ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER-CDOT 2025 (Project Development)

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER

(Project Development)

Department of Transportation

Division of Project Development

Number of Positions:1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Salary: $129,936-$146,376/YEAR (X43)

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 5/25/2025

Under general supervision, performs supervisory and administrative duties involving the oversight and coordination, construction, and repair of City streets, alleys, sidewalks, curbs and gutters; and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

This position will assist Deputy Commissioner of Division of Project Development with oversight of all city staff and consultants responsible for planning, design and implementation of major capital improvement projects for pedestrian safety, bus transit priority, bikeways, traffic signal modernization, reconstruction of streets and structures, and other related initiatives. Under the leadership of the Assistant Commissioner, CDOT's goals include implementing cross-training of staff, conducting workshops to increase staff's technical capabilities, and implementing necessary planning, technology and workflow management solutions to ensure the systematic and standardized delivery of complete streets design across all major CDOT initiatives. Through these initiatives the Assistant Commissioner will align workflows, eliminate redundancy, improve performance, increase efficiency and productivity, to maximize the effective delivery of complete streets in all CDOT's major transportation projects. Additionally, the Assistant Commissioner will provide direct supervisory capacity to several section heads within the Division of Project Development, including Traffic Studies, Complete Streets, and Public Way Policy. Performs various additional related duties as required.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: 2 N. LaSalle St., Suite 950

Days: Monday-Friday

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS EXEMPT FROM THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Nine (9) years of experience related to the responsibilities of the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in a field related to the duties performed, including seven (7) years of work experience related to the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in a field related to the duties performed, including five (5) years of work experience related to the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position, OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's degree or higher in a field related to the duties performed, including four (4) years of work experience related to the position, of which two (2) years are in a supervisory role related to the responsibilities of the position.

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview, part of which will be a skills assessment/writing exercise. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

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https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 5/25/2025