RESEARCH/PROGRAM EVALUATION MANAGER (TECHNICAL MANAGER IV)

Job Requisition ID: 51413  25-00594
Closing Date: 11/20/2025
​Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: TECHNICAL MANAGER IV - PW414 
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $5,432 Monthly; Full Range: $5,432 - $9,713 Monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time 
County: Sangamon
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: 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.

 

 

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No matter what state career you’re looking for, we offer jobs that fit your life and your schedule—flexible jobs that provide the gold standard of benefits. Our employees can take advantage of various avenues to advance their careers and realize their dreams. Our top-tier benefits and great retirement packages can help you build a rewarding career and lasting future with the State of Illinois.

 

Position Overview:

This position is responsible for determining the adequacy and appropriateness of highway safety projects submitted by state and local governmental agencies. This evaluation is a necessary and integral part of management of the department’s Highway Safety Program (HSP) and is in support of the Illinois Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). 

Essential Functions

• Manages complex evaluation, survey projects and literature searches which support the process of evaluation.
• Establishes clear and precise measurement criteria for project and program evaluation.
• Develops innovative evaluation procedures and techniques which incorporate problem identifications, literature search, analysis, written reports, and presentation of findings to upper-level management.
• Assures that projects proposals contain clearly stated objectives with criteria for evaluation identified in terms of specific output measures.
• Prepares interim and final reports of evaluation to recommend continuation, cancellation, or expansion of specific traffic safety efforts.
• Organizes and maintains a collection of traffic safety reports and studies.
• Provides technical and statistical consulting services on highway safety related matters to organizational components of the department. These services ensure development of proper evaluation methods and techniques.
• 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

• Completion of a bachelor's degree majoring in math, statistics, computer science, public health, public policy, behavioral science, or social science PLUS two years of experience with conducting quantitative research and developing quantitative evaluations for programs and/or projects; OR eight years of experience with conducting quantitative research and developing quantitative evaluations for programs and/or projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of research methods, management techniques, and modern organizational concepts.
• Extensive knowledge of statistical computer software packages such as Statistical Analysis System (SAS) or R.
• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office 365, particularly Microsoft Access and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong oral and written