Caltrans, Marin County Seek Data, Project Management Talent

The California Department of Transportation and the county of Marin are both hiring IT leaders to run internal divisions.

More information about these opportunities is available below.

California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
Chief, Division of Data and Digital Services
$12,131-$14,453 per month
Application deadline: June 3

This executive role leads the Data and Digital Services Division and reports to the deputy director of Rail and Transit Programs. The position is responsible for driving digital transformation, including business process redesign, service design, customer and user experience improvements, data engineering, technology evaluation with Caltrans IT, and implementation of major initiatives such as the California Integrated Mobility Program and grants modernization.

The role’s largest responsibilities are setting short- and long-term strategies for data and digital services; improving how transportation data is collected, stored, processed, analyzed, governed and reported; and leading the California Integrated Travel Project. That project aims to make bus and rail travel simpler and more cost-effective by supporting interoperable trip planning, payment and access across multiple transportation agencies.

The position also oversees data tools, metrics, reporting, program delivery performance measures and stakeholder collaboration across Caltrans, state and local agencies, transit organizations, and the public.

More information about this position can be found in the job posting and duty statement.

Marin County
Manager, Project Management Office
$148,574-$180,253 per year
Application deadline: June 5

The IT manager leads the Project Management Office within Marin County’s Information Services and Technology Department (IST). Reporting to the chief information security officer, the incumbent is responsible for improving project and portfolio management practices, supporting enterprise technology modernization, and helping ensure technology initiatives are delivered strategically, transparently and effectively.

The position supervises project managers and coordinators and is responsible for coaching, performance management, team development, stakeholder alignment and collaboration with IST leadership and other county departments. The role emphasizes on-time and on-budget project delivery, data-informed portfolio decisions, dashboards and metrics, senior leadership reporting, strategic planning, prioritization, and modern service delivery practices.

The ideal candidate has strong leadership, communication, analytical and technical project management skills, with experience in public-sector technology, business process re-engineering, change management, budgeting, vendor contracts, information security, accessibility and customer service.

More information about this position can be found in the job posting.

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