CDPS Deputy Budget Director

Salary : $105,720.00 - $138,816.00 Annually
Location : Lakewood, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: RAA EDO BAV #458 06/26
Department: Department of Public Safety
Division: Executive Director's Office
Opening Date: 06/04/2026
Closing Date: 6/22/2026 5:00 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 700 Kipling Street, Lakewood, CO 80215
Hiring Pay Rate: Anticipated Hiring Range: $8,810 - $11,568/month
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information: Nicole Williamson, View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io
Salary Note: Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.


Department Information
This position is open only to current Colorado state residents.

A n eligible list established with this recruitment may be used to fill other similar positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety in the next 12 months.

Our Mission - Engaged employees working together to safeguard lives and to provide diverse public safety services to local communities.

Our Vision - Creating safer and more resilient communities across Colorado.

Our Core Values - Unity, Honor, Service
The State of Colorado strives to create a Colorado for All by building and maintaining workplaces that value and respect all Coloradans through a commitment to equal opportunity and hiring based on merit and fitness.

The State is dedicated to non-discriminatory practices in everything we do, including hiring, employment, and advancement opportunities.


At CDPS, our culture is driven by our commitment to creating a safer Colorado and guided by a public service focus. We strive to provide effective solutions and services to our fellow Coloradans. We model a culture of collaboration, innovation, and growth for our employees. We maintain a professional and inclusive workplace.
Careers with a purpose:

If you are passionate about public safety and public service, and are eager to dedicate your career to serving Coloradans, consider joining CDPS. Our team at CDPS consists of exceptional individuals and is an environment where you can challenge yourself and acquire new capabilities to build a rewarding and fulfilling career.


We are committed to providing public safety services to our communities including safety on our roads, preparing for and mitigating environmental disasters such as floods and wildland fires, disaster recovery, combating crime, promoting school safety, and victim services.
Classification and Salary:

Anticipated Hiring Range: $8,898 - $11,568/month; $106,776 - $138,816/year
Full Salary Range: $8,898 - $14,238/month; $106,776 - $170,856/year

Benefits:

We provide a wide range of benefits to our employees.

• Medical and dental options are available for permanent employees and their dependents. We also offer short and long-term disability coverage, and life insurance that includes legal resources and discounts.
• Eligible employees receive Basic Life and AD&D insurance equal to their annual earnings subject to a minimum benefit of $50,000 and a maximum of $250,000. Basic Life and AD&D are provided by the State of Colorado at no cost to employees.
• The State of Colorado's Wellness Program, State of Health, is a no-cost, year-long program that supports an employee's health and wellness goals. This program offers personalized health coaching, skill groups and more. Participants can earn a $20 per month health insurance premium discount.
• Through BenefitHub, State of Colorado employees have access to discounts, promotions and special programs from hundreds of retailers, restaurants, travel and entertainment venues throughout Colorado and across the country.
• State contribution into a Health Savings Account when enrolled in a High Deductible Health Plan.
• Eligible employees have access to medical leave under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the State of Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI).
• Eligibility for hybrid or other flexible work arrangements based on the nature of the role.
• We offer excellent retirement benefits including mandatory PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans. For information on mandatory employee salary deferral (in lieu of contribution to Social Security), visit Colorado PERA for details.
• We provide generous time off including 11 paid holidays annually and accrued annual and sick leave and four annual wellness days.
• The Employee Assistance Program (C-SEAP) is available in every region of the state. It is our effort to support the well-being of employees and the workplace. EAPs provide short-term counseling, referrals and resources, as well as training and organizational development services.
• Tuition reimbursement and reduced college tuition at CSU Global and DeVry University.
• We offer Credit Union of Colorado membership eligibility.

To learn more about State of Colorado benefits, please visit State of Colorado benefits .
Description of Job
About the Work Unit

The Executive Director's Office (EDO) is the backbone of the Colorado Department of Public Safety, providing effective administrative and management services to the Department's operating divisions.
The EDO includes the following:

• The Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director - Oversees strategic direction and operations for the department.
• Administrative Services Office - Provides division and department-level administrative and support functions encompassing accounting, purchasing and contracts, budget, logistics services (fleet, warehousing, material management, and fabrication) and property services (property management, leasing, facilities maintenance, construction project management and insurance programs) to support the operations and programs of CDPS divisions.
• Human Resources Office - Supports the recruitment, hiring, evaluation, benefits management, personnel actions, payroll, and all other human resources functions.
• Compliance Office - Manages Departmental Policy, Risk Management, Worker's Compensation Program, Workplace Investigations, Internal Auditing, Rulemaking, and ensures compliance with state and federal requirements and the State's LESO 1033/1122 programs.
• Colorado Integrated Criminal Justice Information Systems - develops cost-effective information-sharing services to provide access for criminal justice agencies while maintaining information security. CICJIS is a collaborative program designed to facilitate information sharing at key decision points in the criminal justice process. There are five participating CICJIS agencies: the Department of Corrections, the Judicial, the Colorado District Attorney's Council, the Division of Youth Corrections, and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.
• Office of School Safety - assists local schools and communities to create safe and positive school climates for pre-k through higher education schools in Colorado.

