Assistant General Manager (Transportation / Finance Division)

Salary: $64.81 - $103.43 Hourly | $134,794.67 - $215,131.67 Annually

Closing Date: Continuous

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The Broward County Transportation Department (BCT), a public transportation agency under the Broward County Board of Commissioners based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, offers fixed-route, paratransit, community shuttle, and micro transit services within Broward County, as well as certain services to the neighboring counties. In addition, BCT will implement other modes of transit to become a multimodal agency with commuter rail, light rail, bus rapid transit and high-frequency bus service to our transit network.

General Description
Provides leadership and direction in all aspects of the operation and maintenance of Transportation Administration. Responsibilities include oversight, direction and coordination of administrative, financial, business and information systems activities for complex and specialized sections within the department to include business operations, grant management and human resources. Works under administrative supervision, developing and implementing programs within organizational policies and reports major activities to executive level administrators through conferences and reports.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in finance, business or public administration or closely related field; Master's degree preferred.

(One year of relevant experience may be substituted for each year of required education.)

Requires six (6) years progressively responsible experience in the administration and management of a public transit system, negotiations, financial management and budget activities, information technology and human resources including some experience in the supervisory aspects of the work or closely related experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses Required
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver's License for the duration of employment

Preferences

• Master's Degree in Finance, Business, Public Administration or closely related field.

• Additional years -Executive level administrative experience in a Public Transit Agency.

• Knowledge of FTA (Federal Transit Administration Policies & Procedures)

• Policies, Procedures development & implementation experience.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

• Assists the Department Director in administering the county public transit finance, directs through subordinates the planning, scheduling and coordination of activities, develops policies, priorities and procedures to meet established goals.

• Leads the agency formulation and preparation of the annual operating and and capital budget from proposal through final presentation to department Director, County Administration and County Commission.

• Provides strategic direction of traditional and non-traditional funding sources to ensure contract compliance of DOT/FTA grants.

• Develops policy direction for the agency's financial function and monitoring.

• Directs and reviews financial performance audits and activities to ensure all required federal and state financial and non-financial data requirement are met.

• Provides written and verbal reports to agency leaders and the Board of County Commissioners relative to the agencies financial operations.

• Aligns activities of the department's administrative functions with those of the other County Departments, divisions and when necessary with comparable organizations in other public jurisdictions.

• Recommends, authorizes, and implements organizational and administrative changes.

• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with all Transportation sections and other agencies throughout Broward County.

• Reviews existing departments organizations structure, reporting relationships and manpower utilization. Promotes efficient function procedures thought standardization, process improvement, simplification and implementation of new operating systems.

• Manages, develops and motivates staff. Exercises sound judgment, recognizes issues and implements solutions.

• Inspects facilities to assure proper operation including safety issues, attends and plans meetings with subordinates to identify issues and plan corrective action.

• Attends meetings with superiors to share information and receive input meets with outside agencies to address issues and concerns regarding services provided.

• Provides direction with regard to employee issues and emergency management ensures security for facilities and employees as well as the public safety concerning transportation management.

• Directly supervises managers of Business Operations, Accounting, and Grants.

• Performs related work as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.

Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time and involves exerting up to 25 pounds of force on an occasional basis or sustained keyboard operations. Requires frequent driving to park locations.

Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.

None.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email [email protected] to make an accommodation request.

Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.

County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.

All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.