Director, Bus Services Planning and Delivery

LA28 • Los Angeles, CA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As Director, Bus Services, you will establish the infrastructure, facilities, technology, utilities and supplier services behind Olympic and Paralympic bus operations. Reporting to the Senior Director, Bus and Fleet Operations, you will shape depots, fueling and charging, and workforce support from the ground up, making sound calls with incomplete information and enabling partners to deliver together.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience across bus operations, transport infrastructure, fleet support, logistics or major-event operations, including leadership. Alternatively, a Master's degree and 6+ years of relevant experience, or 10+ years of specialized professional experience.
• Strong understanding of bus depot planning, fleet maintenance, fueling or charging infrastructure, utilities and workforce-support services.
• Experience developing scopes of work, service specifications and procurement documentation, and evaluating supplier proposals, negotiating commercial arrangements and managing contractor performance.
• A track record leading operational readiness, testing, commissioning, risk management and budgeting.
• Bachelor's degree in Transportation, Logistics, Engineering, Facilities Management, Project Management or a related field preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Professional certifications — PMP, transportation, facilities management, procurement, safety or contract management — are an asset.
• Olympic, Paralympic, major-event, public transport, charter-bus, motorcoach or large-scale fleet experience.
• Experience with temporary infrastructure, operational overlay and electric-vehicle charging.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of the infrastructure, technology, utilities and support services behind LA28 bus operations, coordinating with the Games Transport Program Integrator (GTPI), public agencies, operators and suppliers.
• Establish temporary and permanent bus depots — staging, maintenance, fueling or charging infrastructure and workforce facilities — and coordinate their design, permitting, operational technology, power, water and other critical utilities.
• Develop scopes of work, service specifications and procurement documentation, then evaluate proposals, negotiate commercial arrangements and manage contractor performance.
• Confirm workforce facilities meet safety, accessibility and fire and life-safety requirements, with inclusive and Paralympic design.
• Lead testing, commissioning and readiness exercises, then build and lead the Bus Services team through Games-time delivery and the Olympic-to-Paralympic transition.

Benefits

• A historic opportunity to help deliver the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
• Visible ownership of enabling services that thousands of athletes and workforce depend on.
• Broad exposure across transportation, procurement, technology and live operations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director