Policy and Strategic Investment Manager

Business Operations Manager 3 – Policy and Strategic Investment Manager
Oregon Department of Transportation
Public Transportation Division 
Policy and Strategic Investment Unit
Salem

Salary: $7,599 - $11,752

The role: 

We are seeking a policy and strategic investment manager for our Public Transportation Division (PTD)! In this role, you will be responsible for leading with the implementation of ODOT’s strategic action plan and active transit, bicycle and pedestrian modal plans. Join us in shaping the public and transportation throughout Oregon! Apply today!

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions and hope you will join us on our path to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are an agency that embraces social equity through our values, strategic planning, and actions. Leaning into our equity priorities means we continually examine what we do, the impact we have, and our progress toward weaving social equity into who we are. To learn more about our social equity commitments, visit our Social Equity website. 

Before applying, click here to 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:

• Supervise up to 13 employees at any given time. 
• Direct, collaborate and manage the division’s public and active transportation responsibilities through staff and various teams. 
• Develop short and long range program plans and goals for the agency's mission, objectives, state benchmarks and the Governor’s priorities on public and active transportation.
• Oversee teams that create and manage public and active transportation policies and investment programs. 
• Set policies and standards for the unit and programs.
• Plan, assign, approve and evaluate the quality of services provided by unit and program.
• Oversee and distribute available resources to the unit and programs. 
• Perform full supervisory responsibilities for geographically dispersed professional staff with diverse responsibilities.
• Direct and coordinate the divisions legislative agenda and responses to proposed legislation.
• Direct and participate with other agencies for interdisciplinary project teams. 
• Work 1-2 days in office with hybrid remote work options available.
• In and out of state travel required to attend meetings, occasional overnight travel required.
• 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.
• Competitive benefits packages which can be estimated using our compensation calculator.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range based on your experience, skills and education. The salary range listed is the non-PERS participating rate. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%. Please review the Classification and Compensation page for more details.

Want to know about new job postings? Subscribe to receive weekly email notifications!

Minimum qualifications:

Seven years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience;

OR 

Four years of related experience and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

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.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; including public speaking and presentation skills.
• Demonstrated experience in team leadership and personnel management. 
• Able to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences and make effective presentations to the Oregon Transportation Commission, management, elected officials, committees and the general public.
• Demonstrated experience in policy development and program management.
• Demonstrated experience collaborating, facilitating, negotiating, mediating and diplomacy.
• General knowledge of federal and state active and public transportation policy and regulations.
• Able to interpret and explain complex laws and regulations. 

Learn more and apply: 

This recruitment closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monay, January 29, 2024.

Please note that we can only accept applications through our website. 

Questions? Call 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmenJB@odot.oregon.gov.  

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer