Director of Transit Operations and Public Safety

About This Role

Lead daily transit operations and public safety for Lane Transit District, overseeing operators, buses, dispatch functions, and managing emergency responses. This role involves long-range planning, policy implementation, and direct supervision of department staff.

Responsibilities

• Develop departmental budget and manage expenditures
• Administer District policies and procedures, especially related to department functions
• Serve as external liaison with other agencies and establish mission-related priorities
• Ensure continuous attention to workplace safety and cost-effectiveness in departmental operations
• Recommend hiring, promotion, and salary adjustments of departmental staff
• Direct the continuous training and education of departmental staff and provide leadership
• Plan or implement efficiency changes to transportation services, optimizing capacities
• Monitor operations to ensure staff compliance with policies, safety rules, union contracts, and regulations
• Promote effective employee relations and participate as a member of the executive management team
• Oversee the Operations and Public Safety divisions, including planning, supervising, and evaluating activities
• Oversee selection, training, discipline, and evaluation of department personnel, conducting annual staff evaluations
• Participate and lead complex investigations and disciplinary related issues in conjunction with HR
• Develop and present department budget; monitor expenditures and operating costs throughout the year
• Develop and manage the District’s all-hazards emergency response and Continuity of Operations plans
• Assume Chief Operations Officer responsibilities as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in planning, business administration or public administration (or significant relevant public transit management experience)
• 5+ years of experience in transit operations
• 3+ years of experience in supervision and budget development
• Valid Oregon driver’s license

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university in planning, business administration or public administration
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience in transit operations, with possible substitution of three years of transit planning for three years of transit operations. A minimum of three (3) years of experience in supervision and budget development.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field
• Bilingual

Skills

* Required skills