SENIOR DIRECTOR, CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Apply NowCompany: Los Angeles Metro
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90011
Description:
Salary: $134,430.40 - $201,593.60 Annually
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type: Regular Employee
Job Number: 2400500
Cabinet: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Cost Center: 8410 - ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY/ CONSTRUCTION MGMT
Opening Date: 03/26/2025
Closing Date: 4/10/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Non-Contract
Metro's mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.
Description
Oversees, directs, and coordinates Metro's capital project construction delivery. Plans, directs, and manages a major capital bus rapid transit (BRT) project within Metro. Oversees project schedule and budget, coordinates closely with internal Metro departments and third parties including authorities having jurisdiction and utility owners and oversees technical staff, consultants and contractors performing design and construction services.
Recruitment Timelines: Interview are projected to be schedule for the week of April 14th, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your profile and emails for the latest updates.
Examples of Duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:
Education
Experience
Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.
Essential Knowledge
Knowledge of
Skill in
Ability to
Special Conditions
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
Physical Effort Required
Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with hiring practices.
Selection Procedure
Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Application Procedure
To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.
Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:
METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.
All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.
*Open to the public and all Metro employees
This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
*Please refer to the applicable benefit type (Regular or Temporary)*
BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES
Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs/week) employees of Metro.
We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.
Medical/Dental/Vision Plan - Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.
Group Life Insurance - PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.
Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.
Holidays - 12 days a year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Time off with Pay (TOWP) - Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years 20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year 25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year 30 days
Beginning of 16th + years 35 days
Pension Plan - PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.
Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.
BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only:
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Please acknowledge that the following responses will be used to supplement and expand on the Work Experience section of your application. It is important to provide detailed answers and do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as accurate as possible. By completing this supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.
02
Are you a current Metro employee?
03
If you indicated being a current Metro employee, please enter your employee badge number in the field below. If you selected "No" to the previous question, please enter "N/A."
04
If you have any relatives who work for the MTA/PTSC or are members of the MTA Board of Directors, list their names below.
05
Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
06
Please select the number of years of relevant management-level experience you have in construction management or engineering, requiring management experience in area of assignment
07
Please describe your experience managing design and/or construction activities associated with mass transit projects, with a preference for involvement in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) initiatives. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
08
Please describe your experience coordinating and collaborating with municipalities, utility companies, and other third parties in relation to design approvals and construction permitting. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
09
Please describe your experience managing design and/or construction activities for projects in the public right of way. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
10
Please describe your management level experience on a project delivered via a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) structure. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
Required Question
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type: Regular Employee
Job Number: 2400500
Cabinet: PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
Cost Center: 8410 - ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY/ CONSTRUCTION MGMT
Opening Date: 03/26/2025
Closing Date: 4/10/2025 5:00 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: Non-Contract
Metro's mission is to provide a world-class transportation system that enhances the quality of life for all who live, work, and play within LA County.
Description
Oversees, directs, and coordinates Metro's capital project construction delivery. Plans, directs, and manages a major capital bus rapid transit (BRT) project within Metro. Oversees project schedule and budget, coordinates closely with internal Metro departments and third parties including authorities having jurisdiction and utility owners and oversees technical staff, consultants and contractors performing design and construction services.
Recruitment Timelines: Interview are projected to be schedule for the week of April 14th, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your profile and emails for the latest updates.
Examples of Duties
- Oversees contractor activities and major construction projects
- Develops and implements policies and procedures for the planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling of major construction projects
- Coordinates Metro construction engineers and agency support teams, such as Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Engineering.
- Coordinates rail design and construction activities with utilities, public and private organizations, and other individuals
- Assists in negotiating with contractors regarding changes to design, construction work scope, and schedules
- Monitors compliance with construction contract terms to ensure that contracted work is on schedule, within budget, and complies with technical and legal requirements
- Oversees preparation of final design documents, bid forms, pre-bid conferences, and evaluation of received proposals
- Prepares construction project status reports and updates
- Has budget accountability for assigned area or more than one specialty area
- Represents Metro before the public and other governmental agencies
- Negotiates scope of work and associated costs for Design Services (DS) consultants and Construction Management Support Services (CMSS) consultants
- Oversees consultants and consultants in the execution of DS and CMSS
- Manages assigned staff directly and through subordinate management team
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
May be required to perform other related job duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field
Experience
- Five years of relevant management-level experience in construction management or engineering, requiring management experience in area of assignment
Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements
- State of California Professional Engineer or Architecture certificate is preferred
- A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.
- Experience managing design and/or construction activities associated with mass transit projects, with a preference for involvement in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) initiatives
- Experience coordinating and collaborating with municipalities, utility companies, and other third parties in relation to design approvals and construction permitting
- Experience managing design and/or construction activities for projects in the public right of way
- Management level experience on a project delivered via a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) structure
Essential Knowledge
Knowledge of
- Construction means and methods
- Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations governing the design, procurement, and construction of heavy civil transportation projects for a public agency
- Contract language and bidding process
- Theories, principles, and practices of construction techniques, and engineering related to the construction of heavy civil transportation projects
- Industry accepted project management and construction management practices and principles
- Human resources practices and modern management theory
- Budgets and budgeting process
- Business computer use and applications related to contract scheduling and financial recordkeeping
Skill in
- Planning, organizing, and directing the activities of design, construction, consultant, and other project personnel in a matrix organization
- Reviewing and analyzing complex construction proposals, evaluating alternatives, making sound recommendations, and evaluating outcomes
- Negotiating contract terms, administering contracts, and monitoring multiple contracts to ensure compliance with schedule, budget, and specifications
- Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees, the Board of Directors, and outside representatives
- Communicating effectively orally and in writing
- Leadership
- Effective meeting management
- Reading and understanding complicated documents
- Time management
Ability to
- Manage all phases of a major construction project from planning through closeout
- Develop and implement an effective Project Management Plan
- Deal with confrontational discussions
- Resolve complex construction changes, claims, and other project issues
- Handle sensitive information
- Work effectively with both internal and external parties to the project
- Provide effective direction and manage assigned staff
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Speak in public
- Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
- Determine strategies to achieve goals
- Plan financial and staffing needs
- Establish and implement policies and procedures
- Prepare comprehensive reports and other correspondence
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
Special Conditions
The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Working Conditions
- Typical office situation
- Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
- Exposure to moving machinery and/or vehicles
- Exposure to outdoor weather including extreme heat, cold, dampness and/or humidity
- Extensive safety training and/or use of protective devices and personal protective gear
Physical Effort Required
- Sitting at a desk or table
- Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
- Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
- Walking (distance 5' to 100')
- Communicating through speech in the English language required
- Good distance vision and/or depth perception to judge distances
- Color recognition (e.g., distinguishing wires, resistors, containers, light signals, etc.)
Metro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability. Learn more about Metro does not deny participation in the application process to anyone with prior justice system involvement, in line with hiring practices.
Selection Procedure
Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Application Procedure
To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.
Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro location:
METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.
All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.
*Open to the public and all Metro employees
This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
*Please refer to the applicable benefit type (Regular or Temporary)*
BENEFITS FOR REGULAR EMPLOYEES
Benefits cover probationary or regular full-time (working at least 40 hrs/week) employees of Metro.
We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.
Medical/Dental/Vision Plan - Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.
Group Life Insurance - PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.
Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.
Holidays - 12 days a year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.
Time off with Pay (TOWP) - Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years 20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year 25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year 30 days
Beginning of 16th + years 35 days
Pension Plan - PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.
Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.
BENEFITS FOR TEMPORARY EMPLOYEES
Temporary (Contingent) employees are eligible for the following benefits only:
- Kaiser medical insurance
- Public Pension Plan
- 457/401K Plan
- Flex Spending
- Paid Sick Time
- Fare Media
- Rideshare Subsidies
- Metro One Fitness membership
01
Please acknowledge that the following responses will be used to supplement and expand on the Work Experience section of your application. It is important to provide detailed answers and do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as accurate as possible. By completing this supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.
- Yes, I agree and understand my resume will not be reviewed
02
Are you a current Metro employee?
- Yes
- No
03
If you indicated being a current Metro employee, please enter your employee badge number in the field below. If you selected "No" to the previous question, please enter "N/A."
04
If you have any relatives who work for the MTA/PTSC or are members of the MTA Board of Directors, list their names below.
05
Please select the highest level of education you have completed.
- I do not have education equivalent to grade 12
- High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
- Associate degree from an accredited college or university
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university
- PhD from an accredited college or university
06
Please select the number of years of relevant management-level experience you have in construction management or engineering, requiring management experience in area of assignment
- No management-level experience
- Fewer than 5 years
- 5 years or more, but fewer than 7 years
- 7 years or more, but fewer than 9 years
- 9 years or more
07
Please describe your experience managing design and/or construction activities associated with mass transit projects, with a preference for involvement in Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) initiatives. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
08
Please describe your experience coordinating and collaborating with municipalities, utility companies, and other third parties in relation to design approvals and construction permitting. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
09
Please describe your experience managing design and/or construction activities for projects in the public right of way. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
10
Please describe your management level experience on a project delivered via a Construction Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) structure. Include where and how you gained this experience, including names of employers, dates of employment, and duties performed. If you do not have this experience, please indicate "N/A."
Required Question