Deputy Program Manager, Detainee Transport Operations

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

💵 $145k - $155k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

📋 Program Manager

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GardaWorld Federal Services

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

Healthcare • Consulting • Defense

GardaWorld Federal Services is a provider of logistics, medical, security, and support services, specifically tailored for federal, state, and local government clients, as well as commercial customers globally. They specialize in emergency management, offering rapid deployment of medical professionals, secure housing solutions, and urgent response logistics in the event of natural or man-made disasters. With over 30 years of operational experience, GardaWorld is recognized as a trusted partner to various governmental agencies, ensuring safety and support in high-threat environments.

📋 Description

• Support oversight and daily execution of secure detainee transport operations across Texas • Assist the Program Manager with daily detainee transit operations, route dispatching, and field personnel scheduling • Oversee vehicle fleet management, including preventive maintenance, emergency roadside repairs, asset availability, and DOT safety compliance • Enforce federal detainee transport standards, ICE/PBNDS guidelines, state law enforcement regulations, and internal security protocols • Oversee regional field leads, transport officers, and support staff • Ensure staffing coverage, uniform/equipment compliance, and ongoing tactical and security training • Manage real-time field escalations involving route delays, mechanical breakdowns, security incidents, and emergency rerouting • Maintain communication with government agency officials, detention facility administrators, and local law enforcement partners • Compile daily operational logs, monthly activity reports, fleet maintenance records, and contract performance deliverables • Assume full operational command of the detainee transport program when the Program Manager is absent

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum of 4–6 years of progressive operational leadership experience in large-scale transport operations • Preferred bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent combination of relevant leadership experience and education • Comprehensive understanding of federal government contracting, detainee custody standards, PBNDS requirements, and Department of Transportation (DOT) motor carrier regulations • Direct experience managing light/heavy commercial vehicle fleets, maintenance tracking systems, and driver safety compliance • Must be able to pass a rigorous federal background investigation and obtain/maintain required security clearance • Must possess a valid driver's license with a clean driving record • Willingness to travel extensively across Texas, with limited operations extending into New Mexico and Oklahoma • Strong multi-tasking skills, sound operational judgment in high-stress situations, and professional written/verbal communication skills • Ability to work in extreme cold or hot weather conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and loud noise • Ability to remain stationary, stand, push, pull, climb, kneel, crawl, balance, squat, bend, and reach • Ability to use carts and dollies to move items • Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 49 pounds

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote/teleworking arrangement with 75% travel • Full-time exempt/salaried position • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action workplace • Reasonable accommodation for disabilities or special needs