Transportation Specialist IV

This is a full-time position in the Survey Division at the Oklahoma Department of Transportation.

Address: 12844 SW-3W, Ada, OK 74820

Working Status: 100% In-Person

Basic Purpose

Positions in this job family are responsible for planning, supervising, and performing technical and professional level transportation work. Responsibilities may be assigned in any area of transportation work, including research, planning and design, survey, environmental studies, bid lettings, construction, maintenance, or project management. Responsibilities may include all phases of highway and bridge construction, field management of utilities or property appraisal and acquisition, relocation assistance, traffic operations, materials testing and sampling, or materials laboratory management.

Typical Functions

• Performs sampling and testing of materials for use in highway construction and maintenance operation; performs plant inspections and prepares materials certifications.
• Surveys grade and alignment of highways using survey equipment.
• Collects statistics and documentation about the state highway system.
• Conducts traffic studies to aid in the determination of transportation system improvements.
• Performs or supervises the various functions required for the bid letting of construction projects, such as developing bid proposals from design plans, incorporating revisions to proposals, and disseminating information to contractors and industry throughout the letting progress.
• Inspects, reviews, or provides oversight for contractors, consultants or utility relocations associated with construction projects to ensure compliance with plans and contracts for highway construction activities; prepares progressive and final estimates for construction contractors.
• Performs planning and review functions for transportation systems such as rail, public transportation, waterways, and highways; determines existing service levels and future needs for transportation modes; considers social, economic, and environmental effects of proposed projects.
• Performs real estate duties in one or more of the following areas; property appraisal, acquisition of real property, or relocation assistance; prepares plans and reports for right-of-way projects.
• Performs audits on the effectiveness of research programs, the adequacy of right-of-way plans, the support of planning decisions by appropriate data, the reliance of materials testing, the reliability of surveys, and the accuracy of construction project documentation.
• Supervises employees in any area of transportation work.
  
  

Level Descriptor

Incumbents perform professional transportation work at the career level involving design, planning, construction, maintenance, or review of various types of transportation systems/projects. This represents the full-performance level and responsibilities may be assigned in any area of transportation work, including oversight of multiple construction projects of small or moderate size and scope, or a single project of considerable size and scope. This level may provide guidance to specialists or consultants, including the coordination and monitoring of work performed by contractors or vendors.

Education And Experience

Education and Experience requirements at this level consist of four years of experience in transportation related work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience, substituting 30 semester hours for each year of the required experience, including two college courses in mathematics, natural science, engineering or a closely related field.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities And Competencies

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of basic geometry and algebra; of basic laboratory equipment; of construction materials; of the English language in order to follow written and oral instructions; of construction methods; of survey procedures; of plans and specifications; of the basic principles of transportation planning or research; of technical engineering and/or environmental operations; of real estate practices and property acquisition; and of transportation theory, laws and practices. Ability is required to measure distance; to collect data; to operate computer equipment; to operate transportation-related equipment; to check and adjust survey equipment for accuracy; to read and interpret plans and specifications; to measure and calculate areas and volumes of work completed; to perform tests on materials using basic laboratory testing equipment in accordance with prescribed procedures; to exercise judgment in analyzing situations and determining sound courses of action; to organize and conduct activities; to provide training and guidance; to make independent decision; to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; to perform business calculations and negotiate resolutions with others; and communicate and express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.

Special Requirements

Possession of a valid Oklahoma driver’s license; must attend annual asbestos refresher course and pass annual asbestos physical examination. ## Applicants must be willing and able to fulfill all job-related travel normally associated with this position. ## At Level II applicants must be eligible for the Oklahoma Department of Labor asbestos abatement contractor license within six months of appointment.Some agencies may have determined positions in this job family to be safety sensitive as defined by 63 O.S.

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