EVP/Chief Development Officer

DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit)•Headquarters, KY

About The Position

Directs, oversees and has ultimate responsibility for the activities of personnel engaged in Capital Planning, Real Estate, Environmental compliance, Transit Oriented Development, Capital Program Support, Service Planning, Commuter Rail (TRE), Design and Construction, as well as design consultants and construction contractors for DARTs Development Department.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Business Administration, Public Administration, Engineering, or related field.
Ten (10) years of related work experience, years progressively responsible general management experience in a private or public environment to include experience directing senior level staff involved with engineering or rail transit projects.
Pass a physical (medical) examination that includes a drug screen in order to operate DART non-revenue vehicles.
Knowledge of budget development/analysis, and operational cost factors.
Proficiency of PC software applications to include Microsoft Office or other related software applications.
Ability to work a variety of work schedules including compulsory work periods in special, emergency, and/or disaster situations to include rotating shifts, weekends, holidays, and overtime schedules.
Analytical and creative skills to find solutions to complex interpersonal, technical and administrative problems.
Ability to be dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services. Acts with customers in mind. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
Ability to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles. Can get messages across that have the desired effect.
Ability to step up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities. Read situations quickly. Good at focused listening. Can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably. Can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
Ability to blend people into teams when needed. Creates strong morale and spirit in his/her team. Shares wins and successes. Fosters open dialogue. Let's people finish and be responsible for their work. Defines success in terms of the whole team. Creates a feeling of belonging in the team.
Ability to provide challenging and stretching tasks and assignments. Holds frequent development discussions. Is aware of career goals for each direct report. Constructs compelling development plans and executes them. Is a people builder.
Ability to accurately scope out length and difficulty of tasks and projects. Sets objectives and goals. Breaks down work into the process steps. Develops schedules and task/people assignments. Anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks. Measures performance against goals. Evaluates results.
Ability to use rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions. Can see hidden problems. Is excellent at honest analysis. Looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.

Responsibilities

Directs, oversees, and has ultimate responsibility for the development and oversight of major capital projects, real estate transactions including transit oriented development agreements, environmental compliance for the Agency, Transit System Plan Updates, Service Plan Amendments, Service changes, Financial Plan updates for Capital Projects and Services, Federal Grant Technical Submissions, and capital programs in support of Operations, and system modernization.
Assumes a leadership role in the development, implementation, evaluation, and the revision of policies and procedures for the department.
Develops Capital Improvement Program in collaboration with DART’s Leadership Roundtable.
Actively contributes to the Leadership Roundtable discussions to provide direction and guidance to the organization.
Establishes and secures approval of goals and policies for department with broad latitude for decision making and strategy; develops efficient, cost-effective, and safe design, construction and start-up of transit facilities such as buildings, structures, roadways, trackways, and of equipment and systems.
Develops technical and managerial requirements for contracts and major materials procurements for capital development; provides general direction and participates in technical evaluations, negotiations and selection of engineering, architectural, construction, vehicle, and other related contracts.
Serves as the Chairman of the Design Change Control and the Change Control Boards, Claims avoidance, schedule and budget adherence, integrated testing program and start-up testing and certification processes.
Acts as a resource to and liaison to several Board of Directors Committees, including presentations and Agenda Reports, pre-meetings and phone conversations coordinated through the Executive Office.
Promotes and supports the agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), Small Business, Safety, Training, and Quality programs consistent with industry best practices.
Remains current on new industry trends, methods and technology.
Attend presentations and seminars, maintaining external contacts to represent DART at public functions, professional and civic organizations, local government, state government, federal government, community groups and the like; and Performs other related job duties as assigned.