What are the responsibilities and job description for the SENIOR MANAGER, ENGINEERING (ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY) position at Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA)?
Manages the initiation, preparation, delivery, and oversight of multiple portfolios of engineering projects across multiple disciplines, including different aspects of development through execution
Recruitment Timelines: Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of July 27, 2026. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.- Manages transportation and infrastructure including developing workplans, schedules, cost estimates, and specifications
- Provides oversight to consultants on transportation and related projects; may include acting as the Resident Engineer
- Monitors work for compliance with schedule, budget, technical, safety, and legal requirements
- Reviews contract documents and assists with bid forms, pre-bid conferences, and proposal evaluations and recommendations, Coordinates activities/operations with other Metro staff and public agencies
- Resolves design and field construction problems
- Attends progress meetings and reports on contract status
- Supervises subordinate staff
- Expedites design and field changes
- Advises on content of operations and maintenance manuals
- Recommends policy/procedure improvements
- Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all subordinate employees
May be required to perform other related job duties
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or in a related field
- Six years of relevant experience or three years of relevant supervisory experience in the management of major engineering projects in transportation and/or infrastructure
- A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
- State of California registration as a professional engineer preferred
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.
The following are the preferred qualifications:
- Experience managing design contracts, leading design coordination meetings, and facilitating comment resolution for project deliverables
- Experience working on Alternative Delivery projects, in the Construction Manager/General Contractor (CMGC) capacity to streamline construction processes and timelines
- Experience managing, reviewing, and responding to Requests for Information (RFIs) and submittal for large scale rail and transit projects
- Experience writing or analyzing technical papers and reports, including resolving complex designer inquiries
- Theories, principles and practices of engineering, transit scheduling, service planning and bus and rail operations
- Applicable local, state, and federal requirements and standards
- Basic principles of rail and bus operation and maintenance
- Business computer use applications, related to contract scheduling and financial record keeping-Contract administration related to major transportation and infrastructure projects
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing
- Establishing and implementing policies and procedures
- Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
- Analyzing situations, identifying problems, implementing solutions, and evaluating outcomes
- Monitor major, multiple contracts, keeping them on schedule, within budget
- Plan financial and staffing needs
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Maintain accurate records and statistical information
- Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
- Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
- Work effectively with other Metro departments local transportation and public works departments
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
- This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements
- The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
- Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- This classification is at-will and the incumbent serves at the pleasure of the hiring authority when classified as an Intermittent, Emergency, Annuitant, or Temporary employee, is assigned to the Office of Inspector General (OIG) or Board Clerk's Office, and/or reporting directly to the LACMTA Board of Directors
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
- Typical office situation
- Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
- Sitting at a desk or table
- Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
- Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
- Standing
- Communicating through speech in the English language required
Salary : $114,816 - $172,224