General Manager

MV Transportation

Denver (CO)

On-site

USD 134,000 - 154,000

Full time

4 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

PPO Medical
Medical HSA
Prescription
Dental
Vision
Telemedicine
FSA
HSA
Life
AD&D
Group Accident
Critical Illness
Hospital Indemnity
LTD
STD
EAP

Job summary

MV Transportation seeks a General Manager to lead the Denver location, overseeing daily transit operations, safety, and financial performance. You will manage staff, ensure contract compliance, and drive improvements aligned with annual business plans.

The role requires a college degree or equivalent experience, 3+ years in transit management, and strong leadership, communication, and regulatory knowledge. Salary and benefits reflect senior leadership responsibilities.

Qualifications

  • College degree or equivalent business management experience.
  • Management experience required.
  • 3+ years of recent experience in last 5 years managing fixed-route public transit service of similar scope.
  • Labor/union negotiations/expenses expertise.
  • Understanding of dispatch, scheduling, driver recruitment and DOT/FTA compliance.
  • MS Office, analytical, written and verbal communication, and multitasking skills.
  • Additional duties based on contract requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Provide leadership and direction to the operating location to meet annual business plans.
  • Manage daily operation of the transportation contract in line with agency policies and company procedures.
  • Manage customer relations through direct contact and outreach programs.
  • Identify, train, and mentor location staff.
  • Communicate with location staff and support teams regularly.
  • Oversee vehicle maintenance and fleet availability.
  • Oversee safety and training programs to ensure regulatory compliance.
  • Maintain client contact to meet expectations.
  • Conduct periodic departmental audits.
  • Review operational metrics daily, weekly, and monthly.
  • Ensure location financial metrics are monitored, reports generated, and actions taken.
  • Implement and adhere to company policies and procedures.
  • Participate in labor and employee relations activities.
  • Provide insights for contract renewals.
  • Create and present location annual budget.

Skills

Management experience
Communication skills
Analytical skills
Multi-tasking

Education

College degree or equivalent business management experience

Tools

MS Office

Job description

General Manager
Job Locations

US-CO-Denver

ID: 2026-12173

Position Type: Regular Full-Time

Overview

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Responsibilities

MV Transportation is seeking a General Manager for proposed business who will provide support, leadership, and direction to the assigned operating location to ensure delivery of annual business plans. He/she will control the daily operation of our transportation contract, in compliance with the policies of the contracting agency and in conformance with company procedures.

  • Effectively manage customer relations through both direct contact and outreach programs.
  • Identify, select, train, and mentor location staff.
  • Effectively and frequently communicate with location staff and support team members.
  • Oversee vehicle maintenance plan and ensure fleet availability to meet service requirements.
  • Oversee safety and training programs, plans and processes to ensure compliance with company, contract and regulatory requirements.
  • Maintain client contact routinely to meet or exceed expectations.
  • Conduct periodic departmental audits.
  • Daily, weekly and monthly review of key operational metrics.
  • Ensure that all location financial metrics are managed continuously, exceptions are reported, and action plans are developed to ensure the location meets its financial, safety, and operational expectations.
  • Implement, promote and adhere to company policies and procedures.
  • Participate in location(s) labor and employee relations activities.
  • Provide insight and information to support location(s) contract renewals.
  • Create and present location(s) annual budget.
Qualifications

Talent Requirements:

  • College degree or equivalent business management experience.
  • Management experience required.
  • Must have 3+ years of recent experience within the last 5 years managing all aspects of a fixed-route public transit service similar in scope, size and complexity.
  • Must have labor/union(s) negations/expenses expertise.
  • Must have a full understanding of dispatch, scheduling, driver recruitment, and safety DOT and FTA compliance.
  • MS Office, strong analytical skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and high degree of multi-tasking skills.
  • Additional duties/responsibilities based upon individual contract requirements.

Starting salary range: $134,000 - $154,000

Healthcare Benefits
  • PPO Medical (Spouse, dependent children)
  • Medical HSA (Spouse, dependent children)
  • Prescription (Spouse, dependent children)
  • Dental (Spouse, dependent children)
  • Vision (Spouse, dependent children)
  • Telemedicine
  • FSA
  • HSA
  • Life
  • AD&D
  • Group Accident
  • Critical Illness
  • Hospital Indemnity
  • LTD
  • STD
  • EAP
Retirement Benefits

Company Offered 401(k)

Posting close date: 11/15/2016

MV Transportation is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity and maintain employment statistics on applicants.

Where permissible under applicable state and local law, applicants may be subject to a pre-employment drug test and background check after receiving a conditional offer of employment.

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