at Department of Transportation in Collinsville, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Essential Functions
- Trains, motivates, and evaluates subordinate personnel.
- Advises the district Operations Engineer in matters related to policies, programs, and procedures concerning section field operations.
- Prepares, monitors, and authorizes operating budgets and available contracts for the section.
- Designs and ensures the accuracy of preliminary interstate and other freeway signing and striping plans.
- Coordinates field work with other sections within the bureau.
- Establishes and maintains marked detours districtwide.
- Establishes policies and procedures to be used by emergency patrol personnel and the Traffic Management Center, as well as reviews the operation and effectiveness of Intelligent Transportation Systems.
- Reviews the operation and effectiveness of the temporary traffic control utilized throughout District 8.
- Provides expertise relative to traffic control, signing and pavement markings, plus Intelligent Transportation Systems to municipalities within the district.
- Maintains responsibility for the district’s Intelligent Transportation Systems and Traffic Management Center.
- Performs duties in compliance with departmental safety rules. Performs all duties in a manner conducive to the fair and equitable treatment of all employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
- Current registration as a Licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois OR current registration as a Licensed Structural Engineer in the state of Illinois.
- Five years of experience in civil engineering.
- Supervisory experience.
- Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of civil engineering.
- Extensive knowledge of modern methods and techniques as applied to the design, construction, and maintenance of public works.
- Ability to direct the work of other engineers.
- Ability to supervise the preparation of complete engineering plans and specifications.
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with departmental staff and outside agency professionals.
- Ability to make sound decisions in a logical and objective manner.
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Strong understanding of traffic management, traffic safety, and operations principles.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Daily travel within the district and occasional state-wide travel which may include overnight stays.
- 24/7 call availability.
- Successful completion of a background screening.
- Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during state employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall, prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (OEIG) or may be subject to a fine.
- This position has been found to meet the requirements in section 4A-101 of the Illinois Governmental Ethics Act requiring the occupant/employee to file a Statement of Economic Interest. The Illinois Governmental Ethics Act (5 ILCS 420/4A et seq.) requires certain state officials and employees to file annual Statements of Economic Interest with the Office of the Secretary of State that will be made available for examination and copying by the public. All employees required to file a Statement of Economic Interest are also required to file the Supplemental Statement of Economic Interest with the Executive Ethics Commission. (See Executive Order 15-09) Fines and penalties apply to untimely filings.
- The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.
