Manager of Development - Regional Transit Service

About RTS:
RTS is a transit authority established by New York State with more than 1,000 employees who proudly serve customers and business partners in Monroe, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Recognized as one of the best-run transit systems in the nation, RTS connects the community by providing public transportation services to more than 10 million people each year. We carry out our mission by connecting our customers to jobs, school, healthcare, shopping, and recreational activities every day.

JOB SUMMARY:

The Manager of Development is responsible for managing operational systems and programs for the organization as well as the day-to-day oversight of application and applet development. The individual is also responsible for steering data integration decisions between enterprise applications to assist in data availability for all users of systems.

COMPENSATION: $100,000 - $115,000 annually (depending on experience)

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Staying Healthy: Medical, Dental, and Vision (Dental & Vision currently free), Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Feeling Secure: Disability Insurance, Pension Plan, NY State Deferred Compensation Plan, Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, Accident Insurance, Group Specified Disease Insurance and Hospital Insurance
• Work-Life Balance: Paid Time Off (PTO: 17 days upon hire; accrue additional time after 1 year), Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Verizon Wireless Discount, On-site Fitness Center open 24/7, Employee Wellness Program, Culture & Inclusion Council, BJ's Wholesale Club Discount, and more!

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Participate in technical research and development to enable continuing innovation within the development & business intelligence team.
• Leads and directs the work of other employees and has authority for personnel decisions.
• Develop and manage regular team communications, facilitate team growth and advancement.
• Identify and analyze RGRTA’s informational needs; define requirements/issues based on analysis.
• Act as liaison between business teams on requirement definitions and scope development for project development.
• Manage and prepare operating and capital budgets related to development team functions.
• Research and recommend innovative, and where possible, automated approaches for data accessibility.
• Support active and in-use operational technologies supporting product lifecycle.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinate team project roadmap and project execution.
• Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor’s degree in software development, engineering, or equivalent field required.
• At least five (5) years of supervisory experience working in Information Technology.
• An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Ability to perform difficult work on highly complex or involved projects requiring significant judgment, initiative, creativity and the ability to deal with complex factors and making of decisions based on conclusions for which there is little precedent.
• Ability to work from defined objectives and broad and varying policies, procedures, rules or precedents. Plans and arranges own work while the supervisor provides some functional guidance.  Details of accomplishing the objective are left to the position.  Unusual situations are referred to supervision. 
• Advanced knowledge of RDBMS systems, including Microsoft SQL Server
• Strong computer skills, including advanced knowledge of SQL, Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Visual Basic, C#.
• Strong data-modeling skills and statistics knowledge.
• Understanding of geospatial data as it relates to the transit industry.
• Understanding of an organization’s data systems and how they operate.
• Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to develop solutions and reports to meet business needs; ability to present ideas in user-friendly language.
• Strong communication skills.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit while using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.  The employee frequently is required to talk, hear, see, and use a computer.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee may occasionally be required to travel commercially.

Please note: RTS does not cover any moving or relocating expenses.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship and/or immigration status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal or state law. RGRTA will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.