17857 - Strategic Planning Manager
About The Position
The Strategic Planning Manager interprets and analyzes policies, procedures, and business processes and monitors program compliance. The role provides technical guidance across the agency in performance management, organizational effectiveness, and problem resolution, and leads staff involved in the agency’s strategic planning program. It also involves change management, manpower planning, and risk assessment. The manager directs the use of VDOT data information systems to mine, analyze, and interpret data and to develop automated management information reports for managers throughout VDOT, particularly senior leadership. The role develops performance measures aligned with the department strategic plan and business plan; directs day-to-day implementation of performance measurement, data analysis, and performance reporting programs, including the Dashboard and measures that cascade throughout VDOT; and leads the development of cross-functional data analyses, performance measures, and business intelligence reports.
Requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences, make presentations, and conduct meetings.
- Demonstrated ability to conduct program evaluations and critically assess complex business processes.
- Demonstrated ability to handle ambiguity and gather critical facts.
- Demonstrated ability to establish financial and budgetary plans and manage accordingly.
- Competence in team dynamics, including leading, delegating, motivating, and achieving desired results.
- Experience conducting program research and analysis.
- Experience developing, interpreting, and researching policy.
- Experience interpreting laws, policies, and procedures.
- Experience overseeing performance development, manpower planning, risk assessment, change management, and organizational effectiveness.
- In-depth knowledge of state government organizations and functions, and transportation systems, operations, and procedures.
- Knowledge of strategic planning principles and organizational management.
- Knowledge of supervisory practices and principles, including hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
- Proven ability to lead teams with diverse backgrounds to successful results.
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including developing complex and sensitive reports and presentation materials.
- Skill in using computers and web-based applications.
- Technical knowledge of transportation-related networks and systems.
- Ability to supervise and monitor human resources practices and principles, including hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
- Demonstrated experience managing multiple programs and functions.
- Experience related to organizational performance management and organizational effectiveness.
- Must be skilled in the use of computers.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Commonwealth of Virginia strategic planning methodology, reports, and related policies and processes.
Responsibilities
- Interpret and analyze policies, procedures, and business processes, and monitor program compliance.
- Provide technical guidance on performance management, organizational effectiveness, and problem resolution across the agency.
- Lead staff involved in the agency strategic planning program.
- Participate in change management, manpower planning, and risk assessment.
- Direct the use of VDOT data information systems to mine data, analyze and interpret results, and develop automated management information reports, particularly for senior leadership.
- Develop performance measures that support goals and objectives in the department strategic plan and business plan.
- Direct the day-to-day implementation of VDOT’s performance measurement, data analysis, and performance reporting programs, including the Dashboard and cascading performance measures.
- Lead the performance measurement, data analysis, and performance reporting programs.
- Lead the development and design of cross-functional data analyses, performance measures, and business intelligence reports.
- Manage multiple programs and functions and supervise human resources practices, including hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
