JTA to Hire a Mass Transit Director

[spuwho]

JTA is posting an ad to fill the position of Director of Mass Transit.

OK, all of you armchair quarterbacks who think you know just as much as they do about transit, here is your chance to show them.

  Description

Position reports to the Deputy Executive Director and Executive Director/CEO on the safe, secure, effective, and efficient operation of all JTA passenger transportation services, including the management, operations, and maintenance of all transport vehicles related to the JTA’s public transit systems i.e. fixed route bus services, paratransit services, the Skyway, Ride Request, Neighborhood Shuttle, ChoiceRide programs and Maintenance.



Examples of Work Performed:



•   Develop/implement an integrated performance monitoring management system to ensure, identify, track and correct performance delivery issues.

•   Responsible for overall management of the Agency’s senior development planning initiatives.

•    Assures the achievement of the optimal operating ratio for all transit modes provided by JTA as provided in the annual budgets and the operating and management plans.

•    Responsible for the development of a sound capital program that supports the requirements of the JTA operations, and assures the effective use of all capital assets related to multi-modal operations.

•    Oversees the development of and compliance with annual operating performance plans    that are consistent with the operating/capital budgets, and for monitoring compliance with those budgets and plans.  Works with supporting unit managers to achieve the financial and operating goals included in those plans.

•     Working in conjunction with the Risk and Facilities Divisions, responsible for all operating  and industrial safety for activities performed within the operating units, compliance with all OSHA and Department of Environmental Protection guidelines, hazardous waste requirements and spill prevention measures.

•     Oversees and ensures the compliance of JTM’s Drug and Alcohol testing program.

•     Ensure that effective and consistent courses of employee and public relations are followed at all times, striving to create a more collaborative working relationship with employee unions.

•     Enhance organizational effectiveness by identifying where and how business processes and systems inter-relate, by ensuring that business processes being implemented are aligned with corporate goals and objectives, and by presenting business/financial ideas and solutions for review to the Deputy Executive Director.



For additional information on this career, visit our website at www.jtafla.com.  You can apply online or fax your resume to 904-632-5514.
Requirements A bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, transportation management or related field is required with a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with transit operations.

[stjr]

They left off one part of the description: "Figurehead" 

[Timkin]

Ock?

[Charles Hunter]

stjr? 

[Timkin]

JTA is posting an ad to fill the position of Director of Mass Transit.

OK, all of you armchair quarterbacks who think you know just as much as they do about transit, here is your chance to show them.


  Description

Position reports to the Deputy Executive Director and Executive Director/CEO on the safe, secure, effective, and efficient operation of all JTA passenger transportation services, including the management, operations, and maintenance of all transport vehicles related to the JTA’s public transit systems i.e. fixed route bus services, paratransit services, the Skyway, Ride Request, Neighborhood Shuttle, ChoiceRide programs and Maintenance.



Examples of Work Performed:



•   Develop/implement an integrated performance monitoring management system to ensure, identify, track and correct performance delivery issues.

•   Responsible for overall management of the Agency’s senior development planning initiatives.

•    Assures the achievement of the optimal operating ratio for all transit modes provided by JTA as provided in the annual budgets and the operating and management plans.

•    Responsible for the development of a sound capital program that supports the requirements of the JTA operations, and assures the effective use of all capital assets related to multi-modal operations.

•    Oversees the development of and compliance with annual operating performance plans    that are consistent with the operating/capital budgets, and for monitoring compliance with those budgets and plans.  Works with supporting unit managers to achieve the financial and operating goals included in those plans.

•     Working in conjunction with the Risk and Facilities Divisions, responsible for all operating  and industrial safety for activities performed within the operating units, compliance with all OSHA and Department of Environmental Protection guidelines, hazardous waste requirements and spill prevention measures.

•     Oversees and ensures the compliance of JTM’s Drug and Alcohol testing program.

•     Ensure that effective and consistent courses of employee and public relations are followed at all times, striving to create a more collaborative working relationship with employee unions.

•     Enhance organizational effectiveness by identifying where and how business processes and systems inter-relate, by ensuring that business processes being implemented are aligned with corporate goals and objectives, and by presenting business/financial ideas and solutions for review to the Deputy Executive Director.



For additional information on this career, visit our website at www.jtafla.com.  You can apply online or fax your resume to 904-632-5514.
Requirements A bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, transportation management or related field is required with a minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible experience with transit operations.

  Appreciate that vote of confidence... There are some armchair quarterbacks on this site that could put present management of JTA to shame.  I do not think that, I know it !

[CS Foltz]

I am kinda surprised that one of the Nifty Fifty did not get one of their henchmen appointed................seems like the perfect plum for an AMIO position or someone close to the inner circle being rewarded one more time? This could be real interesting............could JTA finally be recognizing their lack of competence or planning? Or is this just a ploy, as has been brought up, locating a figurehead or someone to throw to the public for incompetence? Time will tell! So much for fiscal responsibility.......makes me wonder just what this is going to cost us now?

[Jumpinjack]

Who was doing it before now or is this an skimpy explanation for failure to plan for transit?

[tufsu1]

I am kinda surprised that one of the Nifty Fifty did not get one of their henchmen appointed................seems like the perfect plum for an AMIO position or someone close to the inner circle being rewarded one more time? This could be real interesting............could JTA finally be recognizing their lack of competence or planning? Or is this just a ploy, as has been brought up, locating a figurehead or someone to throw to the public for incompetence? Time will tell! So much for fiscal responsibility.......makes me wonder just what this is going to cost us now?

do you even know what this position is responsible for?  or maybe that JTA is not COJ and therefore does not have AMIO positions?

[St. Auggie]

So you are saying I could get paid for doing nothing?

[copperfiend]

Ock?

That was my first thought.

[stjr]

Note, no obvious reference to rail or streetcars.  I am not sure what this means in plain English either:

Responsible for overall management of the Agency’s senior development planning initiatives

Do they want new ideas or to just be a foot soldier for what they do now?  Looks to me like "creative-vision types" need not apply.  Wouldn't want anyone to rock the road building boat.

[billy]

I am kinda surprised that one of the Nifty Fifty did not get one of their henchmen appointed................seems like the perfect plum for an AMIO position or someone close to the inner circle being rewarded one more time? This could be real interesting............could JTA finally be recognizing their lack of competence or planning? Or is this just a ploy, as has been brought up, locating a figurehead or someone to throw to the public for incompetence? Time will tell! So much for fiscal responsibility.......makes me wonder just what this is going to cost us now?

What is the name of the latest civic booster leadership group?

[Timkin]

   OCK?

[tufsu1]

Note, no obvious reference to rail or streetcars.  I am not sure what this means in plain English either:

Responsible for overall management of the Agency’s senior development planning initiatives

Do they want new ideas or to just be a foot soldier for what they do now?  Looks to me like "creative-vision types" need not apply.  Wouldn't want anyone to rock the road building boat.

the position is to manage existing transit operations....new projects come from the Strategic Planning and Engineering divisions.

[TheProfessor]

This is outstanding news considering MARTA in Atlanta is cutting service and laying off 300 workers.

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/marta-board-approves-service-559103.html