Supervisor, Signal & Train Control Maintenance (Light Rail)

Please complete the application in its entirety. Include all previous employment so that it may be taken into consideration. Please include a resume attachment with submittal of your application. Resume should document months and years with your dates of employment. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received before the closing date and time listed. At Regional Transportation District (RTD), We make lives better through connections! When you join RTD, you will be among dedicated employees exhibiting RTD's values of passion, respect, diversity, trustworthiness, collaboration, and ownership. RTD is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of our diversity value statement, we encourage our employees to honor diversity in thought, people, and experience. Come join RTD on this great journey to be the trusted leader in mobility, delivering excellence and value to our customers and community. RTD Employee Benefits: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers/benefits (RTD Represented Employee Benefits: Please refer to the Labor Agreement included in the above link for details.) This position provides leadership and operational oversight for RTD’s signaling, train control, and Positive Train Control (PTC) systems. This role supervises maintenance personnel; ensures safe, reliable, and compliant operation of signal, grade crossing, and train control equipment; and directs troubleshooting, repair, testing, and preventive maintenance activities. This role coordinates inspection, calibration, and repair of essential systems, including switch machines, interlockings, vital relays, power supplies, batteries, display systems, and PTC hardware and software. Responsibilities include monitoring staff assignments and performance, ensuring adherence to safety standards, regulatory requirements, and labor agreements, and reviewing maintenance reports and system performance data to support operational decision‑making. The position assists with budgeting, staffing, materials management, and maintenance planning, while also supporting system upgrades, modification programs, and reliability improvement initiatives. This role tracks key performance indicators (KPIs), identifies trends, and recommends operational enhancements, maintaining awareness of industry best practices and emerging technologies. Collaboration with internal departments, contractors, and vendors is essential to resolving maintenance challenges and supporting continuous improvement. Success in this role requires strong leadership, analytical skills, and technical expertise in signal, train control, and PTC systems within a safety‑critical commuter rail environment. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: ESSENTIAL: Support the planning, direction, and coordination of RTD’s light rail signal, train control, and Positive Train Control (PTC) maintenance function, including maintenance, repair, testing, and calibration of wayside signaling, grade crossings, switch machines, multiplexers, microprocessor-controlled interlocking, vital relays, power supplies, battery systems, display systems, PTC hardware and software, and associated equipment. Ensure system readiness, safety, and performance meet operational standards and service requirements. Assist as the primary point of supervision for staff performing signal, train control, and PTC maintenance and repair activities. Support assignment and delegation of shift work, monitor performance, and ensure effective operations across all maintenance activities. Support the oversight of preventive and corrective maintenance programs for signal, train control, and PTC systems, including coordination of staging resources (parts, tools, and test equipment). Assist staff in identifying system problems, troubleshooting failures, and implementing solutions. Assist in developing and maintaining departmental polic…

View the full posting and apply