$44.98 - $71.96 Hourly

$93,552 - $149,683 Annually

This position is a Pay Band C12

Posting Details

District Five is one of six districts of the New Mexico Department of Transportation. The boundaries of District Five include the following counties: Torrance, Santa Fe, Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, Taos, and San Juan. Employees in the District are responsible for providing the Maintenance, Construction, Engineering Support, and Business support measures of the Department to ensure the safety of the public as well as efficient highways.

This position is in Santa Fe and will be within the District Five Complex /Mainteance Section.

As a valued new employee to NMDOT, you may be eligible to receive three (3) days of administrative leave upon your start date.
This is applicable to external hires not within the State of New Mexico Government.

INTERVIEWS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN TWO (2) WEEKS OF CLOSING DATE.

Why does the job exist?

This Position will serve as the District Five (D-5) Business Manager who oversees/manages as well as interacts and supports the Administrative Staff, Human Resources, Fleet Management, and Safety Units within the District to promote an efficient and effective workforce.

How does it get done?

Position promotes an efficient and effective workforce for D-5 office by providing a monthly and fiscal year expenditure report for historical and future budgets. The position also monitors all requests for materials, services, and equipment in compliance with approved budget. Ensuring that expenditures are charged to the appropriate accounting codes, monitoring and assuring deadlines are met in accordance to department directives, policies/procedures. It establishes and maintains a fleet management program which incorporates an annual capital outlay budget that adequately supports the Fleet Management needs. The position will also establish Human Resources to assure all District operations are supported through quality customer service. Finally, it will implement, coordinate, and conduct Risk Management strategies to reduce losses in all areas of Risk Management development, implementation, as measured by the Safety/Loss Control Unit.

Who are the customers?

D-5 employees, supervisors/managers, vendors/suppliers, and the general public.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will have the following:

-Managing a multi-million dollar budget and determining budget needs;
-Providing forecasts and projects;
-Managing multiple projects with the ability to abide by strict deadlines; and
-Experience supervising staff.

Minimum Qualification

Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field of study from an accredited college or university and ten (10) years of professional-level experience with a light strategic impact directly related to the purpose of the position defined by the agency at the time of recruitment. Any combination of education from an accredited college or university and/or direct experience in this occupation totaling fourteen (14) years may substitute for the required education and experience. A hiring agency will designate a portion of the required experience to include management, supervisory and/or specialized experience. Any required licensure, certification or registration shall be defined at the time of recruitment and will be in addition to the above requirements.

Employment Requirements

Must possess and maintain a valid New Mexico Driver's License. Business reference check, and Driver's License verification.

Working Conditions

Work is performed in an office setting with exposure to Visual/Video Display Terminal (VDT) and extensive personal computer and phone usage. Some sitting, standing, bending and reaching may be required.

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Agency Contact Information: Rhonda Lopez, (505) 231-4094 Email

For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.