Department Marketing Statement: Director, Asset Management

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) is seeking to hire a dynamic leader for the position of Director of Transit Asset Management. This position is within the Office of Capital Planning and Program Management.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading WMATA's Asset Management Program, is involved in developing strategic asset management programs and change management policy, framework, implementation programs for the Authorities' asset management plan, communicating to all stakeholders and providing the necessary accountability. In addition to developing WMATA's asset management plan, duties will consist of leading its implementation, developing full lifecycle management activities, to include capital programming.

An ideal candidate will also have broad transit industry exposure, transit asset knowledge, maintenance planning, capital and financial planning and/or engineering expertise. Extensive experience, or ability to attain knowledge of WMATA's enterprise technology systems, such as Maximo, Documentum, , PeopleSoft, Optram, and Fleetwatch is highly preferred. This position will manage across transit agency departments, lead change management initiatives and improve communications with both internal and external clients and senior management.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Transportation Management, Business Administration or a related field. Minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible and diversified management experience within the public transportation industry. Demonstrated ability and experience in the completion of major transit asset management related efforts within budget and on schedule. Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of major policies and projects within Engineering, Operations or Asset Management. Formal training in Asset Management, preferred.

Or, an equivalent combination of post high school education and minimum fourteen (14) years of progressively responsible and diversified management experience in designing, constructing, maintaining or operating transit fleet and/or infrastructure assets. Demonstrated ability and experience in the completion of major transit asset management related efforts within budget and on schedule. Demonstrated experience in the development and implementation of major policies and projects within Engineering, Operations or Asset Management. Formal training in Asset Management, preferred.

Medical Group:
Satisfactorily complete the medical examination for this position, if required. The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of this position either with or without reasonable accommodations.

SUMMARY
This position is responsible for leading Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's Asset Management Program, including the development of Metro's asset management plan, communicating to all stakeholders and providing the necessary accountability. Incumbent coordinates all enterprise-level asset management activities and ensures all asset-level activities are supportive of the overall asset management strategy. Incumbent defines and coordinates the development of appropriate asset data to support asset management business processes. This position will manage across transit agency departmental silos, lead the change management initiative, and improve communications both within and between departments. This position is responsible for developing the asset management plan, leading its implementation, developing lifecycle management plans, compiling and communicating best practices, and supporting all enterprise-level asset management activities, including capital programming and operations and maintenance budgeting.

MAJOR DUTIES:

Holds responsibility for the development and maintenance of Metro's Asset Management Policy, Asset Management Strategy and Annual Asset Management Plan in relationship to Board strategic goals.

Develops strategies, plans, and requirements for information management and coordinates information management across the business using Metro's enterprise technology systems.

Oversees the development and ongoing maintenance of the Transit Asset Inventory and the implementation of full asset life cycle costing.

Coordinates the development of Metro's Asset Management Group Strategies and Plans, including objectives and performance targets.

Supports Metro departments in the development of their bi-annual Business Plans.

Develops and reports required information based on FTA's Transit Economic Requirements Model (TERM-Lite) and the National Transit Database (NTD) asset inventory module (AIM).

Assures compliance with the FTA's MAP-21 legislation.

Ensures periodic asset condition assessments are performed and Metro's assets are brought to and maintained in a state of good repair.

Monitors and forecasts asset acquisition, renewal, rehabilitation and replacement. Defines requirements and evaluates the business case for maintenance and renewal projects.

Coordinates the gathering and prioritizing of asset management investment requirements for Metro's Capital Needs Inventory (CNI) and assists in obtaining funding for asset management projects.

Supports Metro's asset owners in the analysis and evaluation of asset maintenance and replacement decisions throughout the full asset life cycle.

Establishes guidelines and assists Metro asset owners with commissioning assets into service and decommissioning and disposing of assets that have reached their end of their life.

Improves and enhances Metro's organizational competence in Asset Management.

Coordinates the assessment and assists in mitigating asset related risk.

Leads the Asset Stakeholder Reference Group meetings to ensure cooperation and liaising between the different departments and business functions.

Communicates asset management activities, accomplishments, challenges, and potential risks to relevant stakeholders.

Holds responsibility for developing and sharing asset management best practices throughout the organization.

The above duties and responsibilities are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. It is not intended to limit in any way the right of supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.

Evaluation Criteria:
Consideration will be given to applicants whose resumes demonstrate the required education and experience. Applicants should include all relevant education and work experience.

Evaluation criteria may include one or more of the following:

• Personal Interview
• Skills Assessments
• Verification of education and experience
• Criminal Background Check
• Successful completion of a medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening
• Review of a current Motor Vehicle Report

Closing:
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, a Federal contractor, is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists. Our hiring process is designed to be accessible and free from discrimination.

This posting is an announcement of a vacant position under recruitment. It is not intended to replace the official job description. Job descriptions are available upon confirmation of an interview.