What are the responsibilities and job description for the Transit and Mobility Grants Project Manager - Denver position at Colorado Department of Transportation?
Description of Job
About the Work Unit
Transportation agencies are currently in the midst of a once in a century opportunity to bring about transformational technological change to our aging transportation system and revolutionize it for the twenty-first century. CDOT is committed to preparing and enabling that change as it promotes the safety and efficiency of our roadways. Created in 2019, the Office of Innovative Mobility at CDOT focuses on increasing multimodal transportation options to help decrease congestion, emissions and improve safety on our roadways. The Office focuses in four key transportation areas: electrification, mobility services, mobility technology and transit and rail. Each key area provides policy and strategic guidance throughout the CDOT and the State of Colorado to improve the safety and efficiency of our roadways by leveraging both traditional and new and emerging technologies.
The Division of Transit and Rail (DTR), which reports to the Office of Innovative Mobility (OIM) at CDOT, is responsible for the planning, development, finance, operation, and integration of transit and rail services into the statewide transportation system. The Division, in coordination with other transit, rail and mobility providers, plans, promotes, and implements investments in transit and rail services statewide.
About the Position
As one of CDOT's Transit and Mobility Grants Project Managers, classified as Project Manager I, you will either be on the pre-award team or the post-award team. Together, these teams manage the full portfolio of state and federally funded transit and mobility grants within OIM from Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) to project closeout.
On the Pre-Award Team, your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Draft and issue Notice of Funding Availability (NOFAs) for all state and federal funds administered through OIM. This includes development and execution of a NOFA process, evaluating responses, recommending awards, and preparing documentation for contracts for subrecipients for state and federal funds.
Coordinate with internal partners, division leadership, and peers to properly evaluate, award, and contract projects in a timely manner that is compliant with federal and state law.
Provide specialized expertise in distributing Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and state transit and mobility funds in a way that maximizes the utility of the funds with the projects that are proposed by subrecipients.
Other job duties as assigned.
On the Post-Award Team, your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Provide oversight, administration, and technical support for all grant recipients on projects that have been issued a notice-to-proceed including, but not limited to administration, operating, mobility management, planning, rolling stock and capital equipment, capital construction, service planning, expansion and other innovative mobility opportunities.
Manage and direct adherence and compliance with all FTA and other state and federal regulations for assigned projects and agencies. This includes preparing and maintaining project documentation, monitoring, and reporting project spending and status, tracking accomplishments versus operational requirements, resolving issues and change initiatives, conducting risk analysis, contract oversight, and ensuring that all deliverables are on time and on budget.
Provide specialized expertise in deploying FTA and state transit programs and initiatives and oversee projects throughout the entire project lifecycle using established best practices, strategