Portfolio Manager

Portfolio Manager

Salary

$81,203.20 - $124,883.20 Annually

Location

Ankeny - 50021 - Polk County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

27-00807

Agency

645 Iowa Department of Transportation

Opening Date

09/17/2026

Closing Date

9/27/2026 11:59 PM Central

LinkedIn Tag

#LI-POST

Point of Contact

Toni Smith - Toni.Smith@iowadot.us

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Job Description

Motor Vehicle Division - Systems & Project Management Team

Portfolio Management Position

Iowa Department of Transportation's Mission is Making Lives Better Through Transportation. To accomplish our Mission, the person selected for this position will demonstrate actions and behaviors guided by the Iowa Department of Transportation's five CORE values: Safety First, People Matter, Customer Focused, Servant Leadership, and Integrity Without Exception.

Location: Ankeny, Iowa

Shift Requirements: M-F; 8:00-4:30; flexible schedule available

As a Portfolio Manager (Executive Officer 3), your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Research, compile, analyze, and evaluate extensive amounts of data on which to base forecasts and projections.
• Calculate the budget and return on investment potential for divisional projects using established criteria.
• Apply principles, theories, techniques and trends applicable to public administration in portfolio management.
• Assign priority among competing program interests and justify program plans and decisions to internal and external executives.
• Communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with all levels of the organization, including making presentations and writing reports in a comprehensive and concise manner.
• Understand, implement and provide guidance to others on project management implementation strategies and best practices.
• Interact professionally with department representatives, IT departmental employees and managers, legislators, local government representatives, the public, and other office staff.
• Understand state and federal statutory requirements and how they affect the divisions program requirements.

As a State of Iowa employee, you will be eligible for the following benefits:

• Competitive pay and benefits package including health, dental, flexible spending, and life insurance
• Insurance benefits start the first month following 30 days of employment and costs can be reviewed here.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• Paid time off effective immediately - biweekly vacation, separate sick leave, accruals rollover on a yearly basis, and 9 paid holidays per year.
• Iowa Public Employee Retirement System (IPERS) Retirement Package with employer match
• Optional 401A plan with employer contributions.
• Employee Discount Programs from a variety of vendors (vision, cellular, fitness, recreation, season passes, travel, counseling; legal, financial).

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Iowa DOT complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the EEO & ADA Officer at 515-689-1009 or via email at amy.weerheim@iowadot.us.

E-Verify and Right to Work

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

Applicants must meet at least one of the following minimum requirements to qualify for positions in this job classification:

1) Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in any field, and experience equal to five years of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program research/evaluation, or management.

2) A total of nine years of education and/or full-time experience (as described in number one), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience.

3) All of the following (a, b, and c):

a. Three years of full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program research/evaluation, or management; and

b. A total of four years of education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where thirty semester hours of accredited college or university course work in any field equals one year of full-time experience; and

c. A total of two years of graduate-level education and full-time experience (as described in part a), where twenty-four semester hours of accredited graduate college or university course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) equals one year of full-time experience. Graduation from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program is also equivalent to one year of full-time experience or education.

4) Current, continuous experience in the state executive branch that includes twelve months of full-time work as an Executive Officer 2 or two years of full-time work as an Executive Officer 1 or comparable specific management-level position.

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Have you graduated from a four-year college or university? IF YES - How many years do you have of full-time professional-level work in program administration, program development, program operations, or management?

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• No experience in the identified areas
• Less than one year experience in the identified areas
• One year to less than three years of experience in the identified areas
• Three years to less than five years of experience in the identified areas
• Five or more years of experience in the identified areas

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How many years do you have of COMBINED full-time work experience (described in Number One) AND/OR undergraduate college education? 30 semester hours of undergraduate education equals one year of experience.

• No education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Less than three years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Three years to less than six years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Six years to less than nine years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Nine years or more of education and/or experience in the identified areas

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Have you graduated from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program? IF YES - How many years do you have of COMBINED full-time work experience (described in Number One) AND/OR undergraduate college education? 30 semester hours of undergraduate education equals one year of experience.

• Not Applicable - I have not graduated from the Iowa Certified Public Manager Program
• No education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Less than three years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Three years to less than six years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Six years to less than eight years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Eight years or more of education and/or experience in the identified areas

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How many years do you have of combined GRADUATE level (post bachelors degree) course work in a public-service-related area (e.g., public or business administration, social work, public health, law, education, engineering) AND/OR full-time professional-level work experience in program administration, program development, program operations, or management? 24 semester hours equals one year of experience. Applicants can only count up to 48 semester hours (two years) of post graduate level course work and must have a minimum of three years of the required experience.

• No experience and/or post graduate level course work in the identified areas
• Three years to less than five years of education and/or experience in the identified areas
• Five years or more of education and/or experience in the identified areas

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If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch) how many months of full-time experience in the classification of Executive Officer 2 do you have?

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• 12 months or less in the classification of Executive Officer 2
• 12 months or more in the classification of Executive Officer 2

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If you are a CURRENT employee for the State of Iowa (executive branch) how many years of full-time experience in the classification of Executive Officer 1 do you have?

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• Six Months but less than one year in the classification of Executive Officer 1
• One year but less than two years in the classification of Executive Officer 1
• Two years or more in the identified in the classification of Executive Officer 1

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Employer State of Iowa

Agency 645 Iowa Department of Transportation Address 800 Lincoln Way

Ames, Iowa, 50010

Website https://iowadot.gov/careers/