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The State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation (DOT) is currently accepting applications for 2 (two) Summer Worker positions, in the Bureau of Policy & Planning, Office of Roadway Information Systems, Systems Inventory and Photolog Units.
POSITION HIGHLIGHTS
- Anticipated start date in May of 2025 and ending by August 31, 2025
- Monday-Friday, first shift (7:00 am – 3:30 pm)
- 8 hours per day, 40 hours per week, seasonal
- Location: Department of Transportation Headquarters in Newington, CT.
ABOUT THE ROLE
- The Roadway Inventory Unit is responsible for keeping accurate current and historical data on almost 22,000 miles of public roads in Connecticut. Through various efforts data is collected and validated on a project level basis for state and local roadways. The unit is responsible for field verifying and providing accurate roadway data that is utilized in the CTDOT’s linear referencing system (LRS) and the Transportation Intelligence Gateway (TIG).
- The unit is also responsible for tracking, documenting, and maintaining all identified roadway asset data for use in meeting reporting requirements including but not limited to the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS). This data supports various critical CTDOT functions including; asset management, project prioritization and coordination, financial tracking, funding eligibility, safety analysis, Federal and State reporting requirements, and performance management, among others.
- The Photolog Unit is responsible for collection of pavement condition metrics, geometric data, and right-of-way imagery on more than 8,000 bi-directional miles on the State’s highway system, a sample section of local roadways and on the CTfastrak System to support CTDOT need’s and meet federal reporting requirements. The pavement condition data and imagery collected is used to analyze pavements across these networks and provide input into the Department’s Pavement Management System for condition forecasting, budgeting, and project programming and design. The pavement condition data are required elements in the CTDOT’s annual Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) Report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) requirements as well. The Photolog Section is additionally responsible for conducting smoothness verification work on various pavement jobs to aid in the assessment of bonuses or penalties to the contractors.
ABOUT US:
- As one of Connecticut’s largest State agencies, DOT employs approximately 3,300 individuals statewide in five bureaus. It is the DOT's mission to improve quality of life through transportation. We have a significant transportation infrastructure system that is essential to maintaining mobility for Connecticut residents and businesses and supporting economic and community development while preserving environmental and cultural resources. The Department of Transportation is committed to cultivating a diverse staff that is representative of the communities we serve. Applications from individuals having diverse backgrounds and life experiences are strongly encouraged.
Selection Plan
Selected candidates must be at least 16 or 18 years old, depending on the position.
To Apply:
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- Please select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
- In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the Talent Acquisition Professional listed on this job posting.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
FOR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING:
- Please read or watch our Applicant Tips on How to Apply.
Important Information After You Apply:
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position.
- Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
Connect With Us:
- Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process. Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. Should you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment, please contact Anamaria Giangarra at Anamaria.giangarra@ct.gov.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class performs tasks and duties of a seasonal nature by providing services to clients or the public.
Work areas covered by this class shall include the assignments and hourly rates as listed below:
Assignment
Minimum Hourly
Rates
Rates
Maximum Hourly
Rates
Rates
General
$16.35
$17.00
Patient Care Service
$16.35
$17.00
Maintenance
$16.35
$17.00
Laboratory Assistant
$16.35
$17.00
Recreational Aide
$16.35
$17.00
Transportation Services (Bus Driver)
$16.35
$17.00
Tourist Information Clerk
$16.35
$17.00
Specialized Recreational Services
$16.35
$17.00
Tourist Information Coordinator
$16.35
$17.00
Information Technology System Analysis
$19.00
$22.00
Engineering
$20.00
$23.16
Legal
$19.00
$22.00
Minimum and maximum hourly rates will be subject to the following criteria:
- Returning Seasonal Workers may receive $.50 an hour additional compensation for each season of service up to the maximum hourly rate.
OR
- Experienced workers in the specific functional area with another employer may be credited with such time on an equivalent basis to seasons worked and granted the same additional compensation up to the maximum hourly rate.
OR
- Undergraduate or graduate students may be granted additional compensation of up to $.50 more per hour (up to the maximum hourly rate) for each full year of completed education on the basis of 30 semester hours equaling one (1) year.
NOTE: Determination of hourly rate is based on the above criteria. Additional compensation is based on only one criterion. It is not intended for individuals to receive additional compensation through application of the multiple criteria listed above.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
The Summer positions in each of these Units would gain experience and assist in fulfilling the following duties:
- Assist with the quality control assessment of roadway, traffic asset and pavement condition and imagery datasets to ensure they meet or exceed nationally accepted standards for completeness, accuracy, precision, and uniformity.
- Assist with development of new quality control and quality assurance procedures for field collected pavement condition data and imagery.
- Assist with data update coordination to ensure proper integration of roadway data into the LRS of record, assistance in the development of supplemental collection plans for requested safety and asset management related assets (e.g. center line rumble strips, speed limits) that support critical CTDOT functions.
- Assist with coordination and outreach to identify and integrate disparate CTDOT datasets.
- Assist with providing outreach to the 169 municipalities in CT to gather, format, and integrate appropriate local roadway datasets.
- Assist with organizing and advise CTDOT partners on developing technology solutions to aid in collection, integration, and quality assessment of data, including cutting edge technology such as computer vision and machine learning.
- Assist with ensuring high quality roadway, pavement condition and imagery data is collected, vetted, processed, stored, and made available to report, display, edit, and publish road network and asset data for internal and external customer consumption.
- Assist with the analysis of data, perform quality control procedures, and accurately make it available to display on the LRS along with other GIS formats for enterprise consumption for visual and analysis purposes.
- Assist with creating, developing and extracting reports and dashboards of various assets for comparison, analysis, and cross validation as well as develop reports to provide summary data.
- Work closely with various internal and external partners and customers including FHWA, municipal officials, regional organizations, state officials etc.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Knowledge of
- principles, practices and procedures of assigned specialty;
- operation of equipment, materials and activities of assigned specialty;
- Knowledge to degree necessary for dealing with and understanding an individual’s behavior;
- Skills
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- techniques of assigned specialty skills;
- Ability to
- assist individuals in self-care habits, personal hygiene and proper social conduct where applicable;
- understand and carry out written orders and oral instructions;
- Adequate physical strength and stamina to perform duties;
- Some positions may require supervisory and/or leadership abilities.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Any experience and training that could reasonably be expected to provide the knowledge, skills and abilities listed above.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Academic history that demonstrates an interest in Data Analytics, Statistics, Management Information Systems, or Mathematics. Other majors will be considered providing that the applicant has coursework or work experience in data collection, data analysis, and data reporting.
- Grade point average of 3.0 or higher in the above areas of study or closely related.
- Experience in performing measurements, performing quality checks and reporting information through course work, work experience, or internships.
- Experience with Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Sever and other data driven software through course work, work experience, or internships.
- Experience with mapping software such as Google Earth, Bing Maps, GPS through course work, work experience, or internships.
- Experience working with large data sets, collecting data, database management, querying and report development through course work, work experience, or internships.
- Experience with statistics and performing statistical and mathematical analysis and calculations through course work, work experience, or internships.
- Experience with public speaking, written and oral communication skills through course work, work experience, or internships.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents in this class assigned to recreational activities must be able to perform emergency first aid as needed and certain positions will require a current Standard First Aid Certificate.
- Incumbents in this class assigned as bus drivers or operators of a motor vehicle must possess and retain a current Connecticut Motor Vehicle Operator License to drive a bus and/or a Motor Vehicle Operators License as necessary.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
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