Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.
Cintra is the highways business unit of Ferrovial, one of the world’s leading infrastructure operators committed to developing sustainable solutions. Today, its portfolio includes nearly 1,200 miles of managed highways globally, representing a total global investment in roadway improvements of over $24.8 billion.
We provide the maximum value in each project, managing all phases of the life cycle of our state-of-the-art infrastructure assets, such as the 407 ETR in Canada, the Managed Lanes LBJ and NTE in Texas, I-77 in North Carolina, I-66 in Virginia and our projects in Europe, South America, and India.
Why Ferrovial?
About the Role:
Cintra, a Ferrovial company, is the leading private-sector transportation infrastructure company in the world, with experience spanning 50 years of innovative highway development on four continents. With US headquarters in Austin, Texas, Cintra manages over $10.1 B of infrastructure projects in the United States and more than $4.1 B of infrastructure projects in Canada. As a wholly owned Cintra subsidiary, Cintra Toll Services (CTS) is responsible for delivering, operating, and enhancing the technology that supports all revenue collection functions for Cintra-sponsored U.S. projects. CTS is a highly strategic asset because it enables effective and efficient toll collection, aligns operations across concessions, reduces sponsor risk, and limits dependence on external vendors. CTS also supports business development efforts for the procurement of new projects.
Key Responsibilities:
The Director of Operations is fully accountable for the day-to-day operations of CTS including:
- Budget
Owns the P&L and annual budget in line with the five-year business plan, including monthly monitoring and budget reviews, and aligns invoicing amounts with the technical office, project managers and concessionaires.
Approves invoices according to budget, once the concessionaire and the Project Manager certify the work done by the provider.
Issues invoices accordingly to change orders and payment milestones in the contracts executed.
Responsible to improve baseline and costs.
- Commercial Operations (Delivery, Development, O&M)
Issues and negotiates all certificates for payment milestones with the CIOs of the concessionaires and the vendors.
Owns the change order lifecycle from cradle to grave, tracking status, approval by all stakeholders, price negotiations and margins, taking day to day decisions under the recommendation of the technical office.
Follows with the technical office the O&M activities identifying any potential risk.
Cloud FinOps and compliance champion (SOX and RAMP)
Responsible to verify the efficiency and efficacy of the FinOps Team, Azure consumption baseline is updated, reporting available and cloud Service Levels Agreements verified.
Process Plans, Policies and artifacts
Responsible for keeping the process plan updated, making sure that all Project Managers abbey by it.
- Procurement and customer contracts
Understands contracts and is the owner of the technical schedules attached to the contract (produce and check their correctness and alignment to the whole contract and to the concession agreements).
- Document Management
o Responsible for keeping the shared repository updated, making sure that all Project Managers align to it
- Lesson Learn Program
Responsible for reviewing, understanding and making sure that the lessons learnt included in the Root Cause Analysis of incidents are properly applied.
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to fulfill those duties. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Bachelor of Science degree in IT, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Civil Engineering or relevant Business Degree. Postgraduate education desired
Texas licensed P.E. is welcomed but not strictly required
Proven experience working in complex environments with multiple stakeholders and sponsors in a matrix organization and shared resources. Experience in share services organizations is highly appreciated but not necessary
Minimum of 10-15+ years of experience in operations with a strong IT component, desired experience in Toll Operations in an Open Road Tolling Environment (All Electronic Tolling/Managed Lanes environment preferred but not necessary)
Demonstrable experience and knowledge in one or multiple of the following fields: Operations Management which includes planning, directing, coordinating, controlling, and evaluating operations typically through subordinate supervisors
Design and implementation of Toll Collection Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Road/Traffic control Systems, Operational/Commercial Back Office Systems
Contract negotiations
Software design/development management
Must be able to demonstrate high computer proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (specifically Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint)
Skills in negotiating large contracts with regional implications
Good teamwork skills required
Active working attitude required
Capability to undertake projects with certain self-sufficiency
Ability to work against tight deadlines and moving schedules
Must be able to proactively multitask, problem solving and implement innovative processes within a fast-paced environment
Work Environment & Physical Demands:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position requires on-site presence in Austin, and is not a remote role
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Some travel required; may include air travel within US, Canada and Europe
The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include the ability to adjust focus, as necessary to use a computer.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, and sit.
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Our company operates in North America as Ferrovial Services in the infrastructure industry and as TIMEC and HRI in oil and gas. We operate mainly in the states of California, Florida and Texas, as well as Ontario (Canada). At Ferrovial Services, we firmly support workplace safety and consider both innovation and operational excellence to be key to our business.
Ferrovial Services North America is a business line of Ferrovial. Since its foundation in 1952, Ferrovial has become one of the leading infrastructure and services operators, committed to developing innovative and sustainable solutions. For more information about Ferrovial visit: www.ferrovialservices.com
Ferrovial Services is an innovative solutions and service provider with a broad range of critical and integrated services. Our company has proven capacity for managing complex projects, a strong presence in stable, growing economies, extensive differentiated and transferable capabilities and a clear focus on operational excellence through continuous efficiency improvement.