The Administrative Services Office provides internal administrative support to the Divisions within CDPS and includes the following sections:

• Chief Administrative Officer's office
• Accounting Services and Commercial Cards led by the Controller
• Budget and Policy led by the Budget Director
• Purchasing and Contracts by the Purchasing Director
• Logistics Services Section led by the Logistics Director
• Property Services Section led by the Property Services Director

Work Environment

• Hybrid, two days in the Lakewood office minimum
• Work unit core business hours, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., with some flexibility available

About the Job

This position reports to the Budget Director and responsible for administration of a wide variety of department level ancillary programs and support services for the Administrative Services Office and for the supervision of division Budget Director staff. This position serves as a fully functioning deputy to the Department Budget Director who manages the Budget and Policy Unit as such specific duties occasionally include tasks typically performed by the Department Budget Director to include meeting demands of staff, stakeholders, and oversight bodies such as Legislative Council staff, Office of State Planning and Budgeting and the Joint Budget Committee staff.
Key Responsibilities

Annual Budget Request and Fiscal Note Tracking
This position is deputy for the Department Budget Director and assists with any or all of the duties and responsibilities of the Department Budget Director as assigned. This position is the acting Department Budget Director and exercises full authority (including signature authority) of the Department Budget Director in his/her absence, as necessary. Duties include: implementing, coordinating, and evaluating statewide and division programs related to financial matters; representing the Department of Public Safety to develop statewide policies and procedures, budget requests, goals and objectives, for department short-and-long range plans. Develop and prepare complete accurate budget narratives, schedules and justifications for budget requests including supplemental, budget amendments and fiscal notes. Advises and directs division staff in the preparation of the annual November 1st budget submission. Delegated to lead or participate in special projects with statewide implications requiring participation in department-wide policy making, organization structure, audits and evaluations, and legislative matters. Assists others in developing plans or strategies to monitor operations in order to keep appropriated budget and staffing on track and accurately reported. Develops and leads the work with regard to short- and long-range financial plans.
Assists the Department Budget Director in the distribution, analysis, and tracking of fiscal notes for special bills proposed during the legislative session. Reads legislation to determine and make recommendations on the fiscal impact on operations within the Executive Director's Office. Maintains a Department-wide database of legislative proposals, calendar deadlines, fiscal note requests, department responses, and other similar data. As necessary, communicates with Legislative staff to explain intricacies and details of fiscal note spreadsheets.

Supervises Professional Budget Staff
Supervises professional budget staff including overseeing budgets, assigning reviewing and evaluating work activities, preparing performance plans and conducting annual performance reviews, while executing all aspects of personnel management for the Budget Directors that support the divisions within the Department. Provide specific examples of regular, ongoing decisions made by this position related to this duty. Determines the supervisory and management techniques necessary to create a motivated, productive work environment and staff. In coordination with the Department Budget Director position advises Division Budget Directors on strategies, funding and political influences that affect budget requests. Develops work plans, assigns work; monitors, analyzes and adjusts workload as needed. Monitors and evaluates performance; identifies training and development needs, provides feedback and coaching.

Department Common Policies

Using procedures established by the Governor's Office and Joint Budget Committee, designs and implements the process by which the Department calculates its fund splits and costs for the Department's common policies. This includes but is not limited to: Risk Management, Workers Compensation, Vehicle Lease Payments, Total Compensation, Capitol Complex Leased Space, Payments to OIT, Legal Services and CORE common policies.


This position will also create and maintain a process for the Payments to OIT Real Time Billing on a monthly/annual basis.

Other Duties as Assigned
Completes ad hoc assignments as needed to address budget issues as they arise. This may include but not limited to assisting other budget analysts on specific projects, conducting research for OSPB, legislative and Joint Budget Committee questions, taking lead on a particular part of the budget, and writing or analyzing short-term assignments.


Other duties also include researching and writing budget change requests outside of assigned areas of responsibility, contributing to strategic plan and budget narratives, and reporting on committees and hearings of the General Assembly.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
Note, to be considered for this position, you must meet one of the following options for consideration.

Proven Experience, Knowledge, Skills

• Nine (9) years of professional experience in budget and fiscal policy analysis, development and implementation.

