Public-Private Partnerships Manager; P3

Job Overview

The P3 Manager will support the P3 Director in leading, mentoring, and training technical staff through empowerment, communication, and delegated authority. This position will support the development, structuring, and delivery of Public-Private Partnerships that draw on commercial and traditional financing to advance large-dollar infrastructure projects expeditiously.

The P3 Manager will support the P3 Director’s collaboration with the Major Project Bureau Chief and Department leadership in developing programs, technical direction, organizational structures, and section budgets that align with the Division’s strategic vision. The P3 Manager will assist in the development of performance plans, schedules, and performance metrics that meet expected outcomes, accountability of each team member, and alignment with the Bureau’s Work Program.

The Manager will maintain the availability of resources that provide for the success of the P3 Division and communicate availability to the Director. This position will be responsible for working cooperatively with all Divisions, Bureaus, or Regions impacted by the execution of the P3 Project and for collecting and organizing information to support the Director’s reporting on project progress to TDOT Leadership on a routine basis.

This position will reinforce the empowerment of staff to implement national best practices that drive innovation, improve performance, and ensure project alignment with the Department’s asset management lifecycle framework.

• The Manager will assist in the overall management and strategic direction of the P3 program through assisting the Director in building a framework of streamlined procedures for the P3 project delivery process that encompasses transparency, fair competition, and long-term partnership as part of procuring, negotiating, and executing P3 contracts.
• The Manager will support the effective delivery of P3 projects from concept through construction and operations by aiding in the selection of projects to be delivered as P3 contracts. This will encourage private sector investments for which value for money can be clearly demonstrated when compared with alternate delivery methods.
• The Manager will be responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of P3 projects and the private partners involved and reporting their findings at regular intervals to the Director. The Manager will collaborate with the P3 Director in guiding the management of adequate resources, staff utilization, and financial performance for the P3 Project Delivery Division and support P3 Teams in the delivery of complex transportation projects requiring specialized financing.

• The Manager will support the Director in structuring potential P3 projects. They must clearly articulate accountability for outcomes and guide the development and implementation of a tracking mechanism in partnership with the TDOT Information Technology Division that measures project performance and adherence to the terms and conditions of the P3 contract.
• They must have the ability to function in a complex, fast-paced environment and execute multiple tasks accurately and concurrently. The P3 Manager will ensure the scope, schedule, budget, and quality of all deliverables support the delivery of the Department’s Work Program while also ensuring compliance with Federal and State regulations, laws, standards, and policies.
• They will assist the multi-disciplined P3 Project Delivery Team, as part of a matrix organization, in refining the engineering, traffic, environmental, and financial elements of P3 projects. Facilitate the identification of risks related to regulations, site-specific conditions, permitting, procurement, financing, engineering and construction, changes in market conditions, traffic, competing facilities, operation and maintenance, and refinancing, if applicable.
• The Manager will support the procurement process, including oversight in development of requests for proposals. They must manage change, have clarity of vision,…