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 performs a wide variety of administrative tasks that are complex in nature where considerable judgement, analysis and initiative are required in resolving problems and making recommendations. Assignments are received in the form of results expected. This position will be located at the Rio Court - Denver location.Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Performs a variety of complex tasks to relieve supervisor of routine operational and administrative details by managing, organizing, prioritizing, completing and/or delegating work and making decisions when appropriate and within established guidelines and policy.
- Provides requested information for operational and technical reports by researching departmental files and records; recording, retrieving data, compiling data/statistics and organizing and presenting information in professional format, which may include tables, charts and graphs.
- Performs administrative functions such as calendar scheduling, correspondence, travel arrangements, incoming and outgoing telephone calls, filing, developing presentations, meeting agendas and meeting minutes with particular emphasis on supervisor needs.
- Serves as liaison and represents the department on various issues with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manages and oversees documents for assigned area, ensuring the proper documents are created and signed, that all data is accurate and that documents are stored and backed up and any retention policies are followed.
- Assists supervisor with development and monitoring of assigned budgets.
- Performs all other job-related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED. An Associate degree in business support or administrative services is preferred.
- A minimum of four years of progressively responsible administrative experience supporting executive or senior management level personnel.
- Proficiency in basic math.
- Knowledge of budget processing techniques.
- Ability to communicate effectively through verbal and written means, with good customer service skills, and use of proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Ability to manage time and workload effectively which includes planning, organizing, and prioritizing with attention to details.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to use sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
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- An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Working Environment and Physical Requirements
The work environment and physical demands described here are representative of those required by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and color vision.
- The work environment is a typical office environment with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues.
Core Competencies: Administrative
SAFETY: Promotes safety as agency’s number 1 priority in decision-making, reporting, learning, mitigation and follow-up. Zero tolerance for unsafe conditions or acts. Promotes continuous improvement of safety culture.
COMMUNICATION (E): clear and concise verbal and written communication, polite and respectful of others, verifies understanding
CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTATION: treats all customers as #1 priority, views all staff as internal customers, assists customers without prompting, acts pro-actively on behalf of the customer, focuses on customer satisfaction
WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT (E): prioritizes tasks and requests for assistance, timely completion meeting deadlines, detail oriented
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY: perceived fairness; tolerance; honesty; consistent in application of policies and procedures.
Job Specific Competencies
FLEXIBILITY: able to adapt behavior, opinions, tactics, and strategies to different situations, individuals, or changing priorities
RESPECTFUL: values others’ opinions; treats others courteously
UNDERSTANDING COMPANY POLITICS: identifies decision makers and decision-making processes; works within formal and informal structure of the organization; works with political and power relationships in the organization
Career Map
Based on job performance, experience and education the next step on the career map for this position may be: Executive Assistant
Posting Opens: October 29, 2026
Posting Closes: November 4, 2026
We are considering all applications for this position up until November 3, 2026 at 11:59 PM. For consideration, please be sure to apply before the posting end date and to attach a resume.
Pay Range:
$59,796.00 - $84,462.00 AnnualEEO POLICY AND ADA ACCOMMODATIONS
RTD is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment regardless to the race, sex, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. RTD is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, promotions, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to our Employment ADA Coordinator Kris Frazier at [email protected], or the Talent Acquisition team [email protected].
To learn more or see our EEO policy, please visit our EEO page at: https://www.rtd-denver.com/open-records/reports-and-policies/eeo-policyRTD posts a compensation range that represents a good faith estimate of what RTD anticipates paying for the position at the time of posting. Starting salary is based on the candidate’s relevant and verified education, training and work experience. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application.
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Associate degree in business support or administrative services
- At least four years of progressively responsible administrative experience supporting executive or senior management personnel
- Basic mathematics proficiency
- Knowledge of budget processing techniques
- Effective verbal and written communication skills, including proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation
- Strong customer service skills
- Ability to manage time and workload through planning, organization, prioritization, and attention to detail
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality
RTD Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about RTD and has not been reviewed or approved by RTD.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes multiple medical, dental, and vision options alongside employer‑paid life and disability protections, with wellness resources such as on‑site gyms and physical therapy available. The breadth of plan choices and paid protections provides comprehensive support for employee well‑being.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes an employer‑funded 401(a) defined contribution plan that does not require an employee match. This structure offers strong foundational savings support within total compensation.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, an extended illness bank, and a mix of fixed and floating holidays create substantial time‑off breadth, with unused PTO paid out at separation. These provisions offer meaningful flexibility across tenure levels.
RTD Insights
What We Do
The Regional Transportation District (RTD) operates and maintains a mass transportation system for the benefit of 2.8 million people in the Denver/Boulder metro area. RTD provides bus and train, on-demand, paratransit, airport, and special event services. To streamline travel, RTD offers several real-time trip planning mobile and web applications that provide vehicle location and arrival time. RTD also offers various fare options including Mobile Ticketing and reloadable fare cards. RTD is an organization made up of dedicated and qualified people doing extraordinary things to increase mobility integration throughout the metro area. Employees take great pride in the delivery of a wide array of services that help fulfill the vision of being the regional mobility integrator for metro Denver. Interested in joining RTD's team? Visit our careers page for more information: https://www.rtd-denver.com/careers.







