Transportation Manager/Engineering Manager
About The Position
The Environmental Programs Division Manager/Engineer oversees the completion of environmental activities, permitting, studies, and documentation to deliver capital programs throughout the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT). This role also consults with federal and state regulatory partners and stakeholders and ensures compliance with environmental regulations throughout construction and for ODOT owned facilities statewide. At this level, incumbents are responsible for performing administrative and managerial work and for the organization and direction of all operations within a division. Incumbents will coordinate all work of the division with other phases of the agency operations and appropriate federal agencies and programs, and will plan and direct activities of the division through a staff of personnel in charge of each phase of operation. At this level, an incumbent will be responsible for directing, controlling, and administering the affairs of an agency division involved in engineering. The complexity of functions will be broad-based, encompassing all areas of the divisions’ responsibilities. Incumbents at this level will represent the agency in outside contacts, make decisions, and provide guidance to others regarding matters of agency policy, rules, and regulations.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in transportation-related work, plus one additional years of qualifying experience in a supervisory capacity and two additional years of qualifying experience in an administrative or managerial capacity; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting one year of qualifying experience for each year of the required education.
- Registration as a Professional Engineer and two years of supervisory experience in a professional engineering-related field, including two years of experience in an administrative or managerial capacity.
Nice To Haves
- No substitution may be made for the required supervisory, administrative, or managerial experience.
Responsibilities
- Selects, develops, trains, and motivates subordinate staff to ensure that resources are available to provide quality services and on-time performance for the agency or unit supported.
- Plans, organizes, and manages the work of subordinate staff in the assigned unit to ensure that the work is accomplished consistently with agency requirements.
- Directs activities of all or part of an agency’s responsibility; e.g., section, branch, division, etc.
- Develops, conducts, or administers a transportation program within an agency in accordance with the agency’s policies, priorities, and budget constraints.
- Manages and/or develops budgets for an assigned unit, including operating requirements and equipment and material purchases, and ensures that actual expenses are consistent with the approved budget.
- Represents the department in contacts with the general public and public officials, answering questions and resolving complaints.
- Represents the department in consultation with federal and state regulatory officials with jurisdiction over environmental compliance.
- Manages a staff of permanent and contract employed environmental professionals who specialize in various fields of environmental study required for ODOT compliance with federal and state environmental regulations.
- Oversees consulting engineers’ contracts and provides technical oversight.
Benefits
- Annual benefit allowances
- Variety of health, dental, and vision plan options
- Paid annual and sick leave that rolls over each year
- 11 paid holidays
- Robust retirement savings plans
- EAP & wellness program
- Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Pathfinder Defined Contribution Plan: available to employees who began State employment after November 1st, 2015. Employer matches 6% with an employee contribution of 4.5%. Employer matches 7% with an employee contribution of 7% or above.
- OPERS Defined Benefit Plan: available to returning employees who were previously enrolled in OPERS.
- Longevity payments are paid annually to eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years of State service.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
