District Station Manager Ii - Richmond, United States - Amtrak

Amtrak

Verified Company

Richmond, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Your success is a train ride away
As we move America's workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States.

The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of 'Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First' are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, 'Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security' are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak.

By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

SUMMARY OF DUTIES:

Within an assigned operating division, the District Manager of Stations is responsible for the management and oversight of station operations to include all aspects of station management such as, employees, passenger service delivery, staffing, budgeting and financial accounting, safety, managing relationships with local, state, federal, commuter agencies and host railroads and all station facilities in the state of Virginia.

Maintaining a great relationship with the state of Virginia and high level officials while supporting the VPRA (Virginia Passenger Rail Association) contract.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Manage staffing and station operations to meet performance criteria set forth by the Superintendent Passenger Service, Superintendent or District Superintendent or the corporation regarding labor and operating costs to revenue ratios and other metrics.
Ensure station facilities meet corporate standards and interface with Service Delivery, Marketing and Engineering personnel to accomplish appropriate project and program work.
Develop and manage processes related to passenger handling and entraining/detraining to ensure ontime performance of trains and customer satisfaction.
Ensure compliance of station management and employees with corporate policies and procedures relative to customer service, service recovery, accounting procedures, safety, environmental compliance and uniform and grooming standards.
Ensure hiring, training, performance measurement, counseling and discipline are administered to employees at assigned stations in compliance with corporate standards and labor agreements.
Oversee any joint station usage contracts with freight, commuter or private entities to ensure compliance and to maximize station revenue.
Manage relationships with local, state and federal agencies, host railroad personnel, commuter agencies (if applicable) and other commercial entities to support corporate goals for financial support and service delivery.
Manage facility maintenance directly in cooperation with engineering and property management companies.
Direct station service remittance audits to protect revenue.
Responsible for the development and implementation of the department's safety plans, with specific goals and objectives to reduce injuries.
Develop and maintain professional relationships with all federal, state and local agencies including all service providers.
Extensive computer skills with knowledge of spreadsheets, data base, presentations and word processing software related to field.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Significant experience with station operations, building maintenance, service delivery and passenger handling
6 years of managerial experience in customer servcie/ multiunit oversight.
Significant experience leading and managing others with different levels of expertise, exhibiting innovative leadership and management skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage and implement a departmental operating budget
Prior satisfactory work experience and proven leadership skills
Must possess a working knowledge of applicable federal, state and local regulations and applicable Amtrak labor agreements pertaining to station employees and operations.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Must have knowledge of safety programs
Must have strong organizational skills
Able to monitor employee performance
Able to create reports to illustrate job performance
Prior work experience in dealing with various unions

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to communicate both orally and written to work effectively with various agencies, departments and individuals throughout the organization with both internal and external customers.

PAY TRANSPARENCY:

The salary/hourly range is $106,200. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experi