Transportation District Services Agent

Introduction

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), invites its qualified agency employees to apply for the position of Transportation District Services Agent 2, in our District 1 Special Services Section in Rocky Hill, CT. This position is open to current DOT employees.

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• Monday
  - Friday
• Full Time, 40 hours per week
• First Shift, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm
• Location:
  
  District 1 in 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 working test period must work on site in the office.
  
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The Transportation District Services Agent 2 will be responsible for independently performing a full range of tasks in the inspection of work performed under permit or of road conditions involving traffic regulatory measures, which also involves lead responsibilities directing lower-level staff in the performance of their duties.

Applicants will be required to possess a valid driver's license and to travel to all locations throughout District 2 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.

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In the Department of Transportation, Central Office of Maintenance or a District Maintenance Office this class is accountable for acting as a working lead and/or for performing the most complex tasks in investigations of road conditions, issuance of construction permits or other traffic regulatory measures.

• As assigned by a supervisor distributes, prioritizes, oversees and reviews office unit work;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts or assists in conducting performance evaluations;
• Acts as liaison with operating units, agencies, consultant staffs and other outside officials regarding unit office policies and standards;
• Prepares reports and correspondence;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Investigates requests for encroachment permits on work affecting state highway rights of way;
• Coordinates permit investigations to incorporate specifications of units affected;
• Confers with contractors, engineers, property owners and others concerning construction and rights of way plans;
• Checks agreements, applications, forms, collateral permits, and related documents for accuracy and sufficiency;
• Recommends and writes permits for work to be done;
• Investigates traffic complaints;
• Conducts surveys and investigates major traffic generators including rotary installations, traffic signals, channelizing islands, turning movements, hazardous locations and fatal accident sites;
• Compiles and analyzes traffic statistics and makes recommendations;
• Prepares detailed technical reports, graphical and tabular data and charts to support recommendations;
• Recommends detours and alternate routes;
• Conducts site inventory of road signs;
• Attends public hearings pertaining to traffic control;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of relevant agency policies and procedures; relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations; basic principles and practices of highway engineering as applied to construction, reconstruction, maintenance and survey;
• Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills;
• Ability to read and interpret plans, maps, specifications, regulations and statutes; conduct technical research and prepare technical reports, charts and graphs; utilize computer software; lead.

Six (6) years of field work in highway construction, reconstruction, maintenance and/or drainage projects or traffic control studies.

Two (2) years of the General Experience must have been in the inspection of complex highway construction, reconstruction, maintenance and/or drainage projects or traffic control studies.

NOTE:

For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a…