Program Analyst Wage

Virginia Department of Transportation • Mechanicsville, VA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position serves as a strategic analyst for activities associated with an assigned Division or District. The role involves leading efforts to plan, develop, deliver, monitor, and evaluate assigned program areas. Key responsibilities include identifying and applying metrics in reporting and tracking, ensuring accountability, integrity, and clearly articulated business processes, and improving efficiencies and automation wherever feasible. The role also involves providing consulting services and customer service related to assigned program areas to management and staff, interpreting existing policies and guidelines, and supporting program needs relative to intake, metrics, evaluation, tracking, and establishing business reports and practices. Additionally, the position will research, analyze, and develop policies, plans, and procedures for assigned program areas, and establish reporting protocols and processes to ensure data and metrics align with goals and objectives.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences, varying levels of management, federal, state, and local governments, and the public.
• Ability to research, compile and organize statistical data into reports.
• Ability to work well independently, as well as part of a team.
• Knowledge of applicable Federal and State regulations, policies, and practices.
• Skill in the use of computers, software applications and reporting tools.
• Ability to communicate and build constructive, effective relationships inside and outside the organization.
• Ability to design, analyze and implement policies, procedures, and programs.
• Knowledge of principles, practices and tools identified as essential to the assigned unit and program area.
• Skill in problem-solving and decision making.
• Skill in the use of computers and PC operations.

Nice To Haves

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Business Administration, Business Analysis, or related field desired.

Responsibilities

• Perform special duties as assigned.
• Serve as strategic analyst on activities associated with assigned Division or District.
• Lead efforts to plan, develop, deliver, monitor, and evaluate assigned program areas.
• Identify and apply metrics in reporting and tracking.
• Ensure accountability, integrity, and clearly articulated business processes.
• Improve efficiencies and automation wherever feasible.
• Research, compile and organize statistical data to explain and resolve discrepancies in processes or policies.
• Continually monitor and evaluate assigned program areas.
• Recommend solutions to issues to resolve problems.
• Provide support for implementation of recommendations from credible sources and data.
• Support other emerging needs related to operations for assigned program area.
• Provide consulting services and customer services related to assigned program areas to management and staff.
• Interpret existing policies and guidelines and explain their application to users.
• Support program needs relative to intake, metrics, evaluation, tracking, and establishing business reports and practices.
• Propose standards for the purpose of establishing uniform guidelines and procedures.
• Research, analyze, and develop policies, plans, and procedures for assigned program areas.
• Prioritize and establish reporting protocols and processes to ensure data and metrics are in alignment with goals and objectives.

Benefits

• VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.
• VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM.
• Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force.
• Equal Opportunity Employer.
• Pre-employment screenings may include: Fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check, Work History Verification, References, Pre-employment physical, Drug screen.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed