Program Manager (DDA)

Program Manager (DDA)

As a Program Manager (DDA), you will:

• Actively assist the Division Administrator in providing leadership and direction over the administration of a highly diverse and complex multi-billion dollar Federal-aid Highway Program and establishing the Division Office objectives, priorities, and timetables, and through the evaluation of program activities, issues, and accomplishments.
• Provide leadership in the Division strategic planning process and oversee the development and implementation of the Division performance plan. Assist the Division Administrator as a consultant/advisor to the senior staff and other Division personnel in review of all highway program matters including planning, financing, programming, environment, design, bid analysis and award, construction, maintenance, right-of-way, civil rights, statewide and urban planning activities, and financial management matters.
• Provide guidance to State and local officials in the identification of surface transportation needs and related priorities which, when implemented, carry out national transportation goals.
• Directly supervise a multi-disciplinary staff that may include supervisory managers, engineers, community planners, realty officers and specialists, civil rights specialists, and financial and administrative staff.
• Communicate organizational strategies, goals, objectives and priorities to internal and external audiences. Build cohesive coalitions and partnerships with State and local officials.
• During the absence or preoccupation of the Division Administrator, the incumbent assumes full responsibility and authority to act for the Division Administrator in the operations of the Division Office.

The ideal candidate for this position will have sound management and problem-solving skills, in-depth knowledge of the Federal-aid highway program, and experience partnering with State, local, and industry transportation stakeholders with responsibility for leadership in the development, coordination, and reporting of FHWA program activities.