Vice President, Rail Operations
About The Position
The Vice President of Commuter Rail Operations provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the transition of commuter rail services from a fully contracted operating model to a directly operated organization for rail transportation and maintenance with contracting to a new contractor for maintenance of way and signal systems. This role is responsible for establishing the safety culture, operational framework, workforce strategy, maintenance integration, regulatory compliance, and performance management systems necessary to successfully internalize rail operations while maintaining safe, reliable, customer-focused service. The VP serves as a key member of the executive leadership team and leads a complex organizational transformation involving labor relations, operational readiness, governance, change management, and stakeholder coordination. In addition, the VP will oversee strategic coordination on CapMetro’s hosted railroad with contracted freight rail partners to lead initiatives that maximize return on investment across rail operations, infrastructure utilization, capital deployment, and service performance. CapMetro is Austin's regional public transportation provider. We've been around since 1985 and work every day to give residents, commuters, and visitors the best possible transit options available to match their busy everyday lives. We're always on the move, connecting people with jobs, schools, restaurants, shops, festivals, and other great places to hang out. In fact, we have more than 31 million boardings each year. At CapMetro, we work to empower, enhance, and serve the region and its communities through the responsible delivery of safe, reliable, high-quality transportation. We are driven by a culture of Safety, Equity, Transparency, Sustainability, and Innovation. These values guide us in our daily activities, and decision-making and position us to be a great community partner and to better serve our riders who trust us to get them where they’re going!
Requirements
- Executive leadership experience
- Strategic direction experience
- Operational oversight experience
- Experience in transitioning from a contracted operating model to a directly operated organization
- Experience in establishing safety culture, operational framework, workforce strategy, maintenance integration, regulatory compliance, and performance management systems
- Experience in leading organizational transformation involving labor relations, operational readiness, governance, change management, and stakeholder coordination
- Experience in strategic coordination with contracted freight rail partners
- Experience in maximizing return on investment across rail operations, infrastructure utilization, capital deployment, and service performance.
Responsibilities
- Provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for the transition of commuter rail services from a fully contracted operating model to a directly operated organization for rail transportation and maintenance with contracting to a new contractor for maintenance of way and signal systems.
- Establishes the safety culture, operational framework, workforce strategy, maintenance integration, regulatory compliance, and performance management systems necessary to successfully internalize rail operations while maintaining safe, reliable, customer-focused service.
- Serves as a key member of the executive leadership team and leads a complex organizational transformation involving labor relations, operational readiness, governance, change management, and stakeholder coordination.
- Oversees strategic coordination on CapMetro’s hosted railroad with contracted freight rail partners to lead initiatives that maximize return on investment across rail operations, infrastructure utilization, capital deployment, and service performance.
Benefits
- Free and reduced-fare transit service
- Free gym access with onsite trainers
- Onsite award-winning Childcare and Learning Center for children between the ages of 6 months and 6 years old
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
