Salary: $91,757.30 - $145,406.58 Annually
Location : Hennepin County
Job Type: Full-time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 26TRNS342TD15
Department: Transportation Project Delivery
Division: Trans Administration
Opening Date: 09/01/2026
Closing Date: 9/15/2026 11:59 PM Central
DescriptionHennepin County's Transportation Project Delivery (TPD) department is seeking a Senior Administrative Manager to direct administrative functions for the department. In this position, you will provide leadership to the administrative division, serve as a liaison to other departments and lines of business, and play a key role in managing multiple priorities for the TPD department.
The TPD department administers functions associated with the county transportation system. This department plans, programs, designs and oversees the construction of a safe, effective transportation system throughout Hennepin County.
Location and hours:This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Public Works Facility 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340, and remote as job duties require. There is no public transportation to this facility. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin. New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
About the position type:This position is a full-time, benefit-earning position.
This position is internally classified as an Administrative Manager, Senior.
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In this position, you will:- Manage and direct the departments Board Action Request (BAR) and Hennepin County Regional Railroad Authority (BAR) processes.
- Oversee the department's cooperative agreement writing and management process.
- Coordinate administrative functions and provide administrative support for department leadership.
- Coordinate the department's legislative activities, track legislative bills/issues to get feedback from subject matter experts and communicate strategy with leadership, participate in meetings and committees, and assist in the development of federal and state platforms and lobbying contracts.
- Coordinate administrative functions for the department, including leading a team of professional level staff.
- Partner and collaborate across the line of business and countywide, represent the department at meetings and serve on various committees.
- Propose and create new systems and processes to streamline work including better integration of SharePoint and other tools.
- Act as the department Responsible Authority Designee and main Data Governance contact.
- Serve as a hiring coordinator and intermediary with Human Resources. Coordinate efforts for talent acquisition including marketing, recruitment, and outreach.
- Provide department leadership to advance county goals, mission, and core values.
Need to have: - One of the following:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in business administration, or other field appropriate to the position and five years or more of experience in the planning and administration of organizational operations or programs.
- Nine or more years of experience in the planning and administration of organizational operations or programs.
Nice to have:- Experience:
- Supervising staff, directing daily work activities, and ensuring alignment with department policies and procedures.
- Developing or coordinating new systems or processes to improve work accuracy and efficiencies.
- With federal or state legislative processes, including tracking, analyzing, and summarizing pending legislation.
- With change management, conflict resolution, and consensus building.
- With hiring efforts, including marketing, recruitment, and outreach.
- Managing and/or leading multiple projects.
- Developing, editing, and coordinating BARs.
- Writing and/or reviewing legal documents, such as cooperative agreements or Joint Power Agreements.
- Initiating contracts and procurement.
- Working with SharePoint, Apex, Cognos, and/or other similar software systems.
- Ability to:
- Communicate clear and concise information both verbally and in writing with a wide variety of audiences.
- Manage conflict, identify common interests, and facilitate change.
- Develop and recommend policy alternatives and manage projects.
- Establish and maintain working relationships and use a collaborative approach in problem solving.
- Facilitate conversations and situations between individuals, sometimes between individuals with competing interests or perspectives.
This posting may be used to fill current and future vacancies.
Watch this video for application best practices and tips. Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Final candidates may be required to complete a background check.
If you have any questions, please contact:Taylor Dahlberg
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This position is hybrid and will be performed both on-site at the Public Works Facility 1600 Prairie Drive, Medina, MN 55340, and remote as job duties require. There is no public transportation to this facility. Work hours will be Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
While this position is designated as hybrid, based on current requirements hires must reside in or relocate to Minnesota or Wisconsin.
New Employee Orientation (NEO) for all new benefit-earning employees is in-person in downtown Minneapolis. Details about NEO will be provided upon hire.
Are you willing and able to meet these requirements?
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Do you have a bachelor's degree or higher in business administration, or other field appropriate to the position?
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Describe your relevant education including area(s) of study, school(s) attended, and degree(s) earned. If you do not have relevant education, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many full-time equivalent years of experience in the planning and administration of organizational operations or programs do you have?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 5 years
- 5 years or more, but less than 6 years
- 6 years or more, but less than 7 years
- 7 years or more, but less than 8 years
- 8 years or more, but less than 9 years
- 9 years or more
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Describe your experience in the planning and administration of organizational operations or programs, referencing positions listed on your resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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How many years of experience do you have supervising staff, directing daily work activities, and ensuring alignment with department policies and procedures?
- I do not have this experience
- Less than 5 years
- 5 year or more, but less than 10 years
- 10 years or more
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Describe your experience supervising staff, directing daily work activities, and ensuring alignment with department policies and procedures, referencing jobs listed on your resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Which of the following supervisory tasks have you performed? Check all that apply
- Administering Human Resources policies, such as Family Medical Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Administering labor agreements
- Coaching and mentoring employees
- Creating and administering a performance improvement plan for a direct report
- Disciplining employees
- Hiring and training employees
- Responding to a first step grievance on supervisory actions
- Serving as a management representative to a Labor Management committee
- Signing or authorizing employee timecards
- Testifying at grievance arbitrations
- Written employee performance appraisals
- None of the above
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Do you have experience developing or coordinating new systems or processes to improve work accuracy and efficiencies?
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Describe your experience developing or coordinating new systems or processes to improve work accuracy and efficiencies, referencing jobs listed on your application/resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have experience with federal or state legislative processes, including tracking, analyzing, and summarizing pending legislation?
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Describe your experience with federal or state legislative processes, including tracking, analyzing, and summarizing pending legislation, referencing positions listed on your resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have experience with change management, conflict resolution, and consensus building?
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Describe your experience with change management, conflict resolution, and consensus building, referencing positions listed on your resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Do you have experience with hiring efforts, including marketing, recruitment, and outreach?
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Describe your experience with hiring efforts, including marketing, recruitment, and outreach, referencing positions listed on your resume. If you do not have this experience, type "None" in the space provided.
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Please choose the one recruitment source that best describes how you first learned about this job opening. Please review all possible choices before making your selection. Your response to this question helps us evaluate the effectiveness of our recruitment methods.
- College or university (job board, career services, or instructor)
- Community or nonprofit organization (counselor, job board, etc.)
- Employee or recruiter of Hennepin County (supervisor/manager, colleague, or Human Resources)
- Friend or family member that is not a Hennepin County employee
- Hennepin County job notification emails
- Indeed.com
- Job fair or networking event
- LinkedIn
- Print advertisement (flyer, postcard, billboard, transit ad, etc.)
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- Social media (Handshake, Facebook, X, Instagram, etc.)
- hennepin.jobs or governmentjobs.com
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