Sr Program Director - ITS / Transportation

Central Point Partners; Tennessee; Híbrido; USD 130.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Central Point Partners, LLC in Tennessee is seeking a senior Program Director to lead transportation and ITS initiatives for a confidential client. This role will coordinate program delivery across Nashville stakeholders and regional Traffic Management Centers, including Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

This position emphasizes strong leadership, governance, executive reporting and cross-functional collaboration, with anticipated 37.5 hours per week and a target start date in December.

Formación

• Demonstrated senior project or program management experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder communication, executive reporting, planning, risk management and coordination skills.
• Ability to work with technical and operational teams across geographically distributed sites.
• Transportation, ITS and/or traffic-management-center experience strongly preferred; Smart-lane initiative experience valuable.

Responsabilidades

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of transportation and ITS programs across multiple stakeholders and regional teams.
• Maintain schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks and action plans; communicate progress and elevate delivery issues.
• Coordinate with client leadership, technical teams, operations personnel and vendors to align priorities and resolve cross-team issues.
• Support governance, executive status reporting, documentation and consistent communication between Nashville and regional TMCs.
• Coordinate regional site visits and follow through on operational and project needs identified with local teams.
• Apply practical transportation, traffic-management and ITS knowledge to program decisions.

Conocimientos

Senior program management

Stakeholder communication

Executive reporting

Planning & risk management

Cross-site coordination

ITS knowledge

Traffic management center experience

Smart-lane initiative experience

Descripción del empleo

Location: Tennessee | Hybrid; exact worksite and onsite schedule to be confirmed

Schedule: Anticipated 37.5 hours per week, subject to confirmation

Start: Target December 7, 2026; subject to final confirmation

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

Central Point Partners is seeking a senior Program Director to support transportation and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) initiatives for a confidential client in Tennessee. This role will coordinate program delivery and serve as a liaison between Nashville stakeholders and regional Traffic Management Centers (TMCs), including Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead planning, coordination and delivery of transportation and ITS programs across multiple stakeholders and regional teams.
• Maintain schedules, milestones, dependencies, risks and action plans; communicate progress and elevate delivery issues.
• Coordinate with client leadership, technical teams, operations personnel and vendors to align priorities and resolve cross-team issues.
• Support governance, executive status reporting, documentation and consistent communication between Nashville and regional TMCs.
• Coordinate regional site visits and follow through on operational and project needs identified with local teams.
• Apply practical transportation, traffic-management and ITS knowledge to program decisions.

CANDIDATE PROFILE

• Demonstrated senior project or program management experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder communication, executive reporting, planning, risk management and coordination skills.
• Ability to work effectively with technical and operational teams across geographically distributed sites.
• Transportation, ITS and/or traffic-management-center experience strongly preferred. Smart-lane initiative experience is valuable.

WORK ARRANGEMENTS

• Nashville-area presence or proximity is anticipated; the acceptable residence radius and exact onsite requirements remain to be confirmed.
• Regional travel may include Nashville, Memphis, Chattanooga and Knoxville. At least quarterly travel is anticipated; actual frequency and reimbursement remain to be confirmed.
• Assignment duration and final engagement details will be confirmed during the hiring process.