Executive Director

About the role

The Executive Director is appointed by and reports to the Policy Board and is responsible for the leadership and administration of the OahuMPO.

Responsibilities

• Coordination of planning among and in cooperation with the major partners, including the Hawaii State Department of Transportation, the City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services, and the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation (HART).
• Advise the Policy Board on federal and state requirements and other transportation planning practices.
• Communicate on behalf of OahuMPO to federal, state, and county government agencies, the private sector, and the public on the region’s long-range transportation plans, programs, and initiatives.
• Recruit, hire, and manage a team of professional, technical, and administrative staff to develop and implement policies and activities, including the long-range Oahu Regional Transportation Plan, Transportation Improvement Program, Congestion Management Process, and Overall Work Program.
• Budgeting and fiscal management.
• Affirm compliance with federal, state, and local requirements in coordination with major partners.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in urban, regional, or transportation planning, civil engineering, public administration or related fields and eight (8) to ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in transportation planning or regional planning.
• Specialized Experience: Five years of senior management, including direct supervisory experience.
• Strong leadership, managerial, and verbal and written communications skills.
• Professional experience in planning, organizing, staffing, budget planning and execution, policy formulation, and implementation of programs or projects, including work with senior officials, public and private.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in an appropriate field.
• Professional certification from a recognized accrediting organization, such as the American Institute of Certified Planners, Institute of Transportation Engineers, or equivalent.
• Knowledge of and familiarity with theories, principles, and practices of transportation planning for political jurisdictions, including recent trends and literature in the field of transportation planning and urban development.
• Understanding of and experience with public administration, business, and management principles, including but not limited to, strategic planning, leadership, coordination of people and resources, budget preparation and fiscal responsibility.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of constituents including local, state, federal, and other partners as well as to provide effective outreach to both public and private stakeholders.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects to keep them on track and within budget.
• Knowledge of federal statutes and regulations relating to transportation and procurement, as well as specific knowledge of requirements established in the statutes and ordinances of the State of Hawaii and City and County of Honolulu respectively.

Skills

• Strategic planning.
• Leadership.
• Coordination of people and resources.
• Budget preparation and fiscal responsibility.
• Public administration, business, and management principles.
• Effective outreach to public and private stakeholders.
• Working with senior officials, public, and private.
• Managing multiple projects.
• Compliance with federal, state, and local requirements.

Benefits

N/A

Pay

$117,852 - $188,532

Schedule

N/A

Contact Information

Danelle Miyahara
Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization
707 Richards Street, Suite 200
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4623
Email: danelle.miyahara@oahumpo.org