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Supervisory Program Manager (Director, University Transportation Centers Program) (Open to both U.S. Citizens and Federal Employees)
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
USA
Full-time
Senior
Onsite
USD 169279-197200 yearly / year
Discovered 3 weeks ago
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Duties
- The Supervisory Program Manager (University Transportation Centers Program): Provides national leadership for the UTC Program, ensuring that university‐led research aligns with Departmental priorities, modal needs, Transportation Research Board recommendations, and emerging national transportation challenges. Guides the development of an integrated and coordinated research strategy in collaboration with other modal partners. Serves as the senior focal point for university research across USDOT. Provides strategic oversight of program execution, including technical, administrative, and policy-level direction to staff managing grants and cooperative agreements and university partnerships. Maintains expert awareness of Federal R&D funding mechanisms to inform program structure and ensure alignment with best practices. Oversees staff evaluations of strategic plans, research proposals, and concept papers, ensuring program direction reflects state‐of‐the‐art technologies, private–public sector needs, and multimodal challenges. Provides policy guidance on the initiation, continuation, and redirection of research activities. Leads and oversees national outreach, engagement, and dissemination activities supporting UTC objectives. Directs the development of seminars, workshops, technical briefings, and interagency activities that broaden understanding and application of UTC research. Ensures awareness of stakeholder needs across Federal, State, local, Tribal, academic, and industry audiences. Represents the Department as its senior official in promoting technology transfer and innovative outreach approaches to maximize the visibility and impact of UTC research outcomes. Provides senior-level oversight of university-based R&D, ensuring UTC research portfolios and other Department-supported university programs address national transportation needs and statutory mandates. Coordinates with university centers of excellence and other research programs to integrate results, minimize duplication, and enhance Department-wide research outcomes. Serves as spokesperson for university research accomplishments and national innovation impacts. Responds to high-profile inquiries from Congress, Federal agencies, academia, industry, and stakeholders on university research issues. Directs staff in producing analyses, correspondence, and briefings, ensuring accuracy and appropriate Departmental coordination. Participates in high-level planning and policy forums, providing expert insight on legislative changes, funding structures, advanced research and technologies, and national R&D priorities. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader providing executive oversight for a national portfolio of transportation research, innovation, and workforce development programs. We are seeking a highly experience professional who possess strong competencies in Transportation Strategic Thinking, Research, Technology Management, Technical Competence, and Stakeholder Management to champion national transportation priorities and effectively communicate complex Transportation R&D initiatives to Congress, Federal agencies, academia, and industry partners. We are seeking a highly experienced professional who possesses: Strategic & Program Leadership: Extensive transportation experience providing policy-level direction and oversight to staff managing complex research partnerships, grants, and cooperative agreements. Financial & Grants Management: Strong financial acumen to manage large-scale grant administration, navigate Federal R&D funding mechanisms, and resolve complex budgetary and policy challenges. Research Coordination: Proven ability to lead cross-organizational transportation research, technology development, and innovation deployment across academic, public, and private sectors. Outreach & Engagement: Success in leading national transportation dissemination activities and addressing the needs of diverse stakeholders across Federal, State, local, Tribal, and industry audiences.
Key Requirements
- You must be a U.S.Citizen and eligible for consideration.
- You must meet specialized experience to qualify.
- Required documents must be submitted by the closing date.
- Submit application and resume online by 11:59 PM EST on the closing date.
About Office of the Secretary of Transportation
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United States Department of Transportation
Federal Government55000 employeesFounded 1966
U.S. federal government department coordinating transportation policy, safety regulation, and infrastructure funding across major transport modes.
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