Director Program Management Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Seven years of progressively responsible professional experience in the transportation field.
• Two years of experience supervising or managing professional staff.
• Five or more years of direct involvement in the development, implementation, and evaluation of transportation systems management and operations programs and/or directly related programs.
• Experience engaging and working with transportation agency staff and key stakeholders, such as DOTs and first responders, including law enforcement, towing, and fire personnel.

Nice To Haves

• A strong record of maintaining positive interpersonal relationships and providing effective feedback, guidance, and mentorship to staff to foster effectiveness, morale, and engagement.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential matters with discretion and tact.
• Experience engaging with and collaborating with regional and national working groups to develop transportation solutions.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and a proactive work style.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and competing demands.
• Familiarity with The Eastern Transportation Coalition, its mission, and its members.

Responsibilities

• Develop, coordinate, and direct TSMO committees and working groups to provide value to the region’s members.
• Oversee TSMO initiatives, ensuring member perspectives and needs guide topics, work aligns with approved concepts, and findings are shared across the membership.
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with current member agencies.
• Foster the sharing of best practices in transportation data collection, analysis, sharing, and use through Data User Groups and Data Virtual Exchanges.
• Provide oversight and direction to the Coalition’s Transportation Data Marketplace.
• Coordinate with Coalition colleagues to identify opportunities for cooperation, maintain open communication, and optimize activities across the organization.
• Advance cross-cutting initiatives by engaging colleagues and identifying ways to involve a range of members.
• Develop, coordinate, and direct TSMO work in alignment with the Coalition’s mission and vision; prioritize work to accelerate innovation and transportation improvements in the corridor.
• Participate in Coalition strategic planning and articulate the organization’s contributions to its members and the transportation field.
• Identify opportunities to leverage and grow the Coalition programmatically and financially.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with key transportation stakeholders engaged in TSMO.