committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve.

Metro Transit is one of the country's largest transit systems, employs more than 3,000 people, and prior to Covid provided more than 80 million rides a year through an integrated network of buses, light rail and commuter trains, as well as resources for those who carpool, vanpool, walk or bike in the Twin Cities.

How your work would contribute to our organization and the Twin Cities region:

Under the direction of the Chief Safety Officer, responsible for monitoring, managing, and developing hazard management, safety assurance, safety culture, and both tactical and strategic safety initiatives to develop Metro Transit as a world‑class safety program. Supports the daily Chief Safety Officer's goals and objectives, assists agency leadership, and drives safety key performance indicators. Interfaces regularly and coordinates with transit contractors, operations staff, agency departments, and external stakeholders.

Builds a strong presence within the agency as a dependable, responsive safety resource that derives consistent decision‑making processes and delivers risk and safety assessments through documented formal reports. Leads safety staff and provides oversight to other agency departments to ensure processes conform to documented plans and procedures. Facilitates the development and implementation of safety continuous improvement, reviews and approves after‑action plans, communicates corrective actions, and assists the Chief Safety Officer with establishing annual performance indicators, division budgets, and seeks means to improve agency safety metrics.

Priority will be given to applications received on or before December 17, 2025. The posting may close any time after this date.

• Plans, directs, coordinates, and reviews the work of assigned areas of responsibility and assigned staff; assigns work activities and coordinates resources, reviews schedules, approves projects, procedures, and programs.
• Coaches, trains, and motivates staff; works with individual staff to develop performance plans; assesses task assignments, work products, and evaluates staff performance; and implements or recommends training and professional development classes.
• Responsible for the direction and implementation of the agency's safety management system strategy and processes. Assists in the risk identification and mitigation process for system safety. Assists in the development and drafting of policies, procedures, and plans necessary to effectively execute Metro Transit's Agency Safety Plan.
• Drives mitigations and closure for Corrective Action Plans, audit findings, and incident investigations to foster and lead a proactive safety culture, emphasizing continuous improvement with safety processes, procedures, and reporting for all agency departments.
• Interface frequently with agency project and operational contractors, promote safety and safe work practices with labor members, consultants, and external partners to timely address safety issues and concerns.
• Lead and/or promote the agency's Safety Management System elements and safety awareness campaigns to engage employees and stakeholders to promote a culture of safety.
• Provide visibility and engagement, promoting employee involvement in safety programs through committees, feedback mechanisms, and recognition programs.
• Sponsor and drive continuous improvement for an agency's data management and safety process software platform(s) to establish a consistent and comprehensive system that maintains consistent processes, real‑time records, and updates for safety tasks or project progress, provides comprehensive records of safety metrics, incident status, corrective actions, audit findings, inspection reports and compliance activities.
• Support the Chief Safety Officer with…