Transportation Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
• Five years of relevant management-level experience performing government/transit finance and/or budgeting work
• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions
• Treasury Department incumbents must be bondable

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree in a related field
• Professional certifications such as CPA (Certified Public Accountant) or CPFO (Certified Public Finance Officer)
• Experience conducting the programming of transportation funding for a large and complex capital program
• Experience utilizing a variety of funding and financing approaches including state and federal grants and debt financing
• Experience interpreting and managing budget, accounting, and financial forecast data
• Experience preparing written reports and giving presentations on finance or related area
• Experience managing the work of a project team on financial tasks including as-needed training

Responsibilities

• Identifies fund sources and recommends revenue uses for annual budget and Life of Project budgets
• Coordinates revenue-related activities throughout the agency
• Directs monitoring of funding to maximize use and adjusts as necessary
• Utilizes technology to direct the forecasting of revenues and strategically applies revenues to optimize funding and project delivery
• Directs and participates in the analysis of financial and non-financial budget and actual performance data and applies results to pre-defined performance factors to determine optimum functional product delivery
• Directs project cash flow analysis, staffing projections, processes, and schedule adherence to determine project budget spending patterns to ensure project expense optimization and adherence to project budget and accounting provisions
• Establishes functional and organizational short- and long-range goals and objectives with development of various annual forecasts
• Establishes and directs complex modeling requirements to estimate and validate various resource projections and comparisons to performance indicators; advises staff on model development and interpretation of results
• Develops requirements and processes, and oversees the preparation of cost estimates and validation of functional resource plan estimates
• Confers with executive management and validates project funding forecasts based on projected expenditures
• Utilizes technology to oversee and participate in the preparation and presentation of reports and analyses, including strategic planning and policy matters, to management and the Metro Board of Directors
• Oversees analysis of project costs and revenues with Accounting, Treasury, and Capital Planning
• Participates in management meetings and the decision-making processes to provide a strategic approach to problem solving
• Represents Metro before the Metro Board, Metro Board deputies, partner agencies, and special interest groups
• Directs and monitors Metro Board approved funding commitments and for impact on budgets
• Supervises, trains, mentors, and motivates assigned staff
• Communicates and implements safety rules, policies, and procedures in support of the agency's safety vision and goals; and maintains accountability for the safety performance of all assigned employees

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions