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State of Nebraska · 1 week ago

Highway Division Manager - Program Management

Lincoln, NE

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$53.28/hr - $82.59/hr

2+ years exp

The State of Nebraska is seeking an accomplished professional to oversee and manage the Program Management Division of the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT). The role involves providing leadership, vision, and direction to a team while ensuring the efficient use of federal and state construction funds and managing transportation initiatives.

Government Administration

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, vision, and direction to Division teammates

Plan, assign, train, and direct the work activities of the Division’s management and assigned staff work goals and ensure consistent application of administrative policies, procedures, and standards

Monitor status of Division's essential functions and report to Administration

Resolve problems not covered by established policies, procedures, and/or precedents

Report on program accomplishments and justify critical and far-reaching program changes

Provide input on new or revised legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures

Communicate and collaborate with agency head, deputy directors and other NDOT divisions and districts, FHWA and local agencies regarding status of construction project delivery, cash flow management and state and federal program budgets

Communicate and coordinate with OCIO to manage and maintain access to NDOT mission-critical Project Management system and data

Ensure Federal and State construction funds are used efficiently and effectively

Lead the development of the NDOT Construction Program

Provide technical expertise on all matters pertaining to the Division's processes for programming, scheduling, delivery, adherence to regulations, standards, funding, and permitting requirements

Stay knowledgeable of trends and current developments relating to NDOT policies and operations

Ensure that all other delivery divisions are providing their support activities and packages for a complete construction letting contract

Lead Agency coordination of any Federal Emergency Relief program when declared by the President or Governor

Initiate and schedule any construction projects necessary to make repairs resulting from emergency declarations

Work closely with local/state/federal agencies, leadership, teammates, and colleagues to help drive NDOT initiatives and projects

Develop and coordinate the Division's budgets

Maintain the NDOT/FHWA Stewardship Agreement

Lead Risk Base Project (RBP) guidelines and program development with FHWA

Support the Development of the Annual 20 Year Needs assessment and manage the reporting of the Build Nebraska Act/Transportation Innovation Act

Actively participate in internal and external professional activities

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualification

Program ManagementTransportation Industry InitiativesConstruction Project DeliveryFund ManagementStrategic PlanningCommunication SkillsLeadershipProblem Solving

Required

Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Communications, Engineering or related field

Two years of highly advanced, progressively responsible supervisory experience

Valid driver's license or the ability to provide independent authorized transportation

Regular and reliable attendance is required

Preferred

Progressively responsible experience supervising, leading, and managing complex Transportation Industry Initiatives with internal subject matter experts and external stakeholders or regulators

Ten or more years of experience in transportation construction project delivery, fund management or program development

Experience connecting and integrating strategy across multiple teams

Knowledge of: Department of Transportation's mission, goals, priorities, policies, rules, programs and services; organizational structures, functions, policies, procedures, communication channels, and objectives as they relate to Program Management Division; federal and state laws/statutes related to the Department of Transportation and Program Management Division; personnel administration including the intricacies of EEO, ADA, union contract/rules and regulations administrator; government relations

Ability to: effectively plan and organize functions and work assignments to meet division objectives; develop strategic plans and work plans; develop and apply policies, procedures and processes; understand and support management goals; identify and analyze organizational and operational problems and develop and implement timely and economical solutions; meet and relate to diverse groups of people; exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in critical and/or unexpected situations; effectively motivate, develop and utilize division staff members; interpret and disseminate information; formulate plans and programs and evaluate their effectiveness; establish and maintain positive and effective working relationships with federal, state and local officials, other agency personnel and the public

Skill in: organization of division program planning; evaluating and assessing the effectiveness of Program Management Division; negotiating and communicating with other entities, including federal, state and local officials, other divisions in the agency and the public

Proven ability to build relationships, trust, rapport, impact, influence, and collaboration at all levels of an organization, thereby leveraging resources and attaining maximum productivity

Excellent communications skills (verbal, written and presentation)