Transportation Program Director

Mott MacDonald•Orange, CA

1d•$215,000 - $260,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Mott MacDonald is seeking an established transportation leader to join its Western US business as Transportation Program Director. This senior leadership role combines client relationship management, business growth, and major program delivery, with a focus on major transportation agencies across the West. The successful candidate will build trusted relationships with senior clients, identify and shape major opportunities, and provide executive leadership through program pursuits, mobilizations, and delivery. Working across transportation, advisory, and technical teams, this person will connect client priorities with Mott MacDonald’s capabilities and help position the business for infrastructure programs. The role provides oversight across a portfolio of client projects and programs, ensuring positive performance in client satisfaction, commercial outcomes, quality, risk, and delivery. It offers the opportunity to help grow Mott MacDonald’s transportation business while supporting clients in delivering important regional infrastructure investments.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
Significant leadership experience within the transportation infrastructure sector.
Demonstrated experience leading or overseeing transportation projects and programs.
Strong relationships and experience working with major public transportation agencies.
Proven success in client development, business growth, and program delivery.
Experience shaping, pursuing, and securing major transportation opportunities.
Strong commercial acumen, including experience managing project or program financial performance and risk.
Experience leading multidisciplinary teams on complex infrastructure programs.
Strong understanding of transportation agency procurement and project delivery environments.
Knowledge of traditional and alternative delivery models, including Design-Build and Progressive Design-Build.
Experience across highways, roadways, bridges, transit, rail, mobility, or related transportation infrastructure.
Strong executive presence, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineer licensure.
An established Western US industry network.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain senior relationships with major state, regional, and local transportation agencies across the Western US.
Develop an understanding of client priorities, capital programs, and future investment plans to identify and shape opportunities.
Lead client and account strategies that strengthen relationships and grow Mott MacDonald’s market position.
Lead and support capture strategies for major transportation pursuits and programs.
Position and mobilize multidisciplinary teams to pursue and deliver complex programs successfully.
Serve as an executive sponsor or senior leader for strategically important projects and programs.
Oversee program performance, including commercial outcomes, schedule, quality, risk, resourcing, and client satisfaction.
Work with project and program leaders to address delivery, commercial, or contractual challenges.
Ensure continuity between pursuit, mobilization, and delivery.
Connect client needs with Mott MacDonald’s transportation, engineering, advisory, and program management capabilities.
Monitor market, funding, and procurement activity to identify emerging opportunities.
Represent Mott MacDonald with senior clients and at relevant industry forums.
Mentor future client, project, and program leaders and contribute to the growth of the Western US transportation business.