Street Systems Division Manager (Manager II)

The Position

Job Appointment: Full time
Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 4 x 10-hour schedule
Work Location: Hybrid - in person location: 2929 N. Kerby Avenue, Portland, OR 97227. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, click here .
Benefit: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland’s online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

The Street Systems Division Manager is part of the Maintenance Operations (MO) Group at the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT).

This senior level leadership position provides overall management, vision, and accountability for the division activities. The position plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the work of the division and under minimal direction is responsible for developing and implementing division initiatives that support the Bureau of Transportation’s strategic goals. As part of the management leadership team of Maintenance Operations this position is responsible for collaboration and coordination with other division managers to achieve organizational goals.
The position directs, plans, and manages the work of 100 employees: managers, supervisors, and field staff in a unionized public works environment. The position is responsible for managing the division's budget, program accomplishments, and ensuring compliance with all Federal, State, and City regulations and guidelines.

What you’ll get to do:

• Provide leadership, management, and oversight of the work and associated resources of the Street Systems Division which has a current budget $25+ million and 100 employees.
• Plan, direct, and manage the supervisors, crews, equipment, materials, and budgets to ensure all assets in the division’s portfolio are maintained and in serviceable condition and meet all regulatory and Level of Service criteria.
• Implement performance management systems to improve program delivery and productivity with a focus on quality control and quality assurance. Ensure services are being delivered cost effectively, efficiently, and equitably.
• Develop metrics and key performance indicators, conduct program evaluation and trend analysis, monitor program delivery.
• Develop and implement multi-year strategic plans; ensuring proper resource allocation to achieve the Bureau's mission and goals.
• Implement comprehensive personnel management strategies to optimize safety, professionalism, and development of the workforce with a focus on citywide goals.
• Contribute to transforming culture by creating a people centered organization, reviewing programs and processes through an equitable lens, and advocating for anti-racism.
• Provide responsive customer service and communication to a variety of technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Who you are:

• Experienced Supervisor: An experienced leader with a commitment to your position as well as your team/employees. Being an ethical, fair, and supportive leader is important to you along with embracing the City of Portland's Core Values of anti-racism, communication, collaboration, equity, transparency, and fiscal responsibility.
• Innovative: You have an aptitude for continuous improvement and can excel in change management. You’ve demonstrated the ability to remain flexible, agile, and calm in a high paced environment that relies on quick and stable decision making.
• Organized: Able to work on a multitude of tasks and understand/respond to various situations in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
• Collaborative: A professional who values partnership and develops and supports relationships to get things done.
• Dedicated: Personally, you have a passion for transportation and improving transportation through public service; you hold a high level of pride in making sure that projects are effectively managed, and you are proud of the work delivered to the public.
• DEI Leader: You will be an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion champion in the workplace, including building pathways for government careers in underrepresented communities. You will inspire and motivate employees and create a culture of safety, respect, collaboration, and accountability.
• Government Leader: You will facilitate, negotiate, and build consensus among diverse customers and stakeholders, including elected officials. Additionally, you will lead, large-scale change management, involving community input.
• Excellent Communicator: You are an active listener and strong communicator to both technical and non-technical individuals, and proficient verbally and in writing.
• Transparent: You lead with openness and honesty, keeping your team in the loop, sharing information freely, and invite open communication within the team.
• Leader with Integrity: You have strong moral principles, stand by your words, and do the right thing. You demonstrate the City’s values in your actions, helps set expectations for acceptable behavior.

Although Not Required, you may have:

• Five years of progressively responsible management experience in a maintenance operations, engineering, or related environment or public works setting.
• Experience managing a unionized workforce.

About the Division:
The Street Systems Division is responsible for the pavement repair sections of the Maintenance Operations Group and primarily focuses on service and asset maintenance for the City. The primary work performed in this division includes pothole response and repair, asphalt base repair, 2” grind and pavement repair, utility cut restoration, ADA corner ramp paving restoration. Other emergency response related activities include landslide response and winter weather response.

About the Bureau:
The Portland Bureau of Transportation is a community partner in shaping a livable city. We plan, build, manage, and maintain an effective and safe transportation system that provides people and businesses access and mobility. We keep Portland moving. For more information about the Portland Bureau of Transportation, please visit here . The Portland Bureau of Transportation embraces diversity, models inclusivity, and promotes equity through its service delivery, internal operations, organizational culture, and in its work with partners and the community.

Have a question?
Contact Information:
Anna Morgan, Senior Recruiter
Bureau of Human Resources
Anna.Morgan@portlandoregon.gov

To Qualify

Applicants must meet each of the following minimum qualifications. Describe in their responses to the supplemental questions and resume how their education, training and/or experience, meets each of the following minimum qualifications:

Experience managing and directing the operational functions of a public works maintenance asset and/or operation.Experience with the development and implementation of performance metrics and utilizing data to perform continual process improvement.Experience providing leadership and positive work culture around the topics of physical safety, psychological safety and ongoing workforce development.Ability to lead ongoing staff development including a culture ofprofessionalism, accountability and ensuring excellent quality work product.Experience recognizing, initiating, and leading change efforts, including but not limited to, applying an equity lens to programs, and facilitating difficult conversations regarding equity and anti-racism initiatives. Applicant must also possess:

• A valid state driver's license and an acceptable driving record at the time of hire.

The Recruitment Process

STEP 1: Apply online between October 21 , 2024 - November 4, 2024

Required Application Materials:

• Resume
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• If you would like to request Veteran's Preference, please submit your Veteran documents (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.) by the closing date of the recruitment.

Application Tips:

• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your résumé should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis : Please note per the Oregon State Pay Equity Law your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
• Do not attach any additional documents.
• Please note, all completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• You can use AI tools to assist with your job application, but please make sure to personalize your responses to supplemental questions. Avoid copying and pasting. We encourage using AI to generate ideas and then tailor them to reflect your own experiences and skills.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process.
• E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of November 4th, 2024

• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your résumé and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you would like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the City of Portland Administrative Rule 3.01 for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of November 11th, 2024

• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): 1st Round Interviews: December 3 - 4, 2024; 2nd Round Interviews: December 10 - 11, 2024

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates for an interview

Step 5: Offer of Employment: Mid - December 2024

• Some positions will require those offered employment to complete and sign a criminal background statement before being considered for employment. (Include if requires an in-depth background investigation.)

Step 6: Start Date: Early-Mid January 2025

• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change.

Additional Information

Click here for additional information regarding the following:

• City of Portland Core Values
• Recruitment Process - Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity
• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations

An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

A Career with the City of Portland offers many Employee Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including but not limited to

• Health Care (Medical, Vision and Dental)
• Carrot Fertility
• Wellness Benefits
• Life Insurance
• Long-term disability coverage to eligible employees and their families.
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Retirement
• Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), includingcontributions to the PERS IAP plan paid by employer
• Family Medical Leave
• City Paid Parental Leave

AND SO MANY MORE!

Benefits may vary depending on bargaining unit and employment status. Click here to review the many different benefits the City of Portland offers .

Closing Date/Time: 11/11/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

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