Transportation Manager/Engineering Manager

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Full/Part-Time

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Compensation

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

• Our benefits go beyond the basics, offering annual benefit allowances, a 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, and an EAP & wellness program to support you every step of the way.

Annual Benefit Allowance:

• The benefits allowance covers up to $20,538.24 for employees and their dependents to enroll in benefits.

Comprehensive Insurance Plans:

• The State offers several different medical, dental, and vision plans to better fit your needs. Including options to enroll in a Health Savings Account (HSA) or a Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). 

Retirement Savings Plans:

• 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. 

Annual & Sick Leave (PTO):

• 15 days accrued annually during the first 1–5 years of service.

• 18 days accrued annually for 5–10 years of service.

• 20 days accrued annually for 10–20 years of service.

• 25 days accrued annually for over 20 years of service.

• Sick leave: Accrued at 15 days per year 

Paid Holidays:

• 11 paid holidays per year

Longevity Pay:

• Longevity payments are paid annually to eligible State employees with a minimum of 2 years of State service. 

Employee Assistance Program (EAP):

• EAP is a cooperative effort between employees and administration to help employees gain access to professional services in resolving personal problems.

Job Description

Position Title: Transportation Manager/Engineering Manager IV

Department: Environmental Programs Division

Division: 9

Reports to: Director of Project Delivery

Location: 200 NE 21st Street, OKC, OK 73105

This is an Executive Service 5% 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. 

Division Manager (TM IV):

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are responsible for performing transportation management duties at various levels. This may include supervision of a staff of professional, technical, and support personnel involved in planning, construction, design, right-of-way, or aerial survey activities, or maintenance of various types of transportation systems.

Typical Functions

• 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.

Level Descriptor

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.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of a 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.

 ## Note: No substitution may be made for the required supervisory, administrative, or managerial experience.

Division Engineer (EM IV):

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are assigned responsibility for the overall management of a staff of engineers, technicians, and other personnel who provide engineering expertise, guidance, and technical assistance to state agencies, consultants, and the public. They are differentiated from lower levels within the Professional Engineer job family by a broader focus on supervisory and management issues, including planning, organizing, and integrating the functions that report to them.

Typical Functions

• Selects, develops, 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 engineering activities of all or part of an agency’s responsibility; e.g., section, branch, division, etc.
• Develops and conducts a specific work 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.
• Oversees consulting engineers’ contracts and provides technical oversight.
• 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.

Level Descriptor

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.

Education and Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of 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.

Equal Opportunity Employment

The State of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of genetic information, race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, or disability.

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