State of Iowa Executive Branch Hiring for Traffic Operations Bureau Director at Ames, IA Full Time

This is a non-merit position with the Iowa Department of Transportation. Candidates must follow the instructions in the “To Apply” section.

Positions in this class are exempt from the screening and referral requirements of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services – Human Resources Enterprise.

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 .

Location: Ames, Story County

Shift Requirements: 40 hours/week, day shift, occasional overnight travel required

– Not a telework position

This at-will position serves as the Director of the Traffic Operations Bureau in the Systems Operations Division. The position serves as a key manager within the Systems Operations Division and as a part of the division’s leadership team.

As the Traffic Operations Bureau Director, your duties will include, but are not limited to:This is accomplished with bureau staff, vendors, consultants and engineering services, through management of the multi-million dollar operations and program budgets, as well as the overall coordination of the Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) program.

• The director formulates, implements, and evaluates policy, long-range plans, and goals for the traffic operations area, as well as supervises the leaders of these functional areas:
• Transportation Systems Management and Operations Programs
• Emergency Management
• Disaster Response and Recovery
• Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government (COOP/COG) Plan
• Multi-Agency Coordination for Operations
• Traffic Incident Management
• Work zone Traffic Monitoring
• 511 Traveler Information Systems
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment and Maintenance
• Statewide Traffic Management Center
• Safety Service Patrols

What We Offer YOU

• 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).

We encourage you to view more about the State of Iowa Employee benefits and costs at the State of Iowa Employee Benefits Website !

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and experience equal to seven years of full-time management-level work in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation.
• Eleven years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation.
• All of the following (a and b):
• Seven years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and
• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.
• All of the following (a, b, and c):
• Five years of full-time management-level work experience in finance, human resources, engineering, law, social work, regulation, data processing, or program research or evaluation; and
• A combination of a total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and
• A combination of a total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.
• Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes one year of full-time work as a Public Service Manager 1, Public Service Manager 2, or comparable specific management-level position.

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