Transportation District Services Agent

Introduction

Are you a current DOT employee looking for the next step in your career?

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• Monday - Friday
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• First Shift, 7:30 am to 4 pm
• Location:
  
  District 1, Rocky Hill, CT
• P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit
• This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office and in conjunction with field assignments. Learn more about the Telework Policy.

The Transportation District Services Agent 1 will be responsible for performing a full range of tasks in the inspection of work performed under permit or of road conditions involving traffic regulatory measures.

• Applicants will be required to possess a valid driver's license and to travel to all locations throughout District 1 area.

As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five bureaus. CTDOT is guided by its mission to improve lives through transportation. Our infrastructure and transit systems are essential to the safety and mobility of Connecticut residents, and our work strengthens both economic and community development. CTDOT is committed to fostering a workforce that reflects the communities it serves, and individuals with broad-ranging backgrounds and life experiences are encouraged to apply.

In the Department of Transportation, Central Office of Maintenance or a District Maintenance Office this class is accountable in an assigned district for independently performing a full range of tasks in the inspection of work performed under permit or of road conditions involving traffic regulatory measures.

• Reviews permit applications, bonds, insurance certificates and plans and specifications prior to construction;
• Participates in pre-construction meetings;
• Inspects work affecting state highways by property owners, public utilities, municipalities, general contractors and other state agencies performed under permit to insure compliance with permit specifications, safety procedures and state and local regulations;
• Recommends field changes;
• Verifies completion of permit work;
• Investigates complaints and conducts inspections pertaining to following: illegal encroachments, cross culvert and drainage system installations and new project initiations, major traffic generators and other related matters;
• Prepares drainage project estimates;
• Makes recommendations for improvements pertaining to traffic related matters;
• Reviews roads scheduled for resurfacing;
• Prepares pre-construction and progress reports;
• Coordinates traffic services memoranda and maintains records;
• Maintains contact with other departmental and outside officials regarding projects;
• May assist agents of higher grade with investigations;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of principles and practices of highway engineering as applied to construction, reconstruction, maintenance, drainage or traffic;
• Interpersonal skills;
• Oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to read and interpret plans, maps, specifications, regulations and statutes;
• Conduct investigations;
• Prepare charts and graphs;
• Utilize computer software.

Five (5) years of field work in highway construction, reconstruction, maintenance and/or drainage projects or traffic control studies.

• One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the inspection of highway construction, reconstruction, maintenance and/or drainage projects or traffic control studies.
• NOTE:
  
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