Manager - Engineering Services

Salary range is $107K to $213K with a midpoint of $160K. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits:
  
  We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off:
  Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card:
  All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Compensation Practices:
  We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

Under general direction, manages, directs, mentors, and coordinates the design of both in-house design and on-call design consultants in support of smaller scale capital project delivery. Provides technical expertise, engineering support and mentorship to engineering staff in support of smaller scale capital projects and operation requests. Oversees a full range of engineering duties performed by Sound Transit engineering staff and design consultants to ensure conformance with agency standards, quality procedures, and engineering best practices.

Responsible for timely reporting and resourcing of design in support of small capital projects and operations requests in collaboration with engineering leadership.

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Leads, coordinates, schedules, assigns, and reviews the work activities of agency Engineering Service Requests. Prioritizes design activities of small projects in collaboration with engineering staff and leadership.
• Manages, directs, mentors, and coordinates the design to ensure project needs are met in conformance with the agency standards, quality procedures, and engineering best practices.
• Ensures appropriate engineering judgement in design and fulfillment of project needs.
• Oversees assembly of design calculations, plans, and specifications in collaboration with construction management. Assures that design is complete, clear, comprehensive, and well-coordinated.
• Oversees the root cause analyses (RCA) for significant incidents, nonconformances, safety events, quality issues, or operational failures by identifying underlying causes, evaluating contributing factors, developing corrective and preventive actions, and monitoring implementation to prevent recurrence and improve organizational performance.
• In collaboration with Agency Engineering leadership, ensures appropriate resources assigned, scheduling of multiple design activities, and reporting progress and risks.
• Reviews submittals, requests for information, and field clarifications in support of small project construction. May delegate to in-house engineering staff or consultant resources as appropriate.
• Develops, maintains, and implements Sound Transit's engineering procedures for small projects in collaboration with agency staff.
• Ensures processes, policies, and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively.
• Leads elements of design including…