AHR General Manager

Division/Department:
American Heritage Railways (AHR)

Job Title:

General Manager

Reports To:

American Heritage Railways (AHR) Chief Operating Officer Type of position:
Exempt/Salary Employee Classification:
Regular

Location:

Durango, COCompensation: $115,000 - $155,000/year Bonus:
Discretionary Regular classified employees are eligible for the following benefits:
Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision plan with a portion of the premiums paid for by American Heritage Railways. Employer-funded HSA (for qualified employees), company-funded Life AD&D insurance and Voluntary Life (premiums paid for by the employee), generous PTO plan, 401K plan with company-match, company provided Employee Assistance Program.

Job Summary:

The General Manager serves as a senior operational leader for American Heritage Railways and is responsible for the day-to-day oversight, performance, and management of designated AHR subsidiaries and businesses. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, this position acts as the primary operational liaison between assigned entity leadership and AHR executive leadership and is empowered to resolve routine operational, financial, personnel, and administrative matters without requiring direct COO involvement.

The General Manager is expected to exercise independent judgment and decision-making authority within established company policies, approved budgets, strategic plans, and delegated authority. Matters involving significant unbudgeted expenditures, material legal or regulatory exposure, executive-level personnel decisions, significant changes in business strategy, acquisitions/divestitures, or other matters reserved for executive leadership will be escalated to the COO.This position will actively monitor business performance, identify operational challenges and opportunities, ensure timely execution of company initiatives, coordinate resources across AHR companies, and resolve routine operational issues without unnecessary escalation to the COO.The

General Manager will work collaboratively with AHR executive leadership and shared-service departments, including Finance, Human Resources, Marketing, Safety/Risk Management, Legal, Information Technology, and other corporate functions, to ensure assigned entities operate efficiently, safely, profitably, and consistently with the goals and standards of American Heritage Railways

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Strategic Management Work with AHR leadership to design strategic goals and objectives for the operation.

Translate AHR strategic priorities into actionable objectives for assigned entities and ensure those objectives are implemented.

Act as a representative of the company in the communities operated in by creating strategic partnerships with local organizations and professionals to increase the business presence and build a positive reputation.

Assist AHR leadership in evaluating future growth opportunities, new business concepts expansions, partnerships, and other strategic initiatives.

Lead due diligence, acquisition, business integrations and decommissioning activities as assigned by the COO.Support the integration of newly acquired or developed businesses into AHR operating practices, shared services, financial standards, policies, and organizational expectations.

Entity Performance Management Maintain primary day-to-day accountability for the operational and financial performance of assigned subsidiaries.

Conduct structured weekly/monthly operating reviews with entity leadership.

Work with the Accounting team and AHR to create suggested budget plans for the financial year including future capital needs and ensure operating entities remain on budget and appropriately forecast financial and operational performance.

Propose opportunities to increase sales and revenue streams while prioritizing efficiency and high value customer experience.

Use data to make quick changes to daily operations based on supply and demand.

Identify opportunities to share labor, equipment, purchasing, services, and other resources among AHR companies.

Provide the COO and AHR executive leadership with concise, actionable reporting regarding entity performance, material variances, significant risks, emerging opportunities, and matters requiring executive-level decisions

Ensure profit margins on revenue streams are within AHR guidelines including but not limited to tickets, parking. Retail, F&B, tours, advertisements, and amenities.

Subsidiary Leadership and Employee Management Provide direct…