Executive Managing Director

The Executive Managing Director position manages all aspects of the operation of the largest and most active county road commission in Michigan (current budget of $270 million; jurisdiction over the state's largest county road system with over 2,700 miles of roads; and a staff of approximately 460 union and non-union employees in a county of almost 1.3 million residents).

Job Duties:

• Provide leadership and direction for the entire agency.
• Foster and maintain collaborative relationships with the Board of County Road Commissioners, including enthusiastically carrying out the policies enacted by the Board of Road Commissioners.
• Monitor and analyze critical information and trends related to RCOC and the road industry.
• Build and maintain solid relationships with local, county and state-government and represent the interests of the agency with these entities.
• Advance the interest of the agency by participating in a wide variety of professional organizations, committees, conferences and meetings.
• Assume responsibility for all county road services by establishing, monitoring and improving operational functions.
• Monitor and meet all mandated financial objectives, including presiding over all budgetary and financial strategy and planning.
• Monitor and comply with all road/transportation-related regulations at the federal, state and local levels.
• Promote county road services with federal, state and local politicians/officials and the media, and oversee these activities when conducted by support staff.
• Provide transparency to the public and media in organizational operations, finances, etc.
• Stay abreast of transportation-related technical and financial topics through professional conferences, organizations and print/electronic publications.

Ideal Candidate:

• Fifteen (15) or more years of progressively more responsible experience in public administration, civil engineering or urban transportation.
• Must have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in public administration, transportation planning, civil engineering or equivalent from an accredited college or university.
• Must have ten (10) or mores years’ experience working for a road commission or county road’s department.
• Must be familiar with Microsoft-based computer programs and other information-processing systems.
• May require responding to emergencies on a 24/7 basis, sometimes on short notice.
• Proven high standard of professional discretion, managerial and operational prowess and community collaboration are critical.
• Willingness and ability to travel throughout the state.
• Must possess and maintain a valid State of Michigan Driver’s license.

Disclaimer:

• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States and possess a valid Driver's License.
• Attractive benefits package:
  • Hybrid Pension, including Employer Match 401(a)
  • Medical Insurance
  • Employer Paid Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Employer Paid Telemedicine
  • Up to 31 days of paid time off.
• EOE/ADA/Drug Free Workplace.