School Facilities Program Manager

State of Oregon • Salem, OR

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a School Facilities Program Manager to join our Office of Finance and Information Technology at the Oregon Department of Education. This is a permanent management service position. This position follows a hybrid work model. Onsite presence will be required when business or operational needs are best supported in person, such as collaboration, training, or work that requires access to onsite resources. Employees approved to work remotely must have a reliable and secure internet connection and maintain a professional work environment that supports productivity. While working remotely, employees are expected to maintain the same level of performance, responsiveness, communication, and availability as they would in the office! This position is to provide program management oversight to the Office of School Facilities. This position, in collaboration with the Managing Director of School Finance and Facilities, will direct the work of various programs and grants within the Office of School Facilities. As additional programs, requests, and grants are given to the Office, this position will determine how best to set up the programs and assign staffing resources to ensure program success. This position will directly administer the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching (OSCIM) Program which provides matching grants to districts that pass local bonds to improve school facilities. This position offers the rare opportunity to do work that genuinely matters. You will have a direct hand in improving the daily lives of students across Oregon, building programs from the ground up, and modernizing school facilities in ways that have never been done before. And you will do it with data behind you, using real evidence to drive statewide conversations about how to rethink and reinvest in educational spaces so that every student has the environment they deserve to learn and thrive. This job is different every day! In a given day you may be: Analysing a bill to determine impact on current programs and cost to implement Meeting with external partners and advisory groups to improve grants provided to districts Checking in with program staff about workloads and seeing where balance can be achieved Working with grant finances and looking at long term funding sources and impacts to grantees.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, or a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and five years experience coordinating or administering a program OR; Any combination of experience or education equivalent to eight years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skill requirements listed for the classification.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to manage complex statewide grant programs by overseeing applications, funding decisions, agreements, and compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Ability to develop clear policies and administrative rules to guide effective program implementation.
• Demonstrates strong fiscal stewardship through accurate expenditure tracking, forecasting, and responsible management of public funds.
• Ability to navigate legislative processes to analyze bills, shape policy proposals, support presentations, and advance the Office’s goals.
• Ability to align team’s work with the agency’s mission, vision, and values

Responsibilities

• Provide program management oversight to the Office of School Facilities.
• Direct the work of various programs and grants within the Office of School Facilities.
• Determine how best to set up the programs and assign staffing resources to ensure program success.
• Directly administer the Oregon School Capital Improvement Matching (OSCIM) Program which provides matching grants to districts that pass local bonds to improve school facilities.
• Analysing a bill to determine impact on current programs and cost to implement
• Meeting with external partners and advisory groups to improve grants provided to districts
• Checking in with program staff about workloads and seeing where balance can be achieved
• Working with grant finances and looking at long term funding sources and impacts to grantees.

Benefits

• Oregon State provides amazing benefits!
• Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard service members (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager