City and County of San Francisco

The class specification shall be descriptive of the class and shall not be considered as a restriction on the assignment of duties not specifically listed." (CSC Rule 9)

1. Plans, directs and evaluates the operation of all functions of the Transportation and Maintenance Division; directs the enforcement of rules, regulations and policies on transportation and maintenance methods and procedures; consults with subordinate managers regarding activities and operations of their units; manages and administers, through subordinates, all line and staff functions and activities; coordinates division programs and priorities; prepares or supervises the preparation of technical reports arid complex correspondence relative to the management of the Transportation and Maintenance Division.

2.  Identifies and analyzes departmental policy issues, priorities, goals and community concerns relative to the Transportation and Maintenance Division and makes recommendations to the General Manager; assists in the development, preparation and modification of short- and long- range departmental plans, programs, guidelines and strategies; develops and directs the implementation of policies, procedures, rules and work standards for the Transportation arid Maintenance Division; confers with consultants on construction, design arid planning issues; reviews and updates policies, practices, procedures for consistency with governmental regulations and departmental objectives; provides ongoing policy arid administrative advice and assistance to the General Manager.

3. Confers arid negotiates with local, regional, state and, federal agencies regarding regulations, legislation, policies and fund programming related to rolling stock and facilities; maintains good working relationships with policy-making representatives of City and other governmental and regulatory agencies; confers and negotiates with City administrative officials, City Attorney, public representatives, and others regarding issues of the Transportation and Maintenance Division.

 CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATI0N DEPARTMENT CODE: 9185

4. Represents the Department and the General Manager before legislative bodies, administrative officials, public agencies, community groups, labor organizations, technical and transportation industry organizations, and the general public regarding transit system services and activities; attends meetings of and makes presentations to the Public Transportation Commission, the Mayor, other boards and commissions and legislative bodies; oversees community relations programs and activities.

5. Plans, organizes, assigns and evaluates the work of subordinate management and professional staff, provides guidance for subordinate managers and administrative staff-, oversees and approves evaluations for other division employees.

6. Develops, recommends for approval and administers the Transportation and Maintenance Division budget; directs and monitors expenditures in accordance with the approved budget; assists in the determination of departmental resource allocation and levels of service.

Knowledge of: maintenance and transportation operations; property management; rolling stock management; techniques and methods of managing a division of a large municipal transit system; principles and practices of public administration and financial management; organizational and management principles and practices; supervision, training and performance management; principles and practices of labor relations; federal, state, and local rules and regulations pertaining the Transportation and Maintenance Division.

Ability to: coordinate and direct the work of subordinate managers engaged in diverse activities; deal effectively, tactfully and courteously with government officials and high-level representatives of federal, state, and local agencies; establish and maintain effective working relationships with officials, subordinate staff, directors and members of other departments, civic organizations, agencies and the public; perform and oversee complex and difficult negotiations in connection with assigned division; plan, coordinate and direct the work of a diverse subordinate workforce; exercise administrative ingenuity, independent analysis, adaptability and judgement on highly specialized proposals and negotiations, with difficult, complicated choices of action; and make recommendations and present them effectively to the General Manager.

Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:

Experience: Four years of progressively responsible administrative and management experience in transportation operations.

Training: Baccalaureate degree from an accredited school or university in business administration or a related field.