Prog Admin Specialist II

Virginia Department of Transportation
Richmond, VA
Provide analysis and support to assigned program area by planning, developing, monitoring and evaluating projects and programs. Support the Federal Programs Management Division in providing transparency and financial accountability for federal transportation funds while complying with federal and state regulations and policies. Support the Division’s programmatic analysis and reporting functions by conducting research, collecting data from multiple sources, analyzing and interpreting data, making data-driven recommendations on the efficient use of resources, preparing reports and presentations, and responding to ad hoc requests for information.

How you will contribute:
  • Federal Programs Analysis and Reporting: Serve as division’s liaison to division and district stakeholders on federal programs data, analysis, and reporting. Conduct analyses and prepare reports related to federal transportation funding, including federal strategy, program performance metrics, and ad hoc reporting.
  • Federal Strategy Development and Monitoring: Develop or assist in development of department’s Federal Strategy, including identifying projects to be included in federal strategy, monitoring status of projects on federal strategy, identifying and communicating potential issues to management, and providing input to identify potential projects or approaches for obligating Bonus OA funding.
  • Strategic Process Monitoring: Conduct research and analysis, as well as collaborate with team members and other stakeholders to identify and recommend improvements to work flow processes in support of the Division's core program management functions.

What will make you successful:
  • Ability to analyze, research and interpret data.
  • Ability to apply logic and reasoning to identify and analyze problem areas and recommend various solutions consistent with applicable regulations and policies.
  • Ability to collect complex data from systems and stakeholders.
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences, varying levels of management, FHWA, local government and the public.
  • Ability to develop performance metrics.
  • Ability to follow written and oral instructions.
  • Ability to plan and conduct training, presentations and meetings.
  • Ability to recognize cause and effect between related items and potential impacts among seemingly unrelated items or events.
  • Knowledge of VDOT programs, policies and activities.
  • Knowledge of federal, state, and local transportation laws, regulations, policies, and operations.
  • Knowledge of financial management and reporting.
  • Knowledge of financial program development.
  • Skill in collecting and analyzing data.
  • Skill in problem-solving and decision making.
  • Skill in the use of computers, software applications and reporting tools.
  • Skill in working with business and financial information systems.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Ability to apply logic and reasoning to identify and analyze problem areas and recommend various solutions consistent with applicable regulations and policies.
  • Ability to collect complex data from systems and stakeholders.
  • Ability to recognize cause and effect between related items and potential impacts among seemingly unrelated items or events.
  • Knowledge of financial management and reporting.
  • Knowledge of financial program development.
  • Skill in collecting and analyzing data.
  • Skill in oral and written communication to build effective relationships across the department.
  • Skill in working with business and financial information systems.
Additional Considerations:
  • Experience in transportation funding analysis and reporting desired.
  • Knowledge of the interrelationships among project data, including phases, schedules, and estimates, and the SYIP, SSYPs, STIP-TIPs, and Federal Strategy (or other funding and obligation plans).
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VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.
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Posted 2025-07-29

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