Transportation General Manager

RATP Dev USA

North Carolina

On-site

USD 80,000 - 100,000

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision
401(k)
Paid Holiday/Vacation

Job summary

RATP Dev USA is seeking visionary leaders for future General Manager positions in North Carolina. Successful candidates will ensure a strong safety culture, manage financial performance, and drive employee engagement.

The role requires strong leadership skills, strategic vision, and the ability to work with diverse teams. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree and at least five years of managerial experience, preferably in transit. Competitive compensation and benefits are offered.

Qualifications

  • Strong business acumen with a strategic vision.
  • 5+ years of managerial experience in public transit or related fields.
  • Clear understanding of labor negotiations and union contracts.

Responsibilities

  • Promote a strong safety culture and compliance with regulations.
  • Manage financial and operational performance to meet budget targets.
  • Develop and implement employee engagement and retention strategies.

Skills

Leadership
Business Acumen
Communication
Team Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Transportation, or Public Administration
5 years of managerial experience

Job description

Overview

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 of our employees, passengers, clients, and communities is critical. We are looking for magnanimous leaders who will leverage their experience to develop and execute strategies to attain the desired outcomes. We seek a leader who can gain buy-in, has vision, can impart their knowledge, and motivate their teams to excellence. We can hire experience; however, someone with vision coupled with experience is impactful! This posting is for future openings and new opportunities for General Managers in North Carolina. Salary ranges will vary based on contract size, location, and experience level.

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.

Essential Functions / Process Responsibilities include the following; other duties may be assigned as necessary:

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, including 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 RATP Dev USA to include finance/budgeting, people, human resource, and operational performance and safety.
  • Understand and monitor trends of the business and community, opportunities for growth, 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.
Preferred Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree with major course work 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 in a job-related curriculum 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.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits (which vary based on role, location, and business), including medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holiday/vacation.

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

Leadership Model For Success
  • Leadership

Safety, Building Teams, Performance Management, Developing Talent

  • Business

Business Acumen, Strategic Visionary, Decision Making, Profitable Growth

  • Interpersonal

Trustworthiness, Building Relationships, Influencing Others, Communication

  • Wellbeing

Managing Stress, Work-Life Harmony, Mental Wellness

Professional and Personal Development

Start here and grow here. RATP Dev USA believes in promoting from within and providing learning and development opportunities for our team members. We take pride in preparing and developing future and existing leaders through our Grow Our Own Development and Mentorship Programs.

When you join RATP Dev USA, you will have the ability to build your skills and knowledge in various areas through continuous learning (eLearning included) and leadership workshops.

  • Leadership Development
  • Mentorship & Coaching
  • Safety, Security, & Compliance Training
  • Technical and Soft Skill Training
  • And much more...
Additional Benefits

We offer competitive compensation and benefits (which vary based on role, location, and business), including medical/dental/vision, 401(k), and paid holiday/vacation.

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

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