Transportation General Manager

RATP Dev USA; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k)

Paid holiday/vacation

Job summary

RATP Dev USA is seeking a qualified candidate for a management role focused on ensuring operational excellence and financial accountability in California. The ideal candidate will leverage their experience in public transit management to promote safety and operational standards while fostering strong community relations.

This position requires a bachelor's degree, 5 years of related experience, and a commitment to diversity and employee engagement. Compensation is competitive and includes various benefits.

Qualifications

• 5 years of managerial experience, preferably in public transit.
• Ability to build effective relations with community leaders.
• Clear understanding of labor negotiations and grievance procedures.

Responsibilities

• Oversee location's financial and operational performance.
• Implement safety and compliance programs.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with various stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Financial management

Strategic vision

Community engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, transportation, or public administration

Job description

Job Summary

People are at the heart of our business. We lead by example in promoting and ensuring we maintain a strong safety culture, where strict adherence to risk mitigation and safety/security protocols for employees, passengers, clients, and communities is critical. We seek a leader who can gain buy‑in, has vision, can impart knowledge, and motivate teams to excellence.

Critical Components

• Promotes a diverse and inclusive, positive, respectful, and healthy work environment. [AH1]
• Prioritizes employee engagement and retention strategies.
• Offers professional, personal and technical development to include continuous learning and mentoring opportunities.
• Partners with Safety, Risk and Continuous Improvement to implement process improvements to ensure compliance and drive excellence in all aspects of our operations.
• Execution of client’s service planning. Works with client to improve scheduling/blocking and recommends real‑time scheduling adjustments based on service demands and/or disruptions.
• Develops and accounts for an annual operating and capital budget; monitors and ensures compliance of monthly and annual financial targets. Uses operational performance indicators to influence financial results daily.
• Develops and maintains effective working relations with teams, colleagues, the union, the public, medical and governmental agencies, elected officials and board of trustees.
• Provides oversight, direction and coordination of staff in the provision of cost effective, efficient and reliable transit services within available and financial resources.
• Provides input and feedback to the board on the development of policies and external factors which have a direct impact on the achievement of specific goals and objectives.

Safety & Compliance

• Works with all company and local team members to create a strong, vibrant, and engaging safety culture.
• Oversees the agency safety plan (PTASP) and its implementation and reporting to the client.
• Ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations (EPA, OSHA, DOT, ADA, and EEOC).

Leadership

• Overall management and responsibility for the location’s financial, operational and employee performance and development – managing to budget, hitting set targets, supporting standard operating procedures, and guiding/delivering quality service through performance management.
• Oversees and directs through operating and department managers the financial, people, human resources, and operating service programs of the Authority.
• Able to build a strong leadership team and ensure leaders have the necessary skills, tools, and resources to build their individual departments, this includes developing and coaching for success.

Business Acumen

• Strong entrepreneurial skills with the ability to create a strategic vision that grows and develops the local team, the community, the contract with the client and the mission and goals of the organization to include finance/budgeting, people, human resource, and operational performance and safety.
• Understand and monitor trends of the business and community, opportunities for growth, potential risks, and when to pivot to keep the location/financials satisfactory.
• Satisfies client, corporate, and contractual reporting requirements and needs.

Interpersonal/Engagement

• Develops and maintains strong, effective relationships with community leaders, private employers, governmental authorities, legislators, taxpayer groups and the user public to enlist financial and related ridership program support for public transit services.
• Must have strong verbal and written communication that is clear, concise, and transparent, encouraging an “open‑door” policy.
• Prioritizes employee engagement and retention strategies.

Qualifications and Experience

A bachelor’s degree with major coursework in business, transportation, or public administration and five (5) years of job‑related managerial or comparable administrative experience preferably in a public transit agency; or substituting an advanced master’s degree for one (1) year of desired experience. Drug test and pre‑employment physical is required. Subject to random alcohol and drug testing. Clear understanding of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA, union contracts), working with unions, labor negotiations/contracts, and grievance procedures.

Professional and Personal Development

• Leadership Development
• Mentorship & Coaching
• Safety, Security & Compliance Training
• Technical and Soft Skill Training

Salary and Compensation

Salary range: $100,000–$170,000 per year, based on contract size, location, and experience level.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits including medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holiday/vacation.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer & We Welcome Diversity to our Teams.