JOB
The Transportation Division Director works as the director in a division of the Department of Transportation. Performs administrative work at the advanced level, directing an organizational section providing administrative and support services in a division where operations, policy, work processes, and regulatory requirements of the section are complex, varied, dynamic. Work requires substantial depth of analysis and interpretation of theory, principles, practices, and regulations of a professional or administrative field. Duties involve the direction of managerial, professional, technical and clerical employees. The scope of responsibility includes planning the operations and procedures of the unit; directing the work of employees; developing employees; evaluating unit operations; developing budget needs; researching new procedures and improvements; interpreting statutes, regulations, and policies. Positions at this level report to the executive level and have primary responsibility for the administrative support functions for a smaller state division. Direction at this level is over a smaller and less complex division with professional, technical and clerical employees. This position is granted the latitude to develop new methods and policies to improve overall organizational effectiveness. Complexity involves varied duties and many different and unrelated processes and methods are applied to a broad range of activities or substantial depth of analysis. Performs other related duties as required.Pay Grade: 23
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

• Develops and adopts operational policies and procedures for the division.• Develops and administers long and short-range goals for the division.• Oversees and assists in the department budget• Coordinates division activities with the other Transportation Department Units, other state and federal agencies, and the public.• Oversees and directs the daily operations of the division through managers and supervisors.• Accountable for the accomplishments of the division objectives.• Conducts technical research studies and recommends changes to methods of operation, regulation, policies, and management regarding the Department of Transportation.• Negotiates utilization of resources consistent with public interest and possibly negotiation associated with legal resource.• Researches new possible procedures and directs employees to formulate plans and recommendations for development, improvement and implementation for financial areas of the Department of Transportation.• Directs personnel matters such as hiring, disciplining, training, assigning, and evaluating the work of division employees• Testifies at legislative, judicial, or public hearings on agency position or as a subject matter expert.• Administers and defends laws, rules, and regulations regarding issues related to the Department of Transportation.• The work product or service affects the work of other experts, the development of major aspects of administrative or scientific programs or missions, or the well-being of substantial numbers of people.• Personal contacts may include high-ranking officials, individuals or groups from outside the Department of Transportation. Certain meetings or conversations may take place outside of the agency and are at a national or international level in a somewhat unstructured setting.• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.Substitution: Experience, as described below, may be substituted for the required training/education through an established formula. Note: More technical divisions will not have substitutions granted for the required degree. REQUIRED EXPERIENCEEight (8) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid administrative or supervisory experience in budgeting, researching and evaluating unit procedures for effectiveness, personnel selection, and/or training, or planning. Substitution: Successful completion of graduate coursework from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience through an established formula.