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MyFlorida CHIEF DATA OFFICER - 55006010 in TALLAHASSEE, Florida
CHIEF DATA OFFICER - 55006010
Date: Aug 22, 2024
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Requisition No: 819668
Agency: Department of Transportation
Working Title: CHIEF DATA OFFICER - 55006010
Pay Plan: SMS
Position Number: 55006010
Salary: $142,298.44 - $166,014.84
Posting Closing Date: 09/24/2024
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STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
JOB POSTING DESCRIPTION
994 / Civil Integrated Management
OPEN COMPETITIVE
SENIOR MANAGEMENT SERVICE
CONTACT PERSON: Karen Hardy
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER: (850) 414-4344
CONTACT EMAIL ADDRESS: Karen.Hardy@dot.state.fl.us
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Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
Health insurance (over 90% employer paid)
$25,000 life insurance policy (100% employer paid)
Dental, vision and supplemental insurances
State of Florida retirement package
Generous vacation and sick leave
10 paid holidays a year
Career advancement opportunities
Tuition waiver for public college courses
Training opportunities
Flexible work schedules and telework (for designated positions)
Join FDOT and be part of the team that works as one to improve safety, enhance mobility and inspire innovation in the Florida transportation system!
For additional benefit information available to State of Florida employees, go to http://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: You may be required to provide your Social Security Number to conduct required verifications. Male candidates born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion in the Career Service, or appointment in the Selected Exempt Service (SES) or Senior Management Service (SMS) unless they are registered with the Selective Service System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS.
THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VALUES AND SUPPORTS EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES. QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
In accordance with Section 110.112, Florida Statutes, and the Florida Department of Transportation’s Individuals with Disabilities Affirmative Action Plan, the agency is committed to ensuring affirmative action and equal employment opportunity for qualified individuals with disabilities. Upon request and as appropriate, reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities may be provided. Please contact the Florida Department of Transportation’s Human Resources Office located at 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, or call (850) 414-5300 for assistance.
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Serve as the agency's Chief Data Officer (CDO). In this role the CDO inspires and provides leadership of the Department’s operational data goals, strategy, and governance. Collaborate and coordinate with senior leadership and functional offices in regards to operational data and technology. Lead the development and implementation of the agency’s data strategic plan. Develop and implement agency operational data and technology policies, procedures, standards, and governance. Drive the development of enterprise data standards, governance processes, and performance metrics to ensure value is delivered to the Department’s internal and external customers. Advise executive management on operational data and technology needs of the agency for planning, documentation, minimum standards, best practices, or as required by law.
Assist the Executive Director of Transportation Technology and the Department’s Executive Team in planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and governing data capabilities and initiatives to support transportation safety, mobility and community-centric solutions. Directly oversee the Civil Integrated Management (CIM) program areas and activities, consisting of the Geomatics, Geographic Information Services (GIS), Data Analytics, and Data Governance areas. Use influencing skills to create synergies across the enterprise to enable cost-effective and innovative shared solutions to achieve business goals. Develop and manage the annual operating and capital expenditure budget to ensure the investment in data technologies is consistent with strategic objectives. Ensure that data projects are delivered with high quality, on schedule, and within budget. Foster a business-oriented and digital-ready culture that ensures exceptional internal and external customer service.
Direct the development of the sourcing strategy and provides oversight for strategic vendor and partner relationship management. Develop the workforce strategy and action plans that align with and enable the effective execution of business and data strategies. Recruit, develop, and retain a workforce with the appropriate mix of business knowledge, technical skills, and core competencies. Provide leadership, coaching, and direction to the CDO’s direct reports. Create a work environment of high morale, efficiency, and accountability of employees.
Ensure that district and central office activities associated with operational data and technology programs and products are monitored to assess performance and are in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, and procedures. Direct risk management efforts, and corrective actions when necessary. Provide support during emergencies to the State Emergency Operations Center with various data and technology tools offered through the CDO’s program areas, including field deployable technolgies and staff.
Monitor and analyze State and Federal legislation and policies impacting the Department’s data processes and recommends appropriate strategies and approaches. Assist in the development and prioritization of the agency’s legislative budget request.
Coordinate internally within the Department, with other state agencies, other state and federal Department of Transportation agencies, and Florida’s Universities with regard to data and operational technology requirements, practices, and research. This includes representing the Department with external groups such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Southern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, Highway Engineers Exchange Program, etc.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Ability to develop and implement a comprehensive work plan. Ability to formulate strategies and action plans to achieve results. Ability to coordinate transportation technology issues internally and externally. Ability to plan and organize transportation technology and data activities. Ability to maintain good working relationships with customers. Knowledge of Department organizational structure. Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing. Ability to apply applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Knowledge of the principles of budget preparation and management. Knowledge of Department personnel procedures. Ability to solve problems and make timely decisions. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships. Ability to consult with management on technical matters related to data technology. Ability to supervise and lead staff. Knowledge of geospatial data technologies and management.
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following Executive Core Qualifications designed to assess executive experience and potential.
LEADING PEOPLE – This core competency emphasizes the ability to develop and implement strategies to maximize employee performance excellence and foster high ethical standards in meeting the Department’s vision, mission, and goals.
LEADING CHANGE – This core competency requires the ability to develop and implement an organizational vision and to incorporate that vision into the State’s Transportation goals and the Department’s core values. Inherent in this ability is the need to balance change with stability and continuity while striving to improve customer service within the basic government framework. It also involves the ability to foster a work environment that encourages creative thinking and the ability to maintain focus, intensity, and persistence, even under adversity and in the face of specific as well as institutional resistance to change.
COMMUNICATING AND BUILDING COALITIONS – This core competency involves the ability to explain and advocate facts and ideas in convincing manner while communicating and negotiating with individuals and groups. It also includes the ability to develop a professional network with other organizations and individuals to assist in solving issues and identifying the internal and external forces that impact the work of the organization.
BUSINESS JUDGMENT – This core competency involves applying principles of management generally used in the private sector to manage a public sector operation. The public sector leader must be able to manage and apply financial, human resources, and technology management to accomplish the organization’s mission. The bottom-line of this core competency is effective and efficient decision-making.
RESULTS DRIVEN – This core competency stresses accountability and continuous improvement. It includes the ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.
OTHER JOB RELATED REQUIREMENTS: A level 1 background check is required.
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
Location:
TALLAHASSEE, FL, US, 32399
Nearest Major Market:Tallahassee