Transportation Division Deputy Director

The Multnomah County Department of Community Services is looking for a motivated, confident and strategic leader to join our transportation team as a Transportation Division Deputy Director
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In this role, you will join the Transportation Leadership Team, which includes the Director, County Engineer, and Maintenance Manager. In this role you will partner in managing, developing and implementing strategic plans for all of the Transportation Division, developing short and long range financial plans, managing the Transportation Division Budget, integrating the work of all of the Transportation sections, and promoting cross section partnerships and support to provide the highest level of service to the residents of Multnomah County.

The Deputy Director is the lead on aligning business practices with the DCS Strategic Plan, developing, implementing, and monitoring division-wide process improvements, tracking performance on program key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensuring the division program compliance. The Deputy Director oversees Transportation Planning, Development, Admin, and Survey.

Coming into this role, you will bring practical experience from working in the Public Administration, Planning, Engineering or Asset Management field. You will bring experience in program management, transportation, and project delivery. You will also have the soft skills that allow you to effectively manage teams of planning, survey, and admin managers and staff and create a healthy and productive work environment.

You’ll have a strong commitment to the community we serve and you value and promote diversity, equity and inclusion and a safe systems approach in all of your work.

Other duties include:

• Assisting in the development of, and evaluating work plans to achieve service level goals for each section you oversee
• Estimating staffing requirements based on those work plans and assisting with hiring, discipline, evaluation, training, coaching, succession planning, inclusiveness and diversity
• Creating a culture of safety, trust and belonging in the division that recognizes not just physical safety as a primary goal but also emotional safety and mental well being
• Collaborating and working with the leadership team to develop goals and priorities for County transportation assets
• Overseeing the Transportation budget development and continuing to develop processes for tracking and reporting on budget performance

The Multnomah County Transportation Division includes eight programs plus our Administration group:
Transportation Planning and Development, Road Capital, Road Maintenance, Bridge Capital, Bridge Operations, Bridge Maintenance, Survey Office, and Water Quality. We maintain 30 bridges, including six large bridges on the Willamette River, four of which open and close for river traffic. We also maintain 270 miles of roads in Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village and in unincorporated areas of Multnomah County including Sauvie Island, the West Hills and the Corbett area.

We are responsible for the design, construction, maintenance, operation and planning for these roads and bridges, and we are also home to the County Surveyor’s office. More information can be found on our website:
Multnomah County Transportation Division

Multnomah County is dedicated to maintaining an effective, respectful, and inclusive workplace. We strive to reflect the community we serve and invite leaders who share our passion for workforce equity and public service. The Department of Community Services (DCS) comprises unique and essential government services, including Elections, Land Use Planning, Animal Services and Transportation. What ties these unique services together is our commitment to…