King County Metro Transit is looking for an outstanding people leader to fulfill the role of Streetcar Section Manager. The Section Manager is the main Leader for Streetcar Section employees in providing excellent public transit service for both the South Lake Union Streetcar Line, connecting from Fairview through the South Lake Union neighborhood to Westlake, and the First Hill Streetcar Line serving Pioneer Square, the Chinatown/International District, First Hill and Capitol Hill.  The Seattle Streetcar provides important connections within the neighborhoods served and to Metro’s fixed route bus service and Sound Transit Link service,
 
This leadership role will be entrusted to model and promote teamwork and a continuous-improvement mindset, advance a safety-based culture, inspire high standards of service excellence, coach managers and supervisors toward achievement of shared goals and values, and partner across Metro and with the City of Seattle to deliver an exceptional streetcar experience.

King County Metro Transit's Rail Division manages and maintains Sound Transit's Link light rail service and City of Seattle's Streetcar system. Link light rail currently spans a 33-mile route from SeaTac to Lynnwood and a 6.6-mile route from Redmond to South Bellevue. Seattle Streetcar includes the 1.3 mile South Lake Union line and the 2.5 mile First Hill line proudly serving the diverse and vibrant communities around Seattle's downtown core. The Seattle Streetcar system includes two maintenance facilities and a fleet of ten streetcar vehicles.  These rail services complement Metro's extensive fixed-route bus system and mobility services. Puget Sound transit agencies are collaborating to create an integrated transit network that enables people to reach destinations safety, reliably, and easily.

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• Experience forming and maintaining effective partnerships with external transportation partners. 
• Ability to form an effective partnership with our oversight partner and funder, Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT). The hire for this recruitment must be approved by SDOT.
• Experience writing rail operations/maintenance plans and creating their supporting budgets.
• Experience working with labor unions, including developing and nurturing effective, productive relationships with union leadership, respecting established processes and fostering an environment of mutual respect.

Additional required competencies are list on the main job announcement.

About King County Metro

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles--we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people living with disabilities, and veterans.King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) EmployerNo person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recrui...tment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

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