Tdot Region Technician Specialist

TDOT REGION TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST -

Apply for the TDOT REGION TECHNICIAN SPECIALIST -  position at Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Opening Date/Time: 12/23/2025 12:00 AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 01/05/2026 11:59 PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $6,544.00 - $8,454.00

Salary (Annually): $78,528.00 - $

Job Type: Full-Time

Location: Murfreesboro, TN

Department: Transportation, Department of Transportation, Rutherford County

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The Region Technical Specialist is recognized as an expert in the uniform application of department policies related to their specific discipline. This position contributes to statewide technical committees and is expected to ensure application consistency within their discipline. The Region Technical Specialist provides discipline‑specific technical expertise to internal staff, consultants, contractors, suppliers, federal and state agency partners, local governments, utility companies, and developers as part of enhancing TDOT’s transportation infrastructure network.

This position is responsible for overseeing the collection and analysis of data for the development of technical reports used in the implementation of infrastructure contracts for all modes of transportation. This position is expected to collaborate with the statewide subject matter experts using engineering judgment and decision‑making skills to provide uniform interpretation of state statutes, policies, plans, specifications, standards, and contracts.

This position assists Project Teams in navigating change throughout the life of a project by providing innovative solutions for the resolution of complex issues; safeguarding statewide consistency, ensuring complex program issues are routinely communicated; risk, quality, and change management are addressed; and policies, procedures, and standards are consistently applied.

This position will serve as a highly proficient resource for contracted professional services within their area of expertise and work with the Professional Services Division in the scope development, selection, contract administration, and workload projection.

This position is expected to take an active role in the Alternative Delivery program, ensuring statewide consistency, staying relevant and engaged assisting in the review of alternative technical concepts, and adapting new technologies and best practices in driving TDOT's transportation projects forward.

• Professional licenses and/or certifications
• Possess and maintain a Class D driver's license valid for use in operating vehicles in the State of Tennessee

• Skilled in the ability to communicate effectively, while interacting with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and courteous manner
• Skilled in critical thinking to problem solve and make informed decisions
• Skilled in working on project teams
• Skilled in the ability to analyze a process and offer actionable feedback for use in improving the effectiveness, quality, and efficiency of the existing process
• Skilled in the development of contract principles and applications
• Skilled in the ability to identify and mitigate risk associated with transportation projects
• Knowledgeable in the project delivery methods, including design/bid/build and alternative delivery
• Knowledgeable in state and federal regulations/requirements for development and construction of projects
• Knowledgeable in critical thinking to problem solve and make informed decisions, independently
• Knowledgeable in advanced technical writing
• Knowledgeable in research and exploration of innovative technical concepts
• Ability to develop applications for how to apply innovative technical concepts to transportation projects
• Ability to research and explore innovative technical concepts and develop applications for how to apply those concepts to transportation projects
• Ability to communicate effectively, with excellent verbal/written and public speaking skills, interacting with others in a professional…