Program Management Office Director jobs in Iowa

Iowa Department of Transportation’s Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation’s five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.
 
This position is open to the Program Management Bureau only and is an at-will position reporting directly to the Transportation Development Division Director. 

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services - Human Resources Enterprise.
 
Candidates must follow the instructions in the "To Apply" section. All candidates must submit a cover letter and resume via email to Stuart Anderson, Director, Transportation Development Division at stuart.anderson@iowadot.us.
 
Location: Iowa Department of Transportation Central Office in Ames.
 
Shift Requirements: 40 hours per week with some travel and overnight travel.
 
As Director of the Program Management Bureau, this position will lead the bureau and provide direction to the bureau.
 
The Program Management Bureau Director is responsible for the development of the Five-Year Transportation Improvement Program (Program) which is legislatively mandated to document the state’s investment of approximately $4.5 billion of state and federal funding on highway projects over the coming five-year period. The Program also documents all other state and federal investments made on Iowa’s multimodal transportation system. The development of the Program requires close and extensive consultation with other bureaus and divisions within the department, the department director, the Transportation Commission, other state agencies, and the federal government.
 
The Program Management Bureau Director is also responsible for the efficient management of federal-aid funding that comes to the state of Iowa for highway projects. This position is responsible for effectively obligating these funds to assure no federal monies are lapsed or withdrawn which would result in a loss of transportation funding to Iowa. Effective management is critical to assure the state of Iowa maximizes the amount of federal funding that comes to the state.
 
This position is also responsible for the coordination and development of the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) which is a federal document used to identify all highway and transit projects across the state of Iowa that are utilizing federal funds in the coming four-year period. This requires extensive coordination with local governments, regional/metropolitan planning organizations, transit agencies, and other bureaus. Guidance for the development of the STIP is developed and provided by the bureau concerning funding availability, project eligibility, and consistency with long-range plans. The detailed and fiscally constrained STIP information must be approved by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration by October 1 each year for the state to be eligible to receive over $700 million of federal funding for the department, local jurisdictions, and transit agencies.
 
This position is also responsible for managing and conducting Transportation Commission tours and public input meetings, managing the State Park & Institutional Road Program, and managing the department’s Primary Road Fund cash flow models.
 
The Director has a key role in the department’s responsibility to provide services of value and excellence to customers inside and outside of the department. The Director is expected to strive for personal and work unit excellence by continuous improvement, understanding and communicating customer needs and priorities, building a work environment of trust and respect, and improving work processes and systems. The Director is further responsible for the recruitment, retention, and career development of assigned staff and is responsible for the assigned resources.
 
We’re looking for candidates that have:

• Commitment to customer service
• Effective leadership and management experience
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Highly effective communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Commitment to meeting established deadlines
• Ability to simultaneously lead multiple programs and priorities

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start first of the month following 30 days of employment. 2024 health and dental insurance premiums can be found here.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
• Employee Discount Programs from variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).