Assistant Superintendent, Structures & Facilities
Description
As this is a railroad position, the selected candidate will be enrolled in and must contribute to Railroad Retirement instead of Social Security (FICA).
Responsibilities:
The Structures & Facilities Division is responsible for various maintenance and infrastructure repair throughout the PATH system, including but not limited to the13 passenger stations in the PATH system, compressed airlines, drainage and pump systems, fire suppression systems, HVAC systems, fare control equipment, ticket vending machines and vertical transportation.
The division is also responsible for PATH’s Bridge Management Program, oversight of PATH’s Structural Integrity Program, facility/building management, stockroom/warehouse management, sanitation and janitorial services for all passenger stations, offices, and facilities, and maintenance of all structures and mechanical systems throughout PATH.
Under the general supervision of the Superintendent, Structures & Facilities Division, the successful candidate will assist the Superintendent in the day-to-day oversight of the division, which includes directly managing four (4) Chief Maintenance Supervisors with approximately 115 PA/PATH employees and 230 contract staff on their daily maintenance and operational activities. The responsibilities of the successful candidate include, but not limited to, assisting the Superintendent in:
- Administering and managing activities pertaining to union agreements/negotiations, grievances, absence management, training, and succession planning.
- Ensuring safety and continuity of rail transit operations through integrity of structural assets, drainage systems, mechanical systems, building systems and fare control to provide excellent customer service for internal and external stakeholders, and meet demands of increasing ridership.
- Supporting the division’s budget by managing the invoice approval process and overtime expenditures.
- Collaborating with the agency’s Real Estate department on tenant management and third-party development projects.
- Ensuring that systems and facilities contribute to improvements in safe, reliable, on-time performance, with efficiencies in annual operating and maintenance costs through effective resource management.
- Maintaining the division’s Hurricane and Winter Storm Management Plan and responding to emergent situations on behalf of the division.
- Developing and managing the division’s annual budget for labor, overtime, materials, equipment and service contracts, and investigate and resolve variances between actual performance and estimates.
- Implementing and supporting capital improvements to enhance PATH’s Business Plan and other improvement initiatives in the agency and PATH.
- Working independently within broad established policies and procedures and take initiative and development of improved maintenance programs and procedures and the efficient use of manpower, materials, and equipment.
- Attending meetings and making decisions on behalf of the Superintendent and PATH.
- Conducting hearings of employees that may lead to discipline being assess in accordance with existing labor agreements for any rule infractions for represented employees as necessary and conducting performance evaluations of non-represented employees on an annual basis.
- Representing the Superintendent in investigations relative to railroad emergencies and remediation of same as necessary.
- Other duties and initiatives as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree or higher in Engineering or Technology field and 10 years of supervisory experience in facility or structures maintenance, or Bachelor’s degree in Business or related field and 15 years of supervisory experience in facility or structures maintenance, or a minimum of 20 years of supervisory experience in facility or structures maintenance.
- Must possess a valid Driver’s License.
- Applicants must meet performance and attendance standards and have completed all probationary periods.
Desired:
- Candidate should have experience in managing a represented workforce.
- Knowledge of Public Procurements and Contracts.
- Knowledge of PATH organizational structure, operating policies and procedures, especially as they apply to facility operations, maintenance, safety, budget preparation/control, and employee relations;
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and monitor preventative and corrective maintenance work;
- Demonstrated ability to read, review, comment and plan work from drawings and blueprints;
- Demonstrated knowledge of MS Office and enterprise asset management systems, or PATH’s Asset Management System (PAMS);
- Demonstrated excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills;
- Physical ability to work in a multiple facility building and track environment, requiring walking, climbing, and standing for long periods of time;
- Demonstrated knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration or Federal Transit Administration regulations and industry best practices and standards as applicable to Structures & Facilities;
- Thorough knowledge of Railroad/Transit systems and operations and safety procedures.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, effective motivational skills, and experience in successfully supervising and managing diverse employee groups and organizations, including ability to interact effectively with various levels of represented and non-represented staff and contracted employees, and be able to negotiate outcomes and resolve conflict;
- Demonstrated ability to interact successfully with all levels of management staff, and external contacts and agencies;
- Demonstrated ability to make prudent, independent decisions under unusual circumstances and pressures, and ability to respond as required in adverse weather and other operational emergency conditions.