Performs technical and administrative work supervising operators, resolving customer complaints, anticipating and resolving hazardous road conditions, maintaining records and files, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the supervision of the Transit Operations Manager. Supervision is exercised over assigned staff. This position is classified as an essential position during designated planned or unplanned events.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public transit system administration; thorough knowledge of the hazards and safety precautions of large scale operations; general knowledge of business practices applicable to public transit system management; ability to plan and supervise the work of others; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with Authority officials, associates and the general public; ability to communicate ideas effectively both orally and in writing.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or GED and moderate experience working in a regional public transit system, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Special Requirements
Valid commercial driver's license -Class B with Air Brakes and P Endorsement in the Commonwealth of Virginia with a satisfactory driving record.
This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting, speaking or hearing and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to outdoor weather conditions and exposure to vibration, frequently requires working near moving mechanical parts and occasionally requires exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).
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Town of Blacksburg
Blacksburg, VA