Overview
On Site
USD 121,499.00 - 197,436.00 per year
Full Time
Skills
Innovation
Strategic Leadership
Data Warehouse
Master Data Management
Mobile Device Management
Systems Engineering
Software Development Methodology
Geographic Information System
Emerging Technologies
Artificial Intelligence
Data Quality
Analytics
Enterprise Architecture
Investments
IT Governance
Finance
Service Management
Portfolio Management
Accountability
KPI
Process Improvement
FOCUS
Business Plans
Leadership
Performance Improvement
Vendor Management
Writing
Presentations
Strategic Management
Security Architecture
IT Management
Human Resources
Recruiting
Performance Management
Training And Development
IT Strategy
Quality Control
Financial Management
Resource Management
Information Technology
Project Portfolio Management
Business Intelligence
Regulatory Compliance
Procurement
Budget
Billing
Training
Computer Science
Information Systems
Systems Analysis
Development Testing
Management
Data Architecture
Data Modeling
Database
Extract
Transform
Load
Data Governance
Job Details
Title: IT Portfolio Manager
State Role Title: Information Technology Manager I
Hiring Range: $121,499 - $197,436
Pay Band: 6
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location:Dept of Transportation
Agency Website:;br>
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At theVirginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.
VDOT is excited to announce an opportunity to serve as an IT Portfolio Manager over the Data and GIS Programs in our IT Division. This strategic leadership role will oversee portfolios in data warehousing, integration, database development, Master Data Management (MDM), and GIS. The Portfolio Manager will lead cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise data initiatives, ensuring robust data governance, architecture, and integration with business intelligence systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), GIS data practices, and emerging technologies such as AI-driven data quality and analytics. This position requires experience navigating state procurement processes, vendor management, and a deep understanding of VDOT's enterprise architecture and fiscal planning related to technology investments.
The person in this role will manage one or more supervisors in delivering a Portfolio of IT functions. IT functional portfolios include IT Governance and Compliance, Finance and Procurement, Service Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Architecture, Operations, Applications, Data & BI. He or she will participate in a cohort of Portfolio Manages to ensure that cross cutting functional escalations are resolved and to ensure that handoffs between IT Portfolios and functions are happening in a way that produces the best results for IT stakeholders. As part of a cohort of Portfolio Managers, the IT Portfolio Manager will implement annual strategic focus area deliverables.
Core responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Ensure Compliance - Champion adherence to ITD policies and processes. Provide accountability for compliance by ensuring that Supervisors have appropriate functional controls in place to comply with required VITA, DHRM, VDOT, and ITD policy. Provide oversight by performing periodic reviews of those controls.
Execute Programs - Direct, through subordinate supervisors, all program, operations, and staff in assigned IT Portfolio. Perform managerial and technical work ranging from moderate to considerable difficulty. Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and improving programs, systems, projects and services within assigned IT Portfolio. Monitor processes for each program area within the assigned IT Portfolio by assessing performance via tactical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Work with supervisors to target underperforming areas for process improvements. Interact with ADAs and IT Portfolio Manager Cohort to ensure that customer needs are met. Focus on implementation of annual strategic focus areas in alignment with the IT Strategy and Business Plan. Apply effective management to ensure that expenditures within assigned portfolio are in alignment with the annual spend plan.
Lead, Develop and Direct Supervisors - Provide effective management of ITD Supervisors across a portfolio of IT functions. Interact with subordinates to provide leadership and guidance in managing their assigned area. Ensure development and performance improvement of assigned ITD staff. Actively contribute to the development and improvement of the ITD organization and all associated processes. Apply effective management to ensure that expenditures within assigned portfolio are in alignment with the annual spend plan.
Improve Processes - Manage work throughput by monitoring and measuring operational metrics alignment to ITD goals. Implement through subordinate supervisors' changes needed to bring operational performance into alignment performance and strategic goals.
Requirements:
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.
VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.
Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.
We are a "Virginia Values Veterans" (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.
VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.
Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.
Contact Information
Name: Greg Rollins
Email:
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
State Role Title: Information Technology Manager I
Hiring Range: $121,499 - $197,436
Pay Band: 6
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location:Dept of Transportation
Agency Website:;br>
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At theVirginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.
