Director, Bus Rapid Transit

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PRIMARY PURPOSE

Provides strategic leadership for the planning, development, and delivery of Trans Link’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Speed and Reliability programs. Leads the advancement of priority bus corridor upgrades to deliver a customer experience that is fast, frequent, reliable, safe, and comfortable while improving operational efficiency. Oversees corridor planning, designs, and implementations ranging from targeted transit priority enhancements to Rapid Bus to full BRT implementations.

Leads and directs matrix cross-enterprise and multi-agency teams to deliver projects. Builds strong partnerships with municipalities, provincial agencies, and other key partners, and represents Trans Link at senior levels internally and externally.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Leads the development of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Speed and Reliability (BSR) strategy, defining critical paths that integrate technical requirements, consultation processes, political considerations, and interdependent initiatives.

Provides strategic direction for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Bus Speed Reliability (BSR) program and projects to ensure alignment with enterprise objectives and follows a unified, comprehensive systemwide approach. Directs, or significantly contributes to project scoping and business case preparation, working collaboratively with other enterprise divisions and external road authorities, including municipalities and Ministry of Transportation and Transit. Oversee the development and execution of project-related studies, plans, and strategic initiatives while assessing and managing associated risks.

Ensures compliance with project support agreements and implements an effective change management process throughout all project phases to achieve Trans Link Enterprise objectives.

Defines effective governance, decision-making structures, analytical frameworks, and evaluation processes to support project planning and implementation.

Provides broad direction and strategy to the projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance within reporting functions, and fostering a culture of clarity and accountability across all teams.

Drives rigorous performance management by establishing, monitoring, and recalibrating targets for budgets, timelines, resource deployment, customer impact and risk mitigation, proactively adopting plans to address evolving business needs and challenges.

Provides strategic guidance to senior leadership and project stakeholders, including delivering presentations to the Executive Team and Board, participating in committees, and maintaining continuous consultation. Leads the project’s senior management team, informing executive leadership and Board of significant project challenges and key decisions, and offering recommendations on risk management strategies. Serves as Trans Link’s representative during discussions with the Trans Link Board, Mayors’ Council, municipal councils, and other interested parties.

Supports the VP, Transportation Planning & Policy and provides strategic advisory support to other Vice Presidents and Directors across Trans Link divisions, ensuring alignment of Bus Rapid Transit and Bus Speed and Reliability initiatives…