Transportation Systems Monitoring Unit Manager

Initial Posting Date:

08/21/2026

Application Deadline:

09/08/2026

Agency:

Department of Transportation

Salary Range:

$7,537 - $11,657

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Transportation Systems Monitoring Unit Manager

Job Description:

Research, Analysis and Statistics Manager 2 – Transportation Systems Monitoring Unit Manager

Oregon Department of Transportation
Policy, Analysis & Data Division
Transportation Data / Transportation Systems Monitoring
Salem

The role: 

Ready to step into a leadership role? Join us as the transportation systems monitoring unit manager in this opportunity to oversee ODOT’s Transportation Systems Monitoring Unit and gain valuable, hands-on management experience. You will oversee the federally funded Traffic Monitoring System Program and respond to the evolving needs of Oregon’s transportation system, helping ensure the traffic data that informs Oregon’s planning, engineering and infrastructure decisions is accurate and reliable. Apply today!

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A day in the life:

• Oversee and manage up to 16 employees.

• Develop statewide traffic counting schedules and manage field staff.

• Assign, review and approve team member work.

• Manage traffic counting consultant contracts and projects.

• Develop policies and procedures to enhance multimodal traffic count program

• Oversee development and maintenance of permanent count station sites.

• Develop partnerships with agencies conducting traffic counts.

• Develop and maintain the annual State Planning and Research workplan required by FHWA.

• Develop statewide traffic counting processes, practices, schedules and equipment needs in coordination with Region traffic engineers.

• Validate and approve traffic monitoring data published in the annual Transportation Volume Tables.

• Collaborate with Region and Transportation Systems Monitoring Unit staff to achieve program goals.

• Work primarily in an office environment with regular computer use. Hybrid work options are available, with Tuesdays designated as required in-office days.

• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email [email protected].

What’s in it for you:

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.

• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying. 

• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!

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Minimum qualifications:

Six years of supervision, management, or progressively related experience in research, analysis, and statistics;

OR

Three years of related experience in research, analysis, and statistics and a bachelor’s degree in a related field.

What we’d like to see:

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

• Experience overseeing, supervising, mentoring or coordinating the work of others.

• Understanding of traffic counting practices, policies and how traffic count data is used for transportation planning, maintenance and engineering.

• Experience collecting, reviewing, analyzing, evaluating or using traffic count data.

• Familiarity with traffic monitoring, counting or other roadside transportation equipment and its basic functions.

• Understanding of roadway construction and project delivery procedures is preferred.

How to apply:

• Complete the following required steps:

  • Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.

  • Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.

    • Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.

    • Please address your cover letter to Chris Wright, Transportation Data Section Manager.

    • Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.

    • You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.

  • Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.

• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.

• If you are a veteran or Oregon National Guard servicemember, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-779-9733 or email [email protected].

Additional information:

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].

• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.

• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.

• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.

• You will become part of the state's management team.

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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