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Assistant Manager, Operations Command Center

Worksource Oregon

PORTLAND, ORFull-time$105–157K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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Compensation
$105–157K/yr
Location
PORTLAND, OR
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Assistant Manager oversees daily operations of TriMet’s Operations Command Center, including fixed-route bus dispatch and MAX light rail control. The role coordinates operational plans and activities for normal, degraded, and emergency service, manages Rail Controllers and Bus Dispatchers, and addresses union labor relations. It investigates safety and performance issues and ensures rules and procedures are followed. The position is onsite five days per week, primarily on the graveyard shift.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Operations ManagementOperational PlanningPerformance ManagementLabor RelationsSafety ComplianceRegulatory ComplianceSafety InvestigationMitigationTraining

Qualifications

Four Years Credited ExperienceHigh School Diploma or GEDThree Years Transportation OperationsOne Year Dispatch, Rail Control, or Command Center/LogisticsEquivalent Training or Experience

Full job description

Description The Assistant Manager, Operations Command Center is responsible for the daily operations of TriMet's Operations Command Center (OCC), including dispatch of fixed-route bus operations and control of the MAX light rail system. The Assistant Manager is tasked to develop, coordinate, and implement operational plans and daily OCC activities for normal, degraded, and emergency service. They are responsible for performance management of Rail Controllers and Bus Dispatchers. The Assistant Manager manages a union workforce and resolves associated labor relations issues. They are accountable for ensuring that rules, procedures, and instructions are followed. Investigates safety and performance issues in order to identify and enact mitigations. This role requires being onsite five (5) days per week. Shift: Primarily graveyard; schedule subject to change based on operational needs, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Ensure a commitment to safety and regulatory compliance through effective leadership, training, role modeling and implementing practices that demonstrate safety is a fundamental value and a priority in all aspects of work. Serve as a good steward of TriMet by regularly utilizing our transit system to maintain a strong and current understanding of customers' experiences and of TriMet's product and service offerings. Position Requirements A minimum of four (4) years total credited experience.* A minimum of a High School Diploma/GED is required. Three (3) years of operations experience in a transportation or transit industry are required. One (1) year of Bus Dispatch, Rail Control, or Command Center/Logistics experience is required. Or any equivalent combination of training or experience. *The amount of credit a candidate receives for prior years of experience is based on the relevancy of that experience to the required or preferred prerequisites of the job description. Experience is prorated based on hours worked. LRHR assigns and validates the "credited experience". Type of Position / Grade / FLSA Grade 16, Exempt, Non-Union, Full-Time. Salary Range Minimum: $104,587.00 Maximum: $156,881.00 Salary offers will be determined by a candidate's education, training and relevant experience. A complete work history will be required for this purpose at the time of offer; any omitted work history will not be considered after hire. Any final offer of employment will fall within the range stated above. For transparency, we choose to list the full available grade range, however, TriMet's salary administration process will ultimately determine the final salary offered.

How this job compares

Set against the 3,904 open Operations Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 2, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$105–157K/yr
  • Oregon median$115–157K/yr25 salary ranges
  • US median$105–150K/yr2,196 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $131K, is close to the Oregon median midpoint ($132K) — in the middle half of Operations Management salary ranges in Oregon.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 32 open Operations Management jobs in Oregon and 3,904 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Oregon
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Operations Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,911 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,389 of the 3,904 open Operations Management jobs (36%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 2, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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