Research and Innovation Section Chief – Technical Manager VII
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Location Type: Office
Location: Springfield • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $10,000 - $12,000 per month
Job Level
About the role
- Directs and administers the activities of the Research and Innovation Section
- Considers and prioritizes the research needs of all departmental offices within available funding constraints
- Ensures research projects address the department’s complex operational needs and are effectively implemented, shared, and documented
- Promotes the use of a taxonomy to guarantee that universally understood terminology is used throughout the department
- Confirms information and departmental knowledge, current and historical, is uniformly shared and readily available through the Information Resource Center and that diverse informational needs are met
- Administers succession management program to prevent a loss of institutional knowledge and functional efficiencies
- Collaborates with the Pavement Programs Section to ensure pavement-related research needs are considered and determines the benefits and potential of in-house versus external pavement-related research
- Serves as the Secretary for the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT)-Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) Executive Committee, develops budgets for the contract research program, and conducts final review of all contract and in-house research reports
- Responds to requests for information, research, knowledge capture, knowledge management, and succession planning and provides timely and workable solutions to the requesting entity
- Trains, motivates, and evaluates subordinate personnel to ensure their effectiveness
Requirements
- Completion of a bachelor’s degree majoring in business, public administration, public policy, management, project management, library science, or communications
- Six years of progressively responsible managerial experience in public transportation, public administration, program management, grant administration, policy analysis, community outreach, or a combination thereof; OR fourteen years of experience in public transportation, public administration, program management, grant administration, policy analysis, community outreach, or a combination thereof
- Three years of supervisory experience
- Proven ability to lead, direct, and manage staff
- Experience in managing performance measures and monitoring project task performance
- Proven ability to identify, plan, adapt, and adjust priorities
- Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Strong organizational leadership
- Effective self-motivational skills
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships between diverse groups of professional and technical personnel
- Ability to plan and adapt as the needs and funding availability change
- Working knowledge of intergovernmental relations
- Valid driver’s license
Benefits
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- 12 Weeks paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- 12 paid Sick Days annually
- 10 paid Vacation Days first year, up to 25 paid Vacation Days annually
- 3 paid Personal Days annually
- 13-14 paid holidays annually (based on start date)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
project managementgrant administrationpolicy analysiscommunity outreachperformance measuresMicrosoft Office Suiteknowledge managementsuccession planningbudget developmentresearch documentation
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationorganizational skillsself-motivationcollaborationadaptabilityprioritizationtrainingevaluationproblem-solving