Initial Posting Date:

04/30/2026

Application Deadline:

05/07/2026

Agency:

Oregon Business Development Department

Salary Range:

$6,274 - $9,640

Position Type:

Employee

Position Title:

Regional Project Manager (Operations and Policy Analyst 3)

Job Description:

Business Oregon, the state’s economic development agency, is currently hiring a Regional Project Manager (Operations and Policy Analyst 3). This position supports our Economic Development Division by partnering with Regional Development Officers to develop and advance infrastructure and business projects. You’ll play a key role in moving projects forward, from early coordination through delivery, while also working with program staff to inform and improve infrastructure-related policies.

Note: We are committed to fostering a supportive work environment that promotes work-life balance and flexibility. This position partners with local, regional, state, and federal stakeholders to deliver resources and support to communities in Josephine and Jackson Counties. To effectively perform the duties of this role, the selected candidate must have proximity to, and familiarity with, these counties. This is a hybrid position, with an expectation of some in-office presence in the regional office as needed to support business and team needs.

Here’s what you will do:

Evaluate project budget and disbursement schedule. Identify potential risks and difficulties, and design strategies to mitigate or avoid them.
Collaborate with recipients and follow contracting guidelines to develop project descriptions, contractor statement of work; review and evaluate bids from contractors.
Manage project steps to cause participation of project recipient team members and other stakeholders. Monitor and track project budget, schedule, and performance.
Work in concert with the Regional Development Officer to assist cities, counties, tribes, special districts, other agency staff, Federal partners, and legislators to coordinate the development of Agency projects. Assemble external and internal resources needed to move projects forward.
Evaluate grant and loan applications for capital infrastructure projects using department funding sources. Work includes developing scope of work, both budgets and activities to be funded.
Analyze project eligibility and feasibility. Compare application against relevant laws and regulations, determining whether the proposed project is feasible and cost effective and programmatically eligible for funding.
Legislative Coordination of directly financed legislative projects. Initiate and coordinate legislative changes to support policy options for funding projects.
Develop legislative funded projects through collaborative efforts with stakeholders and relevant agencies.
Manage and coordinate an agency legislative funded project tracking system of significant size and complexity. Write staff recommendations for direct legislatively funded projects.
Assist program staff to review statutes, rules and policy and recommend changes to regulations that will enhance the programs and streamline operations. Identify problems in interpretation of laws and rules, or areas where regulations need clarification.
Maintain extensive knowledge of departmental Programs in relationship to infrastructure and community development to carry out Agency’s mission, keep programs up-to-date and make recommendations for policy change.
Provide information for Department and team success stories for communications purpose and as requested by stakeholders. Assist in the tracking of agency and team performance metrics.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, Finance, Political Science or any degree demonstrating the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years professional-level evaluative, analytical and planning work

Any combination of experience and education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skills for the classification

Requested Skills:

The ideal candidate will possess a combination of some or all the following skills.

If you have these requested skills, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose who will move forward! You do not need to have all these skills to be eligible for this position.

Experience managing complex projects from development through completion, including tracking budgets, schedules, risks, and performance.
Proficiency developing and administering contracts, creating scopes of work, negotiating terms, and processing amendments.
Experience evaluating grants and funding applications. Reviewing grant and loan applications for eligibility, feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with program requirements.
Experience coordinating with diverse stakeholders and partners. Working with internal teams, local governments, and federal partners (e.g., FEMA, USDA, EPA) to develop and advance projects to build complex project funding sources.
Experience monitoring compliance and resolving project issues. Ensuring projects meet state and federal requirements, identifying issues, and implementing corrective actions.

We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every one of our requested skills listed.

What Business Oregon does:

Business Oregon is the economic development agency for the state of Oregon. We have about 200 people on our team, and we work with communities and businesses. We use our programs and expertise to help businesses grow, so they can in turn add jobs, diversify the economy, and increase Oregon prosperity. We work with communities to enhance and expand infrastructure and community safety with projects such as water/wastewater systems, seismic rehabilitation for schools, or rural broadband development. This also sets the stage for future business development. Our mission is to invest in Oregon’s businesses, communities, and people to promote a globally competitive, diverse, and inclusive economy, all carried out with an agency strategic plan.

