Director of Field Services – West

Federal Highway Administration; Juneau (AK); Remote; USD 152,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Benefits

Flexible Spending Account

Federal Long Term Care Insurance

Life Insurance

Annual Leave

Sick Leave

Holidays

Job summary

Federal Highway Administration is seeking a Director of Field Services - West (DFS-West) to provide leadership and strategic direction to division offices and oversee delivery of the Federal-aid Highway Program. The role includes representing FHWA on the Leadership Team, shaping national policies, and driving innovative statewide and nationwide initiatives.

The position emphasizes collaboration with interagency partners, strategic thinking for solving complex problems, and ensuring successful

Qualifications

• Leadership experience directing multiple offices or teams.
• Experience in policy development and strategic planning for federal programs.
• Ability to establish interagency partnerships to promote collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and direction to assigned division offices.
• Oversees delivery of the Federal-aid Highway Program.
• Participates in development of national policies and strategic plans.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Interagency partnerships

Policy development

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

• Department: Department of Transportation

The Director of Field Services - West (DFS-West) provides leadership and direction to assigned division offices and provides oversight in the delivery of the Federal-aid Highway Program.

Key Responsibilities

The DFS – West serves as a member of the FHWA Leadership Team and participates in the development of national policies and strategic plans to assure the accomplishment of the agency mission, vision, and strategic goals. The DFS – West also: Establishes intermodal and interagency partnerships to promote a collaborative process and coordination for decision making.

Serves as primary contact in designing new initiatives for nationwide application that will have broad national impact upon the agency and the Nation's transportation systems. Provides direction to assigned division offices and facilitates the resolution of problems through strategic thinking, development of options, and with technology implementation bringing in Headquarters offices as appropriate.

Provides leadership in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of innovative models which advance the state-of-the-art technology from a national and/or international perspective.

Requirements & Education

If you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected. A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. For further information, visit: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications | International Affairs Office (ed.gov)

• Our benefits package offers: Annual Leave (paid vacation), Sick Leave, and Holidays
• You will earn 26 days of annual leave and 13 days of sick leave per year. In addition, the Federal Government observes 11 regular paid holidays each year.
• Health Benefits - Employees and family members are eligible for health benefits at reasonable rates with no required medical examinations or restrictions because of age or physical condition.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - You may choose to participate in the FSA Program. This program allows you to set aside money, on a pre-tax basis, for certain kinds of out of pocket medical expenses or dependent care costs of a child or parent
• Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program - You may elect to participate in the Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program.
• Life Insurance - You may participate in the Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance program.

The program offers employees an opportunity to acquire life insurance protection at group rates with a government contribution toward the cost of basic insurance. For more details on the various health and life insurance benefits offered to most Federal Employees.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $151661 – $218800/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Confidential security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-23.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Permanent position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government