What are the responsibilities and job description for the Light Rail Operations Control Center Chief (Chief Supervisor Transportation) position at Maryland Department of Transportation?
Open to all qualified applicants
Applicants must apply online
Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply
Are you seeking a job where your work is rewarding and provides excellent benefits?
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) invites you to apply today to be considered for a position that provides customer service to the citizens of Maryland every day. The MTA is one of the largest transit systems in the United States and is seeking dynamic and energetic individuals to join the MTA team.
This is a MTA position-specific recruitment for a generic job classification. The resulting list of eligibles will be used under TSHRS to staff this MTA position or function only. You will need to reapply for any future generic or job specific recruitment for this job classification.
The Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Transit Administration (MDOT MTA) is recruiting for a Light Rail Operations Control Center Chief. The Light Rail Operations Control Center Chief is responsible for directing and coordinating the control room functions and monitoring the work of Controllers in the Operations Control Center. The Chief ensures 24-hour coverage as well as coordinates service disruption strategies between all mode operations of the Control Center, to include Light Rail, and on a limited basis Bus, and Metro. This position will work directly with Controllers and external agencies to mitigate all reported safety and customer service-related issues promptly and safely.
This position is located in Baltimore City, Maryland.
Education: Graduation from a standard high school or possession of a high school equivalency certificate.
Experience: Five years experience in the operation of a mass transit system and/or related operations that required the resolution of operational problems related to scheduled service, equipment failure, inclement weather, or other service disruptions. One year of the required experience must have involved supervisory or program management responsibilities. . *At least two (2) years of the required experience must have involved working in a control room environment monitoring and managing rail or bus services.
*This statement contains a Selective Qualification, which is more focused in scope than the Minimum Qualifications for this classification. Selective Qualifications are utilized when the position requires specific or bona-fide occupational qualifications (i.e., knowledge, skills or abilities).
The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Word.
1. Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Transportation, Business Administration, Management or a related field may be substituted for the experience at a rate of thirty credit hours for each year of the required experience, for up to two years of the required non-supervisory experience.
2. Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience involving staff work related to the administration of rules, regulations, policies, procedures and processes, or overseeing or coordinating unit operations or functioning as a staff assistant on a year-for-year basis for the required education and experience.
If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position (and the duties of that position) that you held and the length of time that you held each position.
1. Employees in this classification are assigned duties which require the operation of a motor vehicle. Employees assigned such duties will be required to possess a motor vehicle operator's license valid in the State of Maryland.
2. Employees may be required to obtain and maintain valid, Class B Commercial Drivers License (CDL), with a P endorsement, during their initial probationary period.
