TRP054 Trans Specialist 5 (PG-O) - District Area Manager

$83,000

JOB SUMMARY: Under minimal supervision, provides senior expert professional support in one or more of the following areas: OMAT, maintenance, construction, intermodal, planning, utilities, surveying, environmental or traffic. May supervise subordinates or serve as a lead worker providing training to lower level staff.

JOB SPECIFIC DUTIES: Under limited supervision, directs the daily activities of a Department of Transportation Construction and Maintenance Area Office. Coordinates supervision of the construction of all roadway and bridge projects assigned to the Area Office, planning and organizing activities and resources. Assigns personnel and resources to various projects, and administer personnel-related actions. Coordinates the supervision of all roadway maintenance activities in the Area. Serves as the Department's liaison with local government officials and the general public and addresses public complaints and requests for project or road condition information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The selected candidate must meet the advertised minimum qualifications to include State Entry Qualifications as well as Agency Specific Minimum Qualifications.

STATE ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Bachelor's degree in a related field and Three years of related experience

·       OR Associate's degree in a related field and Four years of related experience

·       OR One year of experience at position equivalent.

AGENCY MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• One (1) year of experience managing roadway and highway projects, roadway and highway construction, roadway and highway maintenance, and/or operation activities.
• One (1) year of Supervisory experience

·       Demonstrated ability to monitor expenditures to ensure cost effective support of programs and policies.

·       A familiarity of transportation operations necessary to manage through subordinate personnel the overall activities of both construction and maintenance.

·       Demonstrates excellent leadership skills.

·       Demonstrated experience supervising, managing, evaluating or training subordinates and/or consultants.

·       Displays a high level of commitment towards work and high standards of ethical conduct.

·       Committed to providing quality customer service.

·       Demonstrated experience to solve practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques.

·       Displays excellent communication skills with demonstrated experience to interact effectively with management, subordinates and outside public.

·       Demonstrated experience to read and comprehend procedures, methods, and all other documents associated with roadway and highway construction and/or maintenance activities.

·       Demonstrated experience to write or supervise the preparation of reports and correspondence.

·       Demonstrated experience improving established methods or creating new methods when established methods and procedures are inapplicable or unavailable.

·       Demonstrated experience using technology to work more efficiently and improve work processes and products.

·       Demonstrated ability to analyze conflicts and negotiate acceptable solutions.

AGENCY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

·       Five or more years of demonstrated experience similar in the area of the advertised vacancy.

·       Three (3) year of Supervisory experience

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL GDOT JOBS

The interview is just one part of the overall selection process and is not the only criteria used to make the final selection.  In addition to the interview, the final selection is based on the applicant’s work history and performance (documented in HR and/or Office files), PeopleSoft/employee status (i.e. rehire code), employee performance reviews, personnel file review (HR & Office Files), criminal background check, employment reference checks (including references and commendations from Managers and other relevant documentation) and, for supervisory positions, demonstrated leadership skills based on past and current work history will be considered.  

Good Employment Standing:

In accordance with the Interview and Selection Process (ISP), an applicant must have no active disciplinary actions to be in good employment standing.  Actions that may disqualify an applicant include letters of reprimand (active for 12 months after issuance date); suspension without pay or disciplinary demotion (active for 12 months from the effective date); Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and Leave Restriction Plans (active until 12 months after the date of conclusion).  In addition, an employee must have an overall ePerformance rating score of three (3) or higher on their most current evaluation.  Please note that Memorandums of Concern are not considered disqualifying factors.  Human Resources may remove any employee from consideration for selection who is pending a disciplinary action; however, if the action is resolved in the employee’s favor, he or she will be allowed to compete. 

THIS IS AN INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

THIS IS AN UNCLASSIFIED POSITION.

 THE SELECTED APPLICANT FOR THE POSITION WILL BE SUBJECT TO A REFERENCE CHECK AND CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK, WHERE APPLICABLE

 PLEASE INCLUDE ALL RELEVANT JOB INFORMATION ON THE APPLICATION FOR

CONSIDERATION. ALL APPLICATIONS WILL BE PRESCREENED.

UPON PROMOTION, THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL RECEIVE 10% or THE GDOT JOB SPECIFIC MINIMUM SALARY, WHICHEVER IS GREATER. 

GDOT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER