BART Hiring: 62 Jobs Need to Be Filled, Report Says

The Bay Area Rapid Transit is looking to fill dozens of positions, and soon.

According to the East Bay Times, BART needs some 62 new employees to fill several positions within its professional engineering and technical staff by November.

"It's tough to find skilled engineers,"the agency's chief engineering officer, Tamar Allen told the newspaper."And, there are a whole bunch of factors that complicate our ability to hire and bring them in."

READ: The full East Bay Times report here.

BART is in the process of several improvements across the agency's many lines, and has launched a multi-billion dollar plan to make them happen.

Among BART's overall goals are relieving Bay Area congestion and improving access to local stations.

"After 44 years of service and hundreds of millions of trips, it’s time to repair, replace and renew the parts of BART that keep you moving," the agency says on it's 'Better BART' Plan website.

"Our new fleet of train cars will arrive soon—and when they do, we will need smooth new rails, well-maintained tunnels, and reliable electricity to power through the commute. From earthquake safety to structure repairs, our first priority is ensuring everything working in the background stays working—and safe."

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