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Transportation Infrastructure Development & Project Delivery Administrator 3 – Urban Mobility Office Director
Oregon Department of Transportation
Operations – Urban Mobility Office
Portland

The role:

We are recruiting for the Urban Mobility Office director! While overseeing our Mega Project Delivery Program, you will lead teams who design, develop and implement complex multimodal transportation mega projects and systems. You will also represent our agency to elected and appointed officials, including the state legislature, to ensure their understanding and support for mega projects and urban mobility goals.

Our Urban Mobility Strategy is a cohesive approach to reduce congestion, improve safety and modernize the region’s aging transportation system. Combined with our partnerships and investments in transit and active transportation, these projects will address transportation problems facing the Portland region for generations to come. Apply today!

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Provide strategic vision, executive-level leadership and management to successfully accomplish cost-effective project implementation and delivery of mega projects and urban mobility needs.

• Direct and approve biennial budget requests and define the structure, goals and objectives.

• Establish policy and direction to ensure that all modes of transportation are considered and integrated in the planning, development and delivery of transportation systems and projects.

• Work within our agency to identify and advocate for community interests and needs as they relate to projects and programs that affect community and economic development.

• Build collaborative and mutually beneficial relationships with local communities.

• Create the foundation of a sustainable transportation system using practical solutions, innovative approaches and transformative opportunities.

• Coordinate, measure and incentivize public and private actions consistent with statewide goals, policies and programs.

• Ensure our engineering and operational procedures consistently reflect industry innovation and best practices and that we meet or exceed industry standards.

• Coordinate and build consensus among various local and regional governments, business and industry, and special interest groups on transportation policies and projects.

• Oversee the development and implementation of policy, training, project and program stewardship, and reporting that supports an integrated practical solutions approach to asset management, planning, operations, modal systems, project development and delivery, and construction.

• Work in an office environment with hybrid work options available – in office work is estimated at 2-3 days per week.

• This position is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays and requires driving and traveling across the state with some extended or overnight stays – travel is primarily within the Portland metro area to attend meetings and collaborate with partners.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

Nine years of management experience.

OR

Six years of management experience and a bachelor's degree in a related field.

Special qualifications:

Driving is an essential function of this position. You must have a valid driver license and an acceptable driving record. We will conduct pre-employment driving records checks on our final candidate(s). Your license does not have to be issued in Oregon to be considered.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience in multimodal transportation and a demonstrated in-depth understanding of the opportunities impacting project delivery including equity and the unique impacts transportation systems have on underserved populations.

• Experience in oversight and delivery of successful mega and urban mobility projects.

• Experience with infrastructure modernization, innovative mobility and alternative and sustainable transportation systems including the effectiveness of policies and programs.

• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners.

• Experience coordinating and building consensus among various local and regional governments, business and industry, and special interest groups on transportation policies and projects.

• Experience developing public sector budgets, federal funding requests and establishing and implementing program policies, goals and objectives.

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

  • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

  • Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.

    • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

    • Please address your cover letter to Leah Horner, Assistant Director for Operations.

    • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

    • You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.

  • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 971-273-8687 or email ODOTRecruitmentEM@odot.oregon.gov.

Additional information:

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will become part of the state's management team.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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