Through a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility we can advance towards our vision of prosperity for all. As the state of Oregon’s economic development agency, Business Oregon advances socio-economic justice by applying an equity lens to our programs, partnerships, and investments, ensuring that our decision-making and resource allocation reflect the needs of all Oregonians. By embedding diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility into our agency’s culture and practices, we work to expand access, dismantle barriers, and promote equitable economic opportunities across the state.

The Economic Development Division (EDD) promotes business and economic development opportunities by removing barriers to business growth and job creation/retention. The EDD division services include assisting Oregon businesses and communities to access State incentive programs for public and private sectors. Incentive programs and assistance include business finance programs, global trade assistance, infrastructure financing and other community and economic development programs. Recruitment Officers, Regional Development Officers, Global Trade Specialists, analysts, program specialists and coordinators, and loan officers work collectively in partnership with Oregon businesses and local communities to achieve the State’s economic development goals.

How to Apply

Please Note: Applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM PDT/PST on May 7, 2026.

Complete the following required steps:

Fill out the application. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday account through the Jobs Hub.
Attach your current resume and cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that are listed under the “requested skills” section above.
- Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
- Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “requested skills” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the requested skills.
- Clearly demonstrate in your resume and cover letter how you meet all the minimum qualifications and requested skills listed above.
- Failure to submit the required resume and cover letter may remove your application from consideration.
Complete the questionnaire. After you submit your application, please go to your Workday inbox and respond to the public records request authorization, and gender identity questionnaire.
- Answer the checkbox-style questions in the questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit your application, which completes the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
Warning – Workday will timeout after 15 minutes of inactivity and will not save your application progress unless you use the “save for later” function. If you need to take a break, please be sure to click the save for later button to save your progress. You will find your unfinished application in your Workday inbox.

Veterans, Disabled Veterans & State Servicemembers

Eligible veterans and Oregon National Guard servicemembers (current and former) who meet the qualifications of the position will be awarded candidate preference. For more information, please visit Veterans Resources. Be sure to submit your documentation prior to the close date of this posting to have the preference considered. Click on the Veterans, Disabled Veterans & State Servicemembers link for additional information. 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.

What’s in it for you:

Work/life balance, generous benefit package, 11 paid holidays a year, 3 paid personal days, flexible work schedules, paid leave, employer contribution retirement plan (PERS), and so much more. Learn more about working at Business Oregon and the benefits we offer.
Planning for your future. Pension plan, and deferred compensation packages.
Deepening employee engagement by connecting and building strong teams, using enhanced communications, transparency, mentoring, and coaching.
Care for our people and culture. At Business Oregon, we value community and foster a sense of belonging for our employees. We invest in our employees’ well-being including training and professional development, addressing burnout and other efforts that contribute to healthy, whole employees.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness. If you’re employed by a government agency, you may be eligible. Learn more.

Additional Information:

Business Oregon does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, all applicants will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's Form I-9, confirming authorization to work in the United States. Learn more.
Hiring a successful candidate will be contingent upon the results of a criminal background check. Adverse background data may result in immediate disqualification.
This recruitment will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current position and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.
Per the Pay Equity Law passed in 2017, a pay equity analysis will be conducted to determine what pay step the successful candidate will be offered. The analysis will be based on the relevant experience, education, training, and certifications documented in the application materials.
This is a full-time classified, exempt position and is not represented by a union.
This is a PERS qualifying position. Employees new to the Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) will get a 6.95% base salary increase and will pay a 6% employee contribution to PERS, after an initial six-month waiting period.
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Need help?

We invite you to contact the recruiter for application questions or job-specific questions.

The recruiter for this position is Sue Hyer, Human Resources Analyst. If you contact the recruiter, please include the job requisition (REQ) number at the top of this job post.
Email: Sue.S.HYER@biz.oregon.gov
Phone (call or text): 503.345.1239

It is our policy to provide reasonable accommodation for all applicants who may need it. Should you need assistance or accommodation, please contact the recruiter at Sue.S.HYER@biz.oregon.gov to discuss how we can best meet your needs.

Business Oregon is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer.

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