Job Description

VDOT IT Customer Relationship Manager
VENDOR MAXIMUM SUBMITTAL RATE $ 90.48/hr.
**local candidates required due to onsite requirement
**first round of interviews via Teams. Second round of interviews ONSITE. Please only submit candidates who can interview onsite, NO exceptions
**This position requires onsite 2 days a week with 3 remote
*Contractor will be responsible for purchasing parking through VDOT's Parking Management Office or procuring their own parking
**Contract to be extended beyond 6/30/26, likely by 6-12+ months
Ideal candidates for this role will innately be a strategic thinker, foster positive/purposeful interactions, build and preserve trusting relationships with assigned business partners throughout the agency. The position will also manage escalations for work within the service, product and project delivery pipelines.
Position specific responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:

• Meeting with and communicating directly with Agency leadership up to the Executive level on a routine basis.
• Working closely with IT leadership to ensure successful and continuous delivery of all products and services by ITD.
• Assigned to partner with Districts to act as a point of focus / resource for IT management, escalations, and coordination.
• Partner with business and Enterprise Architecture to identify product lines, then develop and maintain a multi-year business capability roadmap.
• Responsible for building and maintaining relationships with assigned business partners.
• Interfacing with project managers, service and operations managers to coordinate work, prioritize requests, and manage escalations for assigned Divisions.
• Identifying opportunities for new services, service improvements, and technical innovation to meet business needs.
• Overseeing the management of business partner expectations as related to ITD engagement and service or product delivery.
• Managing escalations related to technology procurements, projects and service delivery requests.
• Identifying, championing, and communicating customer needs.
• Consult and collaborate with ITD teams managing production operations and the strategic direction for systems owned by assigned business partners.
• Support continued compliance with VDOT and VITA policies, standards, and guidelines.

Desired Skills to Partner with Districts:

• Bachelor's degree or six (6) years or more of related experience. (6yrs)
• Experience working in Information Technology (including knowledge of SDLC, Agile Methodology, Technology Procurements. (5yrs)
• Strong communication skills in writing, speaking and presenting with leadership of all levels. (10yrs)
• Ability to listen, build rapport, and develop credibility as a strategic partner. Be able to shift opinions using influence over positional power. (10yrs)
• Skilled and experienced at conflict negotiation and resolution; Experience dealing with difficult customers. (10yrs)
• Ability to share-ownership and drive results as a team. Ability to focus on purpose, value, and results, rather than solutions. (10yrs)
• Ability to connect strategy to execution; Strategic thinker. (10yrs)
• Experience in Product Line planning, development and management. (10yrs)
• Understanding of VDOT's Organization Structure to include Districts and Central Office.

Required/Desired Skills
Skill Required /Desired Amount of Experience
Bachelors degree or six (6) years or more of related experience in a role within Information Technology. Required 6 Years
Experience working in Information Technology (including knowledge of SDLC, Agile Methodology, Technology Procurements) Required 5 Years
Strong communication skills in writing, speaking and presenting with leadership of all levels. Required 10 Years
Ability to listen, build rapport, and develop credibility as a strategic partner. Be able to shift opinions using influence over positional power. Required 10 Years
Skilled at conflict negotiation and resolution; Experience dealing with difficult customers/being comfortable in uncomfortable situations. Required 10 Years
Ability to share-ownership and drive results as a team. Ability to focus on purpose, value, and results, rather than solutions. Required 10 Years
Ability to connect strategy to execution; Strategic thinker. Required 10 Years
Experience in Product Line planning, development and management. Required 1 Years
Understanding of VDOT's Organization Structure, how VDOT and VITA interact. Desired 3 Years
BRMP Certification Highly desired 0
Questions
No. Question
Question1 Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?
Question2 Please list candidate's email address.
Question3 In what city and state does your candidate PERMANENTLY reside?
Question4 Is candidate comfortable working with upper level leadership?
Question5 Does candidate have previous experience working in an IT role?
Question6 Does the candidate have a BRMP certification via the BRM Institute? If so, please upload the certification, in order to be considered.
Question7 Is the candidate available to interview ONSITE in new location Mechanicsville, VA, if requested? This is REQUIRED.
Question8 Is the candidate available to work ONSITE in Richmond, VA at least 2 days/wk? This is REQUIRED.
Question9 How soon after an offer can your candidate start?

Skills Required