Program Compliance Specialist

Initial Posting Date

05/19/2026

Application Deadline

06/09/2026

Agency

Department of Transportation

Salary Range

$5,988 - $9,191

Position Type

Employee

Position Title

Program Compliance Specialist

Job Description

Compliance Specialist 3 – Program Compliance Specialist

Oregon Department of Transportation

Finance and Budget Division

Office of Innovative Funding Section

Salem

The Role

Join a team focused on how Oregon funds and delivers transportation. This position is in the Office of Innovative Funding (OIF) within the Finance and Budget Division, which manages the agency’s financial operations, budgeting and long-term investment planning. The division includes Financial Services, Budget Services, the Office of Innovative Funding and Statewide Investment Management, all working together to create a safe and reliable transportation system.

In this role, you will help ensure innovative funding programs, including OReGO, meet legal and program requirements. You will review processes, analyze data and work with internal teams, private partners and other agencies to identify risks, resolve issues and improve performance. You will also assist with training, provide guidance on compliance and help shape policies and procedures that keep programs effective and accountable.

This position offers a hybrid work option, with most work performed remotely and occasional in-person meetings or attendance required.

We provide a safe and reliable multimodal transportation system that connects people and helps Oregon's communities and economy thrive. We encourage people from all backgrounds and abilities to apply for our positions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A Day In The Life

• Develop and carry out strategies to meet program compliance goals.
• Create and apply standards, procedures and criteria to guide compliance across program activities.
• Research and interpret laws, rules and policies to support compliance decisions.
• Set goals, track performance and review reports to identify risks and improve results.
• Analyze areas of noncompliance and recommend changes to improve program effectiveness.
• Work with staff and partners to address issues and apply continuous improvement practices.
• Review complaints and noncompliance issues, conduct investigations and recommend actions or penalties.
• Develop corrective action plans, resolve disputes and support audits and hearings when needed.
• Provide guidance and training by explaining requirements, developing materials and presenting information to staff and partners.
• This position may require long or irregular hours, including on-call, weekends and work outside normal shifts.
• Work is hybrid and primarily office-based with heavy computer use.
• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
  
  

What’s In It For You

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

Five years’ experience doing administrative research that included compiling and evaluating facts to recommend management action or decide compliance with eligibility with program guidelines and regulations. Three of the five years must be above the technical support level.

College-level course work may substitute for experience on the basis of 45-quarter units per year, up to a maximum of three years.

What We’d Like To See

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience and education to help us decide who will move forward.

• Proven experience analyzing, testing, and creating reports with transactional systems.
• Experience applying and implementing continuous improvement practices to meet business goals and outcomes.
• Experience reviewing and managing consultant/vendor work products to ensure compliance with contracts, agreements, laws, rules, and standards.
  
  

How To Apply

• Complete the following required steps:
• Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
• Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.
• Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
• Please address your cover letter to Maureen Bock, Chief Innovation Officer.
• Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
• You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.
• Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
• If you are a veteran or Oregon National Guard servicemember, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
  

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-930-6376 or email ODOTRecruitmentSS@odot.oregon.gov
  
  

Additional Information

• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension].
• The State of Oregon does not request or require your age, date of birth, attendance or graduation dates from an education institution during the application process.
• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
• We will conduct name-based criminal background checks on final candidates, including current ODOT employees. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
• You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
  
  

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

Program Compliance, Regulatory Compliance, Continuous Improvement, Data Analysis, Transactional Systems, Risk Assessment, Corrective Action Plans, Contract Compliance, Policy Interpretation, Vendor Management