Primary Location: United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Work Locations: Ohio Dept of Transportation 1980 West Broad Street 4th Floor Columbus 43223

Organization: Transportation - Central Office

Classified Indicator: Classified

Bargaining Unit / Exempt: Exempt

Schedule: Full-time

Work Hours: 07:30 AM To 04:30 PM

Compensation: $39.27-$56.10/hr

Unposting Date: Mar 10, 2024, 10:59:00 PM

Primary Job Skill: Project Management

Technical Skills: Project Management

Professional Skills: Establishing Relationships, Leading Others

Agency Contact Name: Melissa Stroud

Agency Contact Information: Melissa.Stroud@dot.ohio.gov

Hybrid Telework, Project Manager 1, Statewide Planning Manager, 20063593, Office of Statewide Planning & Research

(240002A1)

Job Duties

Who We Are:

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) oversees building and maintaining the nation’s 5th largest interstate system and the 2nd largest number of bridges. We take pride in providing safe and efficient roadways for the people of Ohio and to the people traveling within our great state. And in order to achieve that, we do A LOT! From Planning, Engineering, Construction to Law, HR, Communications, IT and everything in between, ODOT has a career for just about everyone. ODOTers are hardworking, passionate, and dedicated to public service. We strive to achieve our agency’s vision every day: To be a long term, reliable, professional, and highly productive organization.

We Support Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: ODOT values its diversity, and is committed to cultivating an inclusive and equitable work environment for all employees - one where differences are respected and celebrated. Our agency continues to build a workforce that champions the advancement of DEI principles and initiatives.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a Model Employer of Individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, programs, and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws. If you have a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to utilize the Careers.Ohio.Gov Website Portal, send an email to odi@das.ohio.gov.

ODOT's Mission Statement:

To provide a transportation system that is safe, accessible, well maintained, and positioned for the future.

What You Will Do:

• Oversees MPO and RTPO Planning program
• Oversees MPO and Large City Capital Program
• Oversees Statewide Planning Program (a.k.a. SPR – Part A)
• Oversees development of the statewide long range transportation plan and modal plans

Who we are looking for:

• Experience with statewide and/or regional transportation planning
• Knowledge of federal regulations pertaining to statewide and regional transportation planning
• Experience managing transportation planning projects
• Experience leading a team of transportation planners

Benefits to you:

• Extensive benefits including medical, vision, dental and basic life insurance

• 11 paid holidays per year

• Paid time off with vacation, sick and personal leave accruals

• At least a 14% employer contribution in to your OPERS pension plan

• Pay increases pursuant to the Ohio Revised Code

• Employee Tuition reimbursement programs

• Work/Life Balance

• The opportunity to work on an important mission

Official Position Description:

In the Division of Planning, Office of Statewide Planning & Research (SP&R), manages transportation planning project(s), with or without sub- projects, that covers all phases of project management, with activities & responsibilities resting within SP&R & whose primary stakeholders are management, staff, private sector industries & businesses. Oversees team responsible for development of all phases of the long-range statewide transportation plan (e.g., stakeholder engagement (e.g., ODOT personnel, private industries & businesses, & regional planning organizations representing all modes of transportation); data gathering; analysis; conclusions; recommendations; public involvement; plan implementation & coordination with other regional planning organizations); oversees administration of Ohio's regional transportation planning programs as conducted by Ohio's Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) & Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTPOs) (e.g., facilitates biennial agreements & annual work programs; oversees administering Ohio's MPO & Large City Capital program which sub-allocates funds to 17 MPOs & five large cities; works with ODOT Division of Finance to develop annual budgets & monitor expenditures & carryover amounts); oversees development of modal transportation plans (e.g., statewide freight plan, transportation systems maintenance & operations (TSM&O) plan, statewide maritime plan, & statewide transit plan): oversees management of the Congestion Mitigation & Air Quality (CMAQ) program & coordinates eligibility determinations with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Directly supervises staff (e.g., provides developmental opportunities, coaches staff to foster development & promote job satisfaction, assigns work, evaluates performance, recommends discipline as necessary, provides feedback when appropriate).

Oversees development of transportation planning policy, goals, & objectives in coordination with ODOT management as well as internal & external stakeholders; coordinates with Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA) to co-manage the Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant (DERG) program (e.g., develops program policies & requests for proposal, participates in the selection of applications, publishes awarded grants, & oversees/manages individual projects); coordinates inclusion of transportation system emissions into the State Implementation Plan for air quality conformity in accordance with federal codes & regulations; coordinates & documents federal, state, & local stakeholder participation in the interagency consultation process leading to conformity determinations for State Transportation Improvement Plan/Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP/TIP) in Ohio's air quality areas.

Creates progress reports & technical & system documentation & presents reports & documentation as needed (e.g., flow charts, system architecture, user manuals, use & test cases) using a computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel; maintains regular contact with stakeholders to market products or services & obtains feedback which involves independent direct involvement with local stakeholders as necessary; determines need for division of given project into subprojects & distribution of work for subprojects (e.g., outside source) & oversees activities conducted within each subproject; manages change control processes to ensure all policies & procedures are followed. Attends meetings, conferences, &/or workshops on related topics.

Assists Contractor Compliance Officers (CCOs) in ensuring Commercially Useful Function (CUF) requirements are met for professional services (e.g., responsibility for oversight of interviews, filling out forms & ensuring completed forms are documented with recommendation of compliance vs. non- compliance.

This classification is designated as Career Professional per ORC 5501.20.

Qualifications Successful completion of 2 yrs. post-secondary education majoring in business administration, public administration, computer science/information technology, social science, or health, with major being commensurate with project to be assigned; 12 mos. exp. in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.

• Or 3 yrs. exp. in project management (i.e., management & development of project/program requirements, design, development, testing/pilot, training & full scale implementation), with experience to be commensurate with project/program &/or position description on file (e.g., specific human service program area, management information sciences, fiscal); 12 mos. exp. in budgeting & calculating cost projections of program/projects.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications for Employment noted above.

Knowledge of public policy management or public administration; public finance; public budgeting; project management; life cycle methodologies; time management; matrix management; public relations; interviewing; market trends; supervisory/management techniques*. Skill in operation of personal computer & applicable software (e.g., Gantt chart/project planning software, presentation software, spreadsheet applications)*. Ability to manage multiple demands or tasks on projects or programs; solve problems involving several variables in unique situations; review & evaluate project progress; develop & deliver presentations; communicate effectively on project information in a team setting.

Supplemental Information:

• If operating state-owned vehicle must provide proof of valid Driver's License OR must provide own transportation.
• ALL ANSWERS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUPPORTED BY THE WORK EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION PROVIDED ON YOUR CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION.
• All bargaining unit and exempt new hires to ODOT must serve a one year probationary period.
• This position is overtime exempt based on FLSA Standards.
• This position has been designated as a Career Professional position per the Ohio Revised Code 5501.20.

• Based on job duties, this position is designated as telework eligible on a hybrid basis; the selected applicant must complete the initial training period prior to being eligible to telework. All requests to telework are reviewed and must be approved by ODOTs Chief Human Resources Officer.

Background Check Information

The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicant’s prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.