Transit Director

Purpose of the Position
The purpose of this position is to plan, direct, and supervise transit system administration and operation for the City of Wausau.
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ABOUT WAUSAU METRO RIDE!*
Metro Ride’s mission is to provide citizens with access to the community by providing timely, dependable, “people-oriented” public transit services. High value, safe transit service benefits the community through significant cost savings for the user and decreased public expenditures for more costly alternatives.

This organization is responsible for planning and administering transit services in the community. Services provided include fixed- route bus service and ADA paratransit service for the disabled. All services are open and available to the general public. Metro Ride is responsible for submitting applications for federal and state grant funds and for maintaining compliance with federal and state transit program requirements.

Wausau Metro Ride Website: https://www.wausauwi.gov/your-government/transit

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares and submits annual operating budget. Monitors expenses and revenues. Prepares State and Federal funding grant applications for operating and capital expenses.
• Prepares Federal Transit Administration and Wisconsin DOT reports regarding City transit activities.
• Responds to customer complaints and service requests.
• Researches, develops, and implements marketing plan.
• Monitors transit service efficiency and effectiveness.
• Prepares equipment and service specifications.
• Administers labor agreement. Participates in labor negotiations. Assigns work, trains employees, provides guidance, imposes discipline, and discharges employees. Prepares employee evaluations.
• Plans transit routes and schedules. Prepares transportation improvement, ADA paratransit and Title VI plans.
• Prepares news releases, correspondence, memos, etc., regarding transit activities and services.
• Attends and participates in staff, Transit Commission, planning and related meetings.
• Approves payroll and payment vouchers.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures including the responsibility of employee safety.
• Supervises transit service contracts.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures as required to maintain compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Interacts with local, state, and federal elected officials regarding legislative, funding, and other transit matters.

Minimum Requirements
Candidates should have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities, as outlined below:

• A Bachelor’s degree in public administration, planning, transportation or closely related field, or any equivalent combination of training and experience that brings the knowledge, abilities, skills and leadership to the delivery of contemporary public transportation services;
• Seven – 10 years of progressively responsible transportation administrative experience, with supervisory experience preferred; and
• The ability to attain and maintain a Class B CDL w/ air brake and passenger endorsement.
• A collaborative and communicative approach to work; a record in maintaining collegial working relationships in a unionized environment is ideal.
• Strong managerial and leadership skills.
• A record of experience that demonstrates the ability to see the "big picture" of how public transportation can dovetail into and enhance the region’s overall community development goals.

Management Style and Personal Traits

• A motivating, empathetic and highly collaborative leader who can build relationships across the organization.
• A skilled manager able to assess the skills of the team and build upon their strengths.
• An excellent communicator, orally and written, who can engage with a wide variety of stakeholders internally and externally.
• A strong advocate for sustainable public transit.
• Be an advocate of technological solutions and have a contemporary outlook on how public transportation can be relevant to the public’s lives and situations.
• Trustworthy and transparent with a strong sense of personal and professional integrity.
• Knowledgeable in all aspects of public transit, including emerging needs and trends.
• A creative problem solver who is willing to work through the immediate challenges to build a stronger future.
• Have management experience in creating an environment of trust, integrity and mentorship where employees respect one another and where the Department consistently functions at a high level of customer service.
• Be proactive, anticipatory and innovative; be someone who can make difficult decisions and stand behind those decisions.
• Be willing to keep the Mayor and others apprised of major activities in a consistent and timely manner, passing on both “good news and bad news” in a tactful, self-confident and professional manner.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Basic Level - PowerPoint
Intermediate Level – Excel
Advanced Level – MS Word

• Ability to decide the time, place, and sequence of operations within an organizational framework, as well as the ability to oversee their execution. Ability to analyze and categorize data and information using established criteria, in order to determine consequences and to identify and select alternatives.
• Ability to manage and direct a group of workers, including the ability to provide counseling and mediation. Ability to persuade, convince and train others. Ability to advise and interpret regarding the application of policies, procedures, and standards to specific situations.
• Ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as financial statements, budgets, payroll, payment vouchers, advertising copy, time sheets, spread sheets, technical reports, contracts, transit plans, grant applications, news releases, performance appraisals, Federal Register, computer software operating manuals, labor agreements, ADA implementation manual, Federal Transit Act, operating manual, personnel procedures and guidelines, and non-routine correspondence.
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing with customers, Wisconsin DOT personnel, Federal Transit Administration personnel, Transit Commission members, Mayor, City Council members, planning personnel, news media representatives, vendor representatives, other City department personnel, union representatives and Transit employees.
• Ability to calculate percentages, fractions, decimals, volumes, ratios, present values, and spatial relationships. Ability to interpret basic descriptive statistical reports.
• Ability to use functional reasoning in performing influence functions such as supervising, managing, leading, teaching, directing, and controlling.
• Ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of an entire program or multiple programs.
• Ability to operate, maneuver and/or steer equipment and machinery requiring simple but continuous adjustments, such as computer keyboard, calculator/adding machine, photocopier, coins sorter, telephone, fax machine and transit bus.
• Ability to coordinate eyes, hands, feet, and limbs in performing slightly skilled movements such as operating a bus.
• Ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, typically involving lifting, carrying, pushing, and pulling.

Physical and Working Environment
Normal office working conditions within minimal exposure to disagreeable elements. Normal mental and visual attention is required. Light physical demands include bending, twisting, turning, and light lifting. Limited exposure to workplace hazards.

Additional Information
IMPORTANT! All applications must completely filled out and have a Resume attached in the "Attachments" section of the application. Applications that are not complete and do not have the required attachment will not* be considered.*

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS:
The City of Wausau will make arrangements to furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary and reasonable to afford an individual with a disability the opportunity to participate in the recruitment process. Please notify the Human Resources Department or phone (715) 261-6630 to request special accommodations prior to the application deadline.

NOTICE TO APPLICANTS:
Wisconsin Statutes, Sections 19.36 (7), 64.09 (5), and 64.11 (7) require public employers to treat the following items as a public record: Each applicant’s application, records, recommendations and qualifications except as provided in Section 19.36 (7), Wis. Stats. that allows the identity of an applicant to remain confidential if the applicant requests in writing that the City not provide access to this information.

If you choose not to have this information become a public record, you must make such a request in writing to the Human Resources Department. If you become a finalist for the position, your identity may be disclosed as required by law.

ADDITIONAL NOTICES:
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/posters
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/fmla
https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/employee-polygraph-protection-act

The City of Wausau is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The City of Wausau offers competitive salaries and a range of excellent benefits for Full-Time General (Non-Represented) Employees:

• State of Wisconsin Retirement Plan
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending for Health and Dependent Care
• Annual Biometric Health Screenings - free to employees under the health plan
• Optional Life Insurance
• Optional Long Term Disability Insurance
• Optional Critical Illness Insurance
• Optional Accident Insurance
• 457 Deferred Compensation Plans
• Employee Assistance Program - Available to all employees and family members at no cost to the employee
• 10 Paid Holidays Off include: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve Day.
• Paid Leaves
• Vacation accrual starts at 4.6154 bi-weekly for a total of 15 days annually! Vacation accrual increases at 5, 10, and 15 years of service. New employees may borrow up to half of their annual vacation accrual amount during the first six months of employment.
• 3 Personal Holidays upon hire and every January
• Perfect Attendance
• Sick Leave accrual bi-weekly at 3.6923 hours with a maximum accrual of 1,064 hours that never expires.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $96,948.80 - $137,051.20 per year

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $96,949 - $137,051