Assistant General Manager - Transit

WeDriveU is posting this position on behalf of National Express Transit Corp.

National Express LLC is the North America subsidiary of Mobico Group, PLC, a global mobility leader operating on four continents. National Express Transit is a rapidly growing provider of fixed route, paratransit and demand responsive solutions for transit authorities, municipalities and other clients across the United States. National Express Transit operations transport more than 22 million passengers annually with more than 2,800 vehicles. All of our divisions share a strong commitment to provide the highest level of transportation safety, quality transportation, outstanding customer service and positive employee relations.

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Job Description:

The Assistant General Manager will report to the General Manager and is responsible for managing and developing team members and formulating and executing account strategy. Additionally, this role will require a thoughtful leader and confident decision maker with the ability to measure and monitor performance, culture, and will be joining a program recognized as one of the Best Workplace for Commuters.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Act as the client’s main point of contact and an extension of the client’s internal teams
• Manage logistics of route planning, staffing, and client engagement to ensure service level agreements are met.
• Oversee monthly client invoicing process.
• Provide clients with monthly financial forecasts and detailed reports explaining variances to actual billing.
• Manage rider communications through email and other media, and work with client’s internal team to keep the internal rider facing transportation information website up to date.
• Utilize technology platforms to monitor and optimize shuttle service and provide client data driven recommendations to support efforts.
• Use Project Management skills to foster successful collaboration between teams and meet deadlines.
• Create and administer surveys to gather data to help improve rider satisfaction.
• Maintain a close collaborative relationship with local operations team to ensure driver and fleet standards are being met.
• Collaborate with customer success, marketing, and Global Operations Control to support overall program goals.
• Weekly and monthly reporting to the client on service updates and performance
• Meet with the client’s transportation team weekly to collaborate on ongoing initiatives.
• Monitor and interpret transportation metrics dashboards to provide thoughtful reporting and analysis as needed that drive program decision making.
• Additional duties and responsibilities may apply.

Skills Required and Physical Demands:

• 5 years of relevant experience in Transit transportation demand management, customer service, or hospitality
• Experience with Project Management in cross functional environments
• Ability to set goals and a proven ability to achieve job performance metrics
• Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Excellent organization and time management/multi-tasking skills (comfortable in an ambiguous and fast-paced environment, operating at both strategic and tactical levels)
• Ability to master and effectively use various technology platforms
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Tableau, and Forms for Survey generation
• Passion for alternative modes of transportation is a plus!
• Open for relocation for launch projects nationwide

Education and Qualifications:

Hard Requirements:

• 5 years of relevant experience in Transit transportation demand management, customer service, or hospitality

Preferred Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Work experience in public or private alternative transportation demand management (TDM)
• Experience and thorough knowledge of DOT and/or OSHA regulations
• Licensed Class B driver (Passenger and Air brakes endorsement)
• Prior knowledge of DMV policies and procedures

EEOC

National Express is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.