CAREER OPPORTUNITY

Transit Manager

CITY OF SANTA MARIA

“Shape your career while shaping your community”

Salary: $98,034-$119,160

salary currently under review

The City of Santa Maria seeks a Transit Manager with expertise in municipal transit services that brings creative, innovative, and tech savvy solutions and ideas to push the boundaries and expand and improve services for a growing population. The Transit Manager is responsible for oversight of the Transit Division with three direct reports and an annual budget of approximately $10 million. The ideal candidate will maximize service availability, reliability, convenience, and affordability without negatively impacting service quality, and coordinate with other regional providers and stakeholders to improve services. This is an amazing opportunity to join one of the fastest growing cities in one of the most beautiful locations in California. 

THE POSITION

Reporting to the Director of Public Works, the Transit Manager is responsible for oversight of the Transit Division with a budget of approximately $10 million. The Transit Manager will maximize service availability, reliability, convenience, and affordability without negatively impacting service quality. This position coordinates with other regional transit services to expand services and manages transit planning and programming. This position oversees and manages the transit division including a staff of three, along with contract administration of all SMAT services.  

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS                                                                   

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college with a bachelor’s degree in Transportation Planning, Business, Economics, or a closely related field.
• Two years of professional transportation/transit experience. Additional qualifying experience may substitute for up to two years of the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Any combination of education, training and/or work experience to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and abilities to meet the above minimum requirements.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

The City of Santa Maria offers an attractive compensation and benefits program. The salary for this position is $96,112-116,824 (salary currently under review) and a competitive benefits program, see the full brochure for more details.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply by January 25th, 2021 for first consideration by completing an application and submitting your cover letter and resume to: https://wbcpinc.com/job-board/

Save the Dates:

• Interviews will take place February 23rd and 24th, selected candidates will need to be available both days.  

Please contact your recruiter Wendi Brown with any questions:

• Email to:wendi@wbcpinc.com, or
• 541-664-0376 (direct)
• 866-929-WBCP (toll free)

The City of Santa Maria is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer