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RESPONSIBILITIES

PRIMARY PURPOSE
Provides strategic senior leadership to TransLink’s Bus Rapid Transit program including development of a consistent and comprehensive approach to Bus Rapid Transit and development and approval of corridor projects. Leads and manages large and complex project teams, including matrixed teams drawn from departments across the TransLink Enterprise, staff from other partner agencies, and consultants. Ensures TransLink’s objectives are met related to customer experience, reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety of the rapid transit asset. Represents TransLink at a senior level internally and with key external stakeholders.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Leads the development of Bus Rapid Transit strategy and charts critical paths for projects to consider technical, consultation, political environment, and interdependent initiatives to develop effective timelines and milestones. Provides clear direction from planning and design through to implementation and operation of an integrated, consistent, and comprehensive approach to Bus Rapid Transit.
Provides strategic leadership to the development of the Bus Rapid Transit program and projects. Directs, or provides significant input to, project scoping and business case preparation in collaboration with other enterprise divisions and external road authorities (municipalities and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure). Oversees the development and implementation of project-related studies, plans, and strategic initiatives, assessing and managing associated risks. Ensures meeting the obligations of project support agreements, develops a robust change management process, to achieve TransLink Enterprise objectives during various project phases