OR Education and Experience, Knowledge, Skills

• A combination of related education and/or relevant professional experience in budget and fiscal policy analysis, development and implementation equal to nine (9) years. If you are using education to meet the minimum qualifications, transcripts must be attached at the time of application.
• Current, valid licensure as a CPA by the Colorado Board of Accountancy will substitute for six (6) years of the requirement. If you are using CPA licensure to meet the minimum qualifications, a copy must be attached at the time of application.

Preferred Qualifications and Competencies

• Supervisory experience with demonstrated leadership skills and emotional intelligence
• Knowledge of Colorado state or public sector fiscal processes, including experience with the Colorado Operations Resource Engine (CORE) system
• Knowledge of the Colorado legislative process, including the development of fiscal notes
• Experience creating, managing and executing budgets as the primary role of the job for an organization with multiple funding funding streams
• Knowledge and ability to write financial reports and make formal presentations of financial data to internal and external parties
• Ability to use job-specific software including databases, spreadsheets, word processing and analytical tools
• Ability to work effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Experience managing agency-wide administration related programs
• Experience delivering financial services-related support in a public sector environment including applying agency policies, procedures, and service standards

Conditions of Employment

• Requires successful completion of a background investigation that includes a polygraph exam, a fingerprint based criminal history search, and reference checking.
• Must be a Colorado resident at the time of application.

Appeal Rights If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for the position, you may protest the action by filing an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the date you receive notice of the elimination. Also, if you wish to challenge the selection and comparative analysis process, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director within 10 days from the receipt of notice or knowledge of the action you are challenging. Refer to Chapters 4 and 8 of the State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, 4 CCR 801, for more information about the appeals process. The State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures are available at A standard appeal form is available at: If you appeal, your appeal must be submitted in writing on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative, and received at the following address within 10 days of your receipt of notice or knowledge of the action: Colorado State Personnel Board/State Personnel Director, Attn: Appeals Processing, 1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver, CO 80203. Fax: View phone number on click.appcast.io. Phone: View phone number on click.appcast.io. The ten-day deadline and these appeal procedures also apply to all charges of discrimination.

Supplemental Information
Disability Accommodation

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure equitable opportunity applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources at: View email address on click.appcast.io.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.
Colorado Department of Public Safety is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.
Recruitment Timeline Information and Important Notices

• Applications are considered complete and accurate at the time of submission. Therefore, additional information may not be solicited or accepted after your application has been received.
• Closing Date: All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the Minimum Qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications may proceed to the next step. Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
• Supplemental Question: Effective responses to Supplemental Questions will directly relate to your professional experience, career accomplishments, and views about organizational values and approaches, and how they relate specifically to this position and requirements as you understand them. Answers generated by AI-tools will typically be unresponsive.
• Transcripts: An unofficial copy of transcripts must be submitted at the time of application should education be used as qualification. Transcripts from colleges or universities outside the United States must be assessed for U.S. equivalency by a NACES educational credential evaluation service. This documentation is the responsibility of the applicant and must be included as part of your application materials. Failure to provide a transcript or credential evaluation report may prevent your application from moving forward in the selection process.
• Military Veterans: If you are a military veteran you must submit a copy of your DD-214, Member 4 Copy, and VA disability letter if available/applicable at the time of application so we can determine if you are eligible for veteran's preference points. Military personnel who are stationed outside of Colorado may be eligible for this position by submitting the completed DD-2058 "State of Legal Residence" form.
• Application Tips : For an overview of State of Colorado application process and application tips, please view this video.
• Resumes, Cover Letters, or other documents submitted will not be reviewed, assessed, or used in the initial stages of the comparative analysis (transcripts submitted to verify that the applicant meets either the education requirement or minimum qualification substitution are exempt from this).
• Notifications: All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be sent via email to the email address listed on your application. Include your current working email addresson your application and check the email provided on your application frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "View email address on click.appcast.io" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email.
• e-Verify : CDPS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about , including your rights and responsibilities.
• Comparative Analysis Steps may include (dates are tentative and subject to change):
  
  • Structured application review by a panel of SMEs - June 24-30
  • One-way video interview via Spark Hire - July 7-10
  • Panel Interview - July 20th

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Please describe how you meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications for this position, and why you are interested in working with the Colorado Department of Public Safety.
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Please describe your experience managing budgets within a government organization.
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This position is a second level supervisor with six direct reports and two indirect reports. Please describe your supervisory experience and your leadership style.
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I understand the anticipated hiring range for this position is $8,898 - $11,568/month. If selected for hire, I am willing to accept an offer within this range.

• Yes, I agree
• No

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Positions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety require a comprehensive background examination, including a polygraph, a fingerprint based criminal history check and references. Are you willing to participate in this process as a condition of employment?

• Yes
• No

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I understand that employees of the Colorado Department of Public Safety contribute to the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) retirement benefit plan and do not contribute to Social Security.

• Yes, I understand that
• No

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