DEPUTY EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PROGRAM MANAGEMENT bei Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA), CA

About the Department

This position will support the Program Control department supervising the project control section. The candidate will be responsible for maintaining department procedures, conducting periodic project control discipline process reviews, incorporating lessons learned, training of project controls of all disciplines, program control dashboards, and enterprise portfolio reporting. The Deputy Executive Officer provides executive direction for program management operations in support of engineering and construction of major capital projects.

Recruitment Timelines: Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of September 22, 2025. These dates are subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.

Position Duties

• Monitors activities of assigned departments to ensure conformance with goals and objectives of reporting unit and eliminate impediments to peak performance

• Develops or oversees the development of policies and procedures for assigned departments

• Establishes and monitors short-range and long-range goals, budgets, schedules, and strategies

• Analyzes and develops appropriate cost engineering, scheduling, and estimating staffing levels within engineering management and construction management contracts

•  Negotiates and manages consultant contracts; monitors and evaluates work of consultants, contract personnel, and vendors

• Briefs executive staff and the Board of Directors as necessary

• Directs activities involving program management oversight of major capital  projects

• Represents Metro at meetings, conferences, and public events

• Chairs and participates in various committees and task forces

• Directs the conducting of studies, investigations, and analyses at the direction of executive staff and Board of Directors, including reports of findings and recommendations

• Researches industry trends that could impact project outcomes

• Supervises, trains, mentors, and motivates assigned staff

• Communicates Metro's safety vision and goals; oversees the implementation of agency and departmental safety rules, policies, and procedures; and maintains accountability for safety performance of all assigned employees

• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out

May be required to perform other related job duties

Minimum Qualifications

A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field; Master's Degree in a related field preferred

Experience

• Five years of relevant senior management-level experience administering program management activities for major capital projects

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications (PQs) are used to identify relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) as determined by business necessity. These criteria are considered preferred qualifications and are not intended to serve as minimum requirements for the position. PQs will help support selection decisions throughout the recruitment. In addition, applicants who possess these PQs will not automatically be selected.

The following are the preferred qualifications: 

• Experience directing, supervising, training and producing training material for multi-discipline project control teams, including cost, schedule, risk, estimating, and configuration management teams
• Experience managing federally funded heavy civil construction projects and knowledge of project control regulations governing public institutions
• Experience producing project control deliverables defined by Federal Transit Administration Oversight Procedures (OP) or Federal Railroad Administration Monitoring Procedures (MP)
• Experience presenting before public officials, executive management and Board of Directors while utilizing excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience designing, deploying and training on Power BI dashboards for project controls staff

Other Qualifications

Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices of program management, estimating, environmental project control or quality assurance 
• All facets of a project, including cost estimating, scheduling, project management, contracting, etc.
• Construction management
• Financial, analytical, and statistical research and mathematical processes and procedures
• Applicable federal, state, and local regulatory requirements and standards
• Modern management theory
• Applicable business software applications

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Directing the overall activities of major organizational functions
• Determining strategies to achieve goals
• Establishing and implementing policies and procedures
• Performing statistical and financial analysis
• Understanding and analyzing complex concepts
• Analyzing situations, identifying risks and problems, recommending solutions, and evaluating outcomes
• Preparing comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Exercising sound judgment and creativity in making decisions
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing
• Interacting professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Meet tight time constraints and deadlines
• Work with diverse stakeholders to reach common consensus
• Influence others
• Think and act independently
• Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
• Represent Metro before the public
• Plan financial and staffing needs
• Supervise, train, mentor, and motivate assigned staff
• Travel to offsite locations
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table

• Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium

• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions

• Communicating through speech in the English language required

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