Rail Program Director – Owner-Side Leader, $9B Transit

Jobot; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 375,000 - 415,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Executive visibility

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a senior rail executive to lead a multi-billion-dollar transit program in Los Angeles. The role sits on the owner side, delivering design-build outcomes and guiding schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder alignment across the program.

This high-impact leadership seat provides direct visibility to executives and the opportunity to influence one of the nation’s most significant rail infrastructure initiatives.

Qualifications

• Senior rail executive with proven leadership on large-scale programs.
• Experience overseeing design-build delivery.
• Strong ability to coordinate across engineering, construction, and public stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive oversight of design-build rail delivery.
• Act as the owner’s representative across engineering, construction, and program teams.
• Drive schedule, cost, and risk management at the program level.
• Lead coordination between contractors, designers, and public stakeholders.
• Support high-level decision-making, including change management and claims avoidance.
• Ensure alignment with regulatory, funding, and reporting requirements.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Program governance

Job description

Jobot is seeking a senior rail executive to lead a multi-billion-dollar transit program in Los Angeles. The role sits on the owner side, delivering design-build outcomes and guiding schedule, budget, risk, and stakeholder alignment across the program.

This high-impact leadership seat provides direct visibility to executives and the opportunity to influence one of the nation’s most significant rail infrastructure initiatives.