Interstate Bridge Replacement Program Budget & Expenditure Manager

Role Overview

• Oversee the Interstate Bridge Replacement Program’s (IBR) budget and expenditure management.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the program and ODOT fiscal teams.
• Coordinate all budgeting, accounting, reporting and expenditure activities.
• Manage the administration of the program’s federal grants by coordinating work across multiple disciplines and fiscal teams and meet Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) fiscal and reporting requirements.
• Represent ODOT in bi-state program governance discussions and negotiations with WSDOT on spending management, including intragovernmental billing and cost-sharing arrangements.
• Manage and oversee the implementation of the program’s financial plan for ODOT.
• Develop and establish appropriate program and project hierarchies to support accurate accounting, expenditure tracking and reporting needs.
• Navigate the complex and unique bi-state, multimodal business structure of the program to ensure effective and compliant spending management outcomes.
• Supervise ODOT staff and direct the work of external consultants engaged in program spending management activities.
• Requires in state and out of state travel and occasional after hours work.

Requirements

• Six years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience in grants, loans and programs.
• OR Three years of related experience in grants, loans and programs and a bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with state budget policies and processes.
• Strong knowledge of accounting and financial reporting, particularly related to capital project expenditures, Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) accounting and federal grant management.
• Proven ability to take initiative and independently learn complex business structures, fiscal systems and regulatory requirements to design and implement new processes and policies.
• Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to managing program spending and mapping out accounting processes.
• Strong collaborator and leader, capable of working effectively in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and multiple interested parties.
• Experience operating in conditions of uncertainty and ambiguity while consistently meeting state and federal fiscal management requirements.
• Experience with ODOT capital project management or a strong accounting or finance educational and professional background.

Benefits

• Work/life balance
• 11 paid holidays a year
• Flexible work schedules
• Paid leave
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!