Transportation Civil Rights Compliance Specialist - Kanawha County

West Virginia Department of Transportation•Charleston, WV

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Transportation Civil Rights Compliance Specialist will be assigned to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Unit of the Civil Rights Compliance Division in Kanawha County. The selected applicant will assist with monitoring and enforcing the Department of Transportation’s DBE program. Duties will include preparing required federal reports; entering civil rights and DBE data into transportation database systems; conducting complaint inquiries; conducting outreach and training; providing technical assistance; fostering relationships; conducting on-site program/certification reviews to determine compliance with federal DBE regulations, contract provisions, and laws; review and approval/rejection of DBE participation plans and related contractor quotes to ensure compliance with DBE program requirements; review and evaluation of various reports and data to ensure compliance with state and federal mandated requirements; interpreting other related statutes, regulations, and policies. Frequent statewide and overnight travel is required. Performs other related duties as required. Pay Grade 14

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid professional or technical experience in contract compliance, applying state and federal guidelines, or related experience.
Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required.
Knowledge of standardized operations, policies, and guidelines that are used to solve routine and repetitive issues.
Knowledge of federal and state laws, regulations, and policies governing contract compliance, labor practices, discriminatory employment practices, equal opportunity, and DBE.
Knowledge of related agency policies, procedures, and regulations concerning services to various protected groups.
Knowledge of available community and industrial training resources and programs.
Knowledge of private and governmental organizations and programs concerned with state and federal civil rights and labor programs.
Knowledge of complaint procedures and appeal rights.
Ability to present ideas clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to conduct interviews and investigations.
Ability to appraise situations and personalities and to formulate and recommend solutions to problems in the fields of intergroup relationships.
Ability to recognize latent prejudicial tendencies and to influence other to overcome the effects of such tendencies.

Nice To Haves

Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for the required experience through an established formula.

Responsibilities

Ensures compliance with federal civil rights and/or labor regulations governing the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) within an assigned section/unit of the Civil Rights Compliance Division, including but not limited to the Labor Compliance Unit, DBE Unit, Title VI Unit, and/or ADA Unit.
Attends pre-construction conferences with contractors to ensure all compliance obligations are understood and to answer questions about CRC programs.
Conducts site inspections and project reviews on federally funded highway construction projects to determine a contractor’s compliance with civil rights and labor regulations and develop corrective action plans, if necessary.
Monitors DBE and/or on-the-job training (OJT) goals on federally funded highway construction projects.
Investigates discrimination, labor, DBE, and/or ADA complaints on federally funded highway construction projects to determine the validity and establish procedures for correction, if necessary.
Reads, analyzes, and interprets technical procedures and governmental regulations, as necessary.
Stays up to date with current changes in federal prevailing wage rates.
Prepares various reports for state and federal requirements.
Conducts training, workshops, and seminars related to the area of assignment.
Conducts meetings with contractors to resolve major complaints to ensure efficient and effective resolution of issues.
Ensures implementation and adherence to DBE participation plans, civil rights plans, and/or OJT programs.
Plans, coordinates and administers civil rights compliance activities and equal opportunity and/or DBE compliance reviews.
Develops and maintains workforce data on federal contracts and prepares related reports.
The personal contacts are with individuals or groups from outside the employing agency in a moderately unstructured setting.