Job
Requisition ID: 58690IPR#26-01451
Opening Date: 09/15/2026
Closing Date: 09/29/2026
Agency: Department of Transportation
Class Title: SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICE ADMIN (40070)
Skill Option: General Administration/Business Marketing/Labor/Personnel
Salary: Anticipated Starting Salary: $10,000 -$12,000 monthly
Job Type: Salaried
Category: Full Time
Number of Vacancies: 1
Bargaining Unit Code: None
Merit Comp Code: Term Appointment
Work Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Monday - Friday
Anticipated Hybrid Work Schedule Availability: 1 to 5 Days per week in office, depending on operational needs
Headquarter Location: 2300 S Dirksen Pkwy, Springfield, Illinois, 62764
Work County: Sangamon
Work Office: Office of of Planning & Programming, Bureau of Programming
Agency Contact:A resume is highly encouraged to evaluate your qualifications and skills as part of your application. Please attach a DETAILED Resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) to the MY DOCUMENTS section of your application if you decide to provide one.
Position OverviewThe Illinois Department of Transportation seeks to hire a Senior Public Service Administrator to serve as the Program Management Section Chief. The successful candidate will plan, develop, organize, control and manage the department's annual highway improvement program. The incumbent will draft the department's annual highway construction budget appropriations, by district. This position also manages the bond release requests to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB) for projects funded by bond program initiatives.
Essential Functions- Subject to administrative approval, serves as the Section Chief of Program Management for the Illinois Department of Transportation, providing strategic leadership and direction for the development, organization, and management of the State of Illinois' annual highway improvement program. Oversees the statewide project programming process, ensuring proposed projects align with federal and state requirements, agency priorities, asset-management strategies, and available funding.
- Provides comprehensive oversight, management, and reporting of the implementation of the annual highway program, ensuring that planned projects advance according to approved schedules, budgets, and program objectives.
- Serves as full-line supervisor.
- Manages the preparation, review, and submission of bond release requests to the Governor's Office of Management and Budget (GOMB).
- Represents the Office of Program Planning (OPP) on a wide array of departmental meetings and/or committees.
- Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope for the duties enumerated above.
Minimum Qualifications- Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to completion of four (4) years of college with courses in business, finance, management, economics, statistics, or accounting.
- Requires prior experience equivalent to four (4) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in the practice of highway planning and programming which includes budgetary planning, accounting, and managing a fiscally constrained program in compliance with federal and state regulations.
Preferred Qualifications- Prefers two (2) years of experience working with federal and state transportation regulations, funding programs, performance-based planning requirements, and project eligibility criteria.
- Prefers three (3) years of supervisory or managerial experience directing staff or leading multidisciplinary teams.
- Prefers intermediate skill in utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
- Prefers two (2) years of experience with demonstrated ability coordinating with multiple internal units, district offices, and technical bureaus to review project data, cost estimates, funding levels, and program constraints to ensure projects are programmed accurately and in compliance with federal and state mandates
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, to explain technical and budgetary information to various audiences.
- Strong oral and written communication skills to effectively present program decisions, funding strategies, and technical information to leadership and stakeholders with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks.
Conditions of Employment- Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties, with overnight stays as appropriate. Requires appropriate, valid driver's license.
- Requires completion of a background check and self-disclosure of criminal history.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
- Monday-Friday work schedule
- Flexible work schedules in several program areas (flexible time, hybrid scheduling)
- Health, Life, Vision, and Dental Insurance
- Pension Plan
- (12) Weeks paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Deferred Compensation Program and other pre-tax benefit programs (Medical/Daycare)
- Employees earn (12) paid Sick Days annually
- New Employees earn (10) paid Vacation Days their first year of service and can earn up to (25) paid Vacation Days annually
- Employees earn (3) paid Personal Days annually
- (13-14) paid holidays annually (based on start date)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources
We invite qualified applicants to apply to become part of our team. We are confident that you will take pride in serving Illinois and its residents and visitors.
Term Appointment:
Candidates hired into a term position shall be appointed for a term of 4 years and are subject to a probationary period. The term may be renewed for successive four-year terms at the Director of the Department of Transportation's discretion.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your "junk mail", "spam", or "other" folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
