MANAGER OF TAM CAPITAL PLANNING

SMART•Detroit, MI

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About The Position

The Manager of Transit Asset Management and Capital Planning, in the Planning & Compliance Department, works under the direction of the Assistant Vice President of Planning and Compliance and collaborates across administrative departments. The role helps develop and coordinate the agency-wide Transit Asset Management (TAM) system and develops data-driven recommendations, including the agency’s capital plan and elements required under 49 U.S.C. 5326. In coordination with the grants department, the manager applies the TAM approach to SMART’s direct operations and community partner grant process, identifies and applies for capital improvement grants, and manages and updates SMART’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) through SEMCOG. In coordination with the finance department, the manager assists with coordinating, tracking, and reporting asset data and related performance measures through the National Transit Database (NTD). The position maintains TAM plans, assesses asset condition, manages TAM implementation, supports subrecipient oversight, and reports asset and performance information. It also coordinates capital planning and project programming, identifies funding opportunities, and supports grant, asset, and legal agreement processes with subrecipients.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in finance, business, or another suitable discipline.
At least two years of experience in capital asset management and/or capital programming.
Well-developed verbal, written, negotiating, administrative, analytical, problem-solving, and planning skills.
Proficiency with enterprise asset management systems and PC-based database and spreadsheet applications.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Knowledge and experience with FTA Section 5310, 5307, and 5339 programs and regulations.
Experience interacting with FTA and MDOT staff.
Grant development and writing experience.
Experience with the Trapeze Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system.

Responsibilities

Update and maintain SMART Tier I TAM Plan and SMART Tier II Group TAM Plan.
Conduct annual facility asset condition assessments with the Facility Manager.
Conduct vehicle asset condition assessments using the Fleet Condition Assessment Model (FCAM) tool.
Update asset condition ratings in the enterprise asset management system.
Onboard new facility assets and retire replaced facility assets in the enterprise asset management system as new assets enter service.
Conduct the annual Group TAM Plan survey process, gathering updated asset and agency information from each participating subrecipient.
Conduct annual State of Good Repair analysis and determine backlog using TERMLite.
Manage the TAM Implementation Workplan.
Support subrecipient oversight on TAM-related items.
Report subrecipient facility, rolling stock, safety, and agency data in the annual NTD report.
Update state of good repair performance measures for SMART-operated and subrecipient-operated assets and report them annually to NTD.
Write and report SMART-operated and subrecipient-operated asset Performance Narratives to NTD.
Work with the AVP of Compliance and Planning to update the rolling ten-year prioritized project list and capital plan based on asset condition changes, asset criticality, projected available funding, and annual capital programming decisions.
Facilitate the annual internal call for projects to initiate project development and identify funding for approved projects.
Program projects in federal formula grants.
Participate in the 5310 project selection process during the RTA-managed call for projects.
Identify and apply for state and federal capital improvement discretionary grants.
Manage SMART’s Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) through MDOT and SEMCOG.
Coordinate with the Manager of Community Mobility Programs to support grant, asset, and legal agreement processes between SMART and its subrecipients.
Collaborate with the grants department on SMART’s direct operations and community partner grant process.
Coordinate, track, and report asset data and related performance measures through NTD with the finance department.