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AECOM is seeking a proven Program Management professional to lead the Regional Transportation Commission’s Club Ride program.

About Club Ride: Club Ride works with the business community, regional stakeholders and residents to reduce traffic congestion and travel emissions in Southern Nevada. The program provides education, services and promotions that encourage the use of transit, active transportation, carpooling and vanpooling as a means to improve quality of live in the community.   

AECOM is responsible for the comprehensive management of Club Ride. This includes an outreach team responsible for developing community relationships and maintaining a network of employer and community partners that implement commute options programs. In this role the person will also provide oversight to a multi-disciplinary team of subconsultants that fulfill regional marketing and communications along with specialized strategies to expand the program’s reach and impact.

Additional Job Detail:

AECOM’s Club Ride Program Manager is accountable for the visibility of the program amongst the Southern Nevada business and community leaders, while also providing successful leadership of the project team and thorough completion of contractual deliverables for the project through the development and execution of a comprehensive annual workplan.

The Program Manager will facilitate regional coordination, serve as the day-to-day contact for the client and the primary point of contact responsible for coordinating significant subconsultant and internal resources. This role includes leading a 7-person team promoting commute options to individuals, businesses, schools and stakeholders and ensure that this team has the tools and support necessary to effectively influence partners and participants.

Job Responsibilities:

Performs a range of project, subconsultant and team management tasks resulting in the successful completion of the activities and deliverables as detailed in the project scope of work.

Responsibilities include, but may not be limited to, the following:

• Project Team Leadership: Lead the project team by directing staff and subconsultants, communicating priorities, managing HR needs, and conducting regular meetings; Maintain a highly trained and motivated project staff through effective hiring, training, and professional development.
• Business & Stakeholder Community Leadership: Lead the effort to strengthen Club Ride’s community presence both internally at RTC and externally across Southern Nevada serving as the lead on speaking engagements and meetings with executive/leadership/stakeholder audiences; Lead an annual sponsorship initiative with the local Chambers of Commerce establishing executive-level presence for the program among public and private sector partners and stakeholders.
• Contract Management: Exceed client expectations by effectively meeting performance measures and delivering the Club Ride project on time and within budget; Manage contracts by defining goals, deliverables and timelines, oversee team execution, maintain compliance files, ensure adherence to federal/state/local requirements, and lead the annual workplan development and implementation in alignment with RTC’s Strategic Plan for the program.
• Client Communications & Reporting: Maintain frequent collaboration with RTC program management and leadership to understand and execute strategic direction and priorities through the Club Ride program, staff and resources; Deliver program reporting to demonstrate effectiveness against priorities, goals and performance measures through defined report deliverables and communications that effectively demonstrate value.   
• Resource Management: Manage sub-consultant relationships, identifying needed external resources and coordinating work scopes, project delivery and oversight.
• Thought Leadership: Utilize a strong working knowledge of TDM/transportation and the Southern Nevada landscape to execute valuable programming and identify opportunities for enhanced project delivery seeking opportunities for continual innovation and growth that incorporate best practices, emerging technologies and AECOM’s network of diverse and specialized services.

Experience and Knowledge:

Candidates must demonstrate direct experience with the key responsibility areas as outlined in the previous Job Responsibilities section.  This includes comprehensive program and staff management/development experience with a demonstrated ability to:

• Act as the public representative for an organization/program building a local network of champions and fulfilling public speaking opportunities to build awareness and growth
• Provide thought leadership and strategy to the client, a team of direct reports and stakeholders
• Communicate succinctly and effectively to diverse teams and audiences
• Manage multiple projects and timelines with attention to detail
• Develop, manage and maintain client, employee, stakeholder and community relationships
• Lead a diverse team providing direction and support as needed; identifying and capitalizing on individual strengths and connecting resources
• Facilitate effective communications through strong verbal and written communication skills
• Build and maintain a professional project delivery team through effective hiring, training and motivational strategies

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS + 6 years of relevant project and/or team management experience; and combined post-graduate/professional experience in outreach, sales, and/or marketing or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Valid US Driver’s License is required for this position. As a condition of employment, selected candidate must pass a Motor Vehicle Records review

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in management, business, communication, transportation planning/policy or related field is preferred
• TDM (transportation demand management), transportation/planning program experience favored
• Previous experience working with clients such as Chambers of Commerce is helpful
• Demonstrated public/client presentation experience
• Previous and demonstrated experience using MS Office and Salesforce

Additional information

• Sponsorship for US employment is not available now or in the future for this position.
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
• Preparation and Presentation on subject matter may be requested during Interview process
• This position requires daily office presence and is a 4/10 schedule (Monday-Thursday, 10 hours/day)
• Some regional travel to client or prospective client locations is required for this role

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM 

AECOM is proud to offer comprehensive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. Depending on your employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, disability benefits, paid time off, leaves of absences, voluntary benefits, perks, flexible work options, well-being resources, employee assistance program, business travel insurance, service recognition awards, retirement savings plan, and employee stock purchase plan. 

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