Salary: $96,852.00 - $111,372.00 Annually
Location : Denver, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:
Department: Department of Transportation
Division: Chief Engineer's Office
Opening Date: 07/13/2026
Closing Date: 7/27/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 2829 W. Howard Pl, Denver, CO 80204
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information: Lynn Livingston, [email protected]
Hiring Pay Rate: The 2026 Step Pay Program may increase the salary range for employees with time in the class series.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

Description of Job
About the Unit
The Performance & Asset Management Section Manager works in the Colorado Department of Transportation's (CDOT's) Office of Multimodal Planning within the Division of Transportation Development (DTD).

The mission of the Office of Multimodal Planning is: "Together, we bring the future into the present by imagining, planning and creating a safe, equitable and sustainable transportation system for all." The Office of Multimodal Planning (OMP) spearheads CDOT's transportation planning.

The OMP coordinates planning and policy efforts with various partners, including CDOT Regions, Transportation Planning Regions (TPRs), Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and other stakeholders such as the freight industry, bicycle and pedestrian advocates, and local, state, and federal agencies. Key responsibilities of the OMP include leading the transportation planning process, which encompasses the development of the 10-Year Strategic Pipeline of Projects, the long-range Statewide Transportation Plan, and Regional Transportation Plans. In collaboration with the Office of Financial Management and Budget, the OMP also contributes to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Additionally, the OMP is responsible for Main Streets and active transportation programs.

About the Position

The Performance & Asset Management Section Manager provides strategic leadership and data analysis to integrate asset management, performance management, and risk and resiliency into corridor planning.

The position is responsible for developing and implementing statewide frameworks, plans, and tools that guide transportation investment decisions, ensure compliance with federal and state requirements, and align with executive leadership priorities. This role integrates asset condition, system performance, risk, and multimodal needs into planning and programming processes, including the 10-Year Plan and corridor planning.

This position maintains direct supervisory authority over six full-time employees and facilitates seamless integration between CDOT divisions, the Governor's Office, and various external stakeholders. Responsibilities include working with the Asset Management, Performance Management, and Risk and Resiliency Program Managers to establish the performance and asset management related tasks in the DTD annual work program and ensure the tasks are integrated and aligned with CDOT's mission and performance goals. This is a leadership role that has influence over long-range planning, statewide policy, and financial strategies.

Your duties and responsibilities will include, but not be limited to, the following:

Performance and Asset Management Corridor Planning

• Oversee the development of a statewide corridor planning program that integrates asset management, performance, resiliency, and multimodal planning into corridor-level investment strategies.
• Provide leadership to integrate performance and asset management programs into corridor planning utilizing data analysis.
• Establish corridor planning methodologies, prioritization criteria, and scopes.
• Approve corridor plans and ensure consistency with statewide plans.
• Ensure all necessary data is analyzed, comprehensive, and can be understood by the general public when it is included in corridor planning.
• Collaborate to create new visions for each corridor and how each one can better align with current land use, anticipated land use, bike/ped, transit, freight, and other factors.

Statewide Asset Management Program Oversight

• Provide strategic management and oversight of CDOT's asset management program.
• Use advanced data analysis to integrate asset management directly into corridor planning, guiding transportation investment decisions.
• Oversee the development of the Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP), asset modeling, and funding strategies.
• Ensures asset data informs statewide planning and corridor planning.
• Work with staff to establish statewide asset management policies, priorities, and methodologies.

Statewide Performance Management Program Oversight

• Provide strategic leadership and management for CDOT's statewide performance management framework, including the Annual Performance Plan, Wildly Important Goals (WIGs), and state and federal performance requirements.
• Use advanced data analysis to integrate performance outcomes directly into corridor planning.
• Invent and change system and guidelines that will be applied by others statewide regarding the integration of performance data into tactical corridor plans and agency-wide investments.

Risk & Resiliency Program Oversight

• Provide strategic leadership for integrating risk and resiliency into CDOT's transportation planning, asset management, and operations.
• Use advanced data analysis of climate, hazard, and vulnerability metrics to integrate strategies directly into corridor-level planning.
• Oversee the development of foundational risk policies and statewide assessment tools.
• Invent and change systems and guidelines that will be applied by others statewide as it relates to the integration of risk into asset management and corridor planning.

Leadership, Supervision and Program Integration

• Provide supervision and ensure integration across all programs within the section. Align program outcomes with CDOT strategic goals and executive direction.
• Administer the performance program for all employees to include regular performance feedback.
• Monitor work for quality control and efficiency. Coach, mentor, and train employees.
• Address personnel issues and mediate conflicts ensuring appropriate documentation and notification.
• Implement policies and procedures in a fair and consistent way and ensure policies, procedures and directives are followed.
• Support organizational change efforts and communicate with personnel.
• Foster a positive working environment.

Work Environment

• Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 - 5:00 work hours, Monday-Friday, but we are flexible to meet your work/life balance needs while ensuring CDOT business needs are met.
• You will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.
• Daytime travel required during work hours throughout Metro Denver/Front Range to meet with stakeholders.
• Occasional overnight travel 1-3 times a year throughout Colorado.
• Required to operate CDOT vehicles.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only

• At least nine (9) years of professional experience in transportation, transit, urban, city, regional or rural planning; land use; business administration; finance; political science; public administration; geography; civil engineering or other work closely related to the main duties of this position.
  • At least (5) years of this experience must have been professional experience in land use; transportation, transit, environmental, urban, city, regional, and/or statewide planning.
  • Must have at least one year of supervisory experience, involving planning and directing the work of professional employees

OR

Education and Experience

A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least nine (9) years.

• Coursework from a U.S. accredited college or university in experience in transportation, transit, urban, city, regional or rural planning; land use; business administration, finance; political science; public administration; geography; civil engineering or another field closely related to the main duties of this position will be considered.

• Professional experience in land use; transportation, transit, environmental, urban, city, regional, and/or statewide planning will be considered.
• Must have at least one year of supervisory experience, involving planning and directing the work of professional employees

Please Note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. "See Resume" statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.

College Transcripts: If you are using education to qualify, a legible copy of your official or unofficial college transcript(s) or an official foreign credential evaluation report must be submitted with your application. Transcripts must show the name of the school, completed credit hours, and (if applicable) that a degree was conferred. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have been assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. The credential evaluation report must be an official report. Failure to provide a transcript or official foreign credential evaluation report may result in your application being rejected and you will not be able to continue in the selection process for this position.

Conditions of Employment

• Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks. More information in the supplemental information section.
• A current valid driver's license is required for all Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) positions which require operating a state or personal motor vehicle to perform one or more essential functions of the position.

Preferred Qualifications

Theexceptional applicantwill be an experienced Planner with proven ability or accomplishment in the following:

• Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
• Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
• Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in statewide and regional transportation planning ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local requirement;
• Experience with transportation planning techniques and multi-modal transportation
• Financial and economic analysis experience;
• Experience with corridor planning;
• Strong data analysis skills and experience including experience integrating the results of data analysis into plans;
• Knowledge of, or experience with asset management;
• Experience integrating performance, asset management and resiliency considerations into planning;
• Knowledge of, or experience with program performance and state and federal performance requirements;
• Experience in strategic planning and aligning business resources and operations;
• Experience developing long-range strategic plans;
• Experience developing standardized guidance;
• Strong supervisory skills and experience;
• Demons