DBE Highway Construction Specialist

Introduction

To represent the Governor in issues involving DOT and to provide leadership as the department strives to be a transparent, efficient and accountable institution in which safety, performance management and customer satisfaction are of highest priority.

The incumbent is responsible for all compliance activities associated with the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program as outlined in 49 CFR Part 26. Duties include monitoring project compliance activities throughout the duration of a project, prequalification of potential DBE program participants, providing technical assistance to DBEs, contractors, consultants, and internal staff, along with report preparation and submission.

• Develops and initiates programs for the training and orientation of DBE's to enable participation in highway construction projects as prime and sub contractors.
• Assists in all phases of the certification and pre-qualification processes.
• Provides technical guidance and expertise through all phases of the construction process as required: cost estimating and bidding; interpretation of plans, specifications and blue prints; manpower and equipment utilization, including the provision of onsite assistance to DBE's who encounter technical problems on highway construction projects.
• Conducts follow‑up assessment of DBE performance with respect to quality of work, evidence of planning, and compliance with job specifications and special provisions.
• Develops novel concepts and approaches to solving problems concerning DBE's and their participation in DelDOT's DBE program.
• Develops liaison with prime contractors, assists them in meeting DBE goals and provides communications link with DBE subcontractors.
• Represents the department at hearings, conferences, and before public groups.
• Prepares and submits reports to FHWA and DelDOT as required.

Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

• Six months experience in program evaluation such as evaluating programs and services to identify problems, determine compliance and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency to ensure program goals and overall objectives are met.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in writing reports in a structured format containing an introduction, presenting the thesis, purpose or proposal with supporting evidence, explanation, facts, and analysis or examples with a conclusion or recommendations.
• Six months experience in data collection which includes collecting, compiling and maintaining data from multiple sources such as files, records, databases, customers, staff or others.
• Knowledge of descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode or standard deviation.

Pre‑employment drug testing:
Upon a conditional offer, you must undergo pre‑employment drug testing as part of the hiring process.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The State of Delaware participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. DelDOT does not provide employment‑based sponsorship.

All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment. Sessions are held at designated locations in Kent or New Castle County.

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The State of Delaware is an Equal Opportunity employer and values a diverse workforce. We strongly encourage and seek out a workforce representative of Delaware including race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.