VDOT is excited to announce an opportunity to serve as an IT Portfolio Manager over the Data and GIS Programs in our IT Division. This strategic leadership role will oversee portfolios in data warehousing, integration, database development, Master Data Management (MDM), and GIS. The Portfolio Manager will lead cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise data initiatives, ensuring robust data governance, architecture, and integration with business intelligence systems. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the systems development life cycle (SDLC), GIS data practices, and emerging technologies such as AI-driven data quality and analytics. This position requires experience navigating state procurement processes, vendor management, and a deep understanding of VDOT's enterprise architecture and fiscal planning related to technology investments.
The person in this role will manage one or more supervisors in delivering a Portfolio of IT functions. IT functional portfolios include IT Governance and Compliance, Finance and Procurement, Service Management, Project and Portfolio Management, Architecture, Operations, Applications, Data & BI. He or she will participate in a cohort of Portfolio Manages to ensure that cross cutting functional escalations are resolved and to ensure that handoffs between IT Portfolios and functions are happening in a way that produces the best results for IT stakeholders. As part of a cohort of Portfolio Managers, the IT Portfolio Manager will implement annual strategic focus area deliverables.
Core responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Ensure Compliance - Champion adherence to ITD policies and processes. Provide accountability for compliance by ensuring that Supervisors have appropriate functional controls in place to comply with required VITA, DHRM, VDOT, and ITD policy. Provide oversight by performing periodic reviews of those controls.
Execute Programs - Direct, through subordinate supervisors, all program, operations, and staff in assigned IT Portfolio. Perform managerial and technical work ranging from moderate to considerable difficulty. Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and improving programs, systems, projects and services within assigned IT Portfolio. Monitor processes for each program area within the assigned IT Portfolio by assessing performance via tactical Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Work with supervisors to target underperforming areas for process improvements. Interact with ADAs and IT Portfolio Manager Cohort to ensure that customer needs are met. Focus on implementation of annual strategic focus areas in alignment with the IT Strategy and Business Plan. Apply effective management to ensure that expenditures within assigned portfolio are in alignment with the annual spend plan.
Lead, Develop and Direct Supervisors - Provide effective management of ITD Supervisors across a portfolio of IT functions. Interact with subordinates to provide leadership and guidance in managing their assigned area. Ensure development and performance improvement of assigned ITD staff. Actively contribute to the development and improvement of the ITD organization and all associated processes. Apply effective management to ensure that expenditures within assigned portfolio are in alignment with the annual spend plan.
Improve Processes - Manage work throughput by monitoring and measuring operational metrics alignment to ITD goals. Implement through subordinate supervisors' changes needed to bring operational performance into alignment performance and strategic goals.
Requirements:
- Skills in procurement and vendor management
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings
- Knowledge of Commonwealth of Virginia procurement laws and regulations including VITA procurement processes
- Knowledge of tactical and strategic management of large enterprise-wide technology portfolios
- Ability to manage, monitor and facilitate compliance with requirements for security, architecture, procurement, budget and billing processes
- Knowledge of IT Management and Governance Portfolios and accompanying metrics, techniques and control processes
- Knowledge of management and human resources principles and practices to include hiring, discipline, performance management and employee development
- Knowledge of the development of enterprise technology strategy, governance and compliance techniques, quality control and the development and implementation of policies, standards, processes and procedures
- Skill in financial management
- Skill in people and resource management
- Skill in managing IT supervisors in the planning, analyzing, designing, developing or implementing information technology programs, projects or systems for a large organization
- Experience in managing IT Portfolios including Strategy and Governance, Infrastructure and Operations, Security and Risk,
- Applications, PPM & Projects, Data and Business Intelligence, Service Planning and Architecture
- Skill with oversight and compliance controls for technologies and functions appropriate to leading an IT Portfolio
- Ability to manage, monitor and facilitate compliance with state and VDOT requirements for procurement, budget, and billing processes
- A combination of training, experience, or education in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business
- Administration or related field desired
- Progressively responsible experience with system analysis, design, development, testing and troubleshooting
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional IT teams and manage complex enterprise data environments
- Expertise in data architecture, data modeling, database development, ETL processes
- In-depth knowledge of data governance principles, frameworks and best practices
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.
VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.
Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.
We are a "Virginia Values Veterans" (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.
VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.
Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.
Contact Information
Name: Greg Rollins
Email:
In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at .
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
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