Director, Safety

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR

The Director of Safety reports directly to the Executive Vice President, Chief Safety Officer. This position is responsible for corporate, construction, occupational and operational safety initiatives, and management of the agency’s Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan. This position will manage safety efforts and personnel and functions for CapMetro, provide oversight of contract operations, and assist other departments with initiatives aimed at programs to minimize losses due to industrial, vehicular and rail accidents as well as losses due to illness and injury. This position will require the incumbent to exercise a high level of confidentiality and independent judgment.

As a key strategic partner throughout the Agency, the Director of Safety will collaborate with various departments to identify and mitigate risks and develop proactive safety strategies that align with the Agency's overall goals and objectives.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

Note: The duties and primary responsibilities below are intended to describe the general content of and requirements of this job and are not intended to be an exhaustive statement of duties.

• Ensure comprehensive analysis of data and trends concerning system-wide operations utilizing agency and available regional safety-related data.
• Manage the Capital Metro Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and Safety Management Systems (SMS) to ensure compliance with FTA requirements.
• Establish a safety-first mindset as a cultural standard throughout CapMetro through the incorporation of the Agency Safety Plan’s Safety Management System.
• Oversee a cross-functional team including experienced safety professionals and managers in the successful administration of job responsibilities.
• Develop key operating and performance metrics for safety as aligned with CapMetro’s strategic plan.
• Participate in the development of the authority’s plans and programs as a strategic partner with a balanced perspective of the impact on people and financial sustainability.
• Attend staff meetings throughout the Agency to lead safety messaging and initiatives directly to operational teams.
• Provide oversight to CapMetro service providers and contractors as it pertains to safety.
• On call 24/7.
• Support Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Safety Management Systems (SMS) process by following safety and security policies, considering safety in every action and reporting safety and security concerns.

RESPONSIBILITIES - SUPERVISOR AND/OR LEADERSHIP EXERCISED:
Direct and manage department personnel by planning, scheduling, delegating, and overseeing employee work assignments, authorizing, coordinating, and scheduling work with vendors and consultants, conducting personnel actions, including hiring and interviewing, and overseeing hiring, training, work assignments, and performance evaluations.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree in Safety, Engineering, Physical or Social Sciences, Public Administration, Business Administration, Occupational or Industrial Safety, Construction Management, or related field. Related experience may substitute for educational requirements on a year for year basis up to four (4) years.
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible broad based management experience in transportation and system safety.
• A valid Class C Texas Driver’s License will be required.
• Public Transportation Safety Certification Training Program or PTSCTP certification or ability to obtain in 2 years.

• Strong working knowledge in the application of 49 CFR part 673 – Public Transportation Agency Safety Plans.
• Strong working knowledge and experience in the Safety and Security Certification process as it pertains to the construction of facilities, Bus Rapid Transit and/or Light Rail lines.
• Strong design review working knowledge.
• Working knowledge of the relationship of State Safety Oversight Program and a public transit agency.
• Ability to exercise critical thinking, analysis and managerial judgment that combines analysis, wisdom, experience, and perspective.
• Knowledge of safety regulations and standards, especially as pertains to the transit industry.
• Thorough knowledge of the Safety Management Systems approach to improving safety culture and related current and proposed federal regulations.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple functions and meet established deadlines.
• Ability to collect and organize data, establish goals, and develop budgets.
• Ability to motivate staff, organize and schedule work and serve as a role model.
• Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with employees, management, regulators or other government officials, and the general public.
• Ability to implement strategic and operational initiatives with a strong work ethic in a multi-tasking environment.
• Proficient in MS Office- Outlook, Teams, Planner, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Strong leadership and decision-making abilities.
  

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Work is performed in an office and outside environment with exposure to inclement weather and adverse weather conditions. This position works with multiple project timelines and is responsible for managing employees performing work of a complex nature.

Incumbent must have the ability to stand, walk and travel 90% throughout the workday. This position will need to have the ability to work varying shifts, days, nights, weekends, holidays, and rotating shifts, to meet the department’s needs. Must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle. Must be able to use a telephone or headset equipment. Incumbents must be able to lift and move material weighing up to 20 lbs., perform work at a computer terminal for 6-8 hours a day, and function in an environment with constant interruptions. This position may require work beyond a normal forty-hour weekly schedule.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions as previously described.

Mobility Status:
As a Stationed position, the incumbent is expected to be assigned an individual workspace. Expected to work in the office 4 days a week.

• Work with a diverse, collaborative, and energetic workforce whose focus is to bring innovation into the industry and how we serve our customers and team members.
• Utilize our free and reduced-fare transit service to get to the office and then plan to hit the gym (for free) and work with our onsite trainers, before heading back home.
• If you have children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years old, enroll them in the onsite award-winning Childcare and Learning Center.