IL TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROG MANAGER - (TECHNICAL MANAGER IV)

Agency: Department of Transportation

Position Title: Technical Manager IV
Closing Date/Time: 07/01/2025
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $5,432 Monthly; Full Salary Range: $5,432 - $9,713 Monthly  
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: NR916 Pro Tech Teamsters

 

This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.

All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website.

State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.

 

Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.

 

Posting Identification Number REQ#47916 - IPR#2025-00225

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Position Overview

This position is responsible for administering the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) and for assisting with the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program in the absence of the SRTS Program Manager. This position analyzes, evaluates, and makes funding recommendations for candidate ITEP projects submitted by local governmental agencies and ensures compliance with the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA).

Essential Functions

• Ensures the accuracy and completeness of project submittals for Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) funding.
• Reviews and evaluates project merits and makes funding recommendations for candidate ITEP projects.
• Maintains the computerized ITEP information file and hard files, monitors the program, and prepares status reports on expenditures and project activity.
• Monitors and responds to questions regarding ITEP project status reports, recommends actions regarding sunset clause deadlines and project scope or funding changes.
• Ensures Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) compliance by verifying registration in the GATA portal and ensures required paperwork has been updated and submitted by project sponsors.
• Assists with the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) program in the absence of the SRTS Program Manager, or as directed by the Special Programs Unit Chief.
• Coordinates and facilitates meetings as required.
• Makes public presentations to small and large audiences about the ITEP program as requested.
• Provides technical assistance to local agencies in applying for ITEP funding.
• Represents the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Bureau of Programming, and ITEP in a professional and courteous manner in interactions with local agencies, state and federal counterparts, and the public.
• Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• A completion of a bachelor’s degree majoring in business, finance, public administration, or political science PLUS two years of experience working in highway program planning, highway program finance, highway project development, managing a fiscally constrained program, or a combination thereof. OR Eight years of experience working in highway program planning, highway program finance, highway project development, managing a fiscally constrained program, or a combination thereof.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to effectively monitor and analyze data and provide accurate and timely program information.
•  Experience in managing multiple projects and tasks while meeting deadlines.
• Ability to analyze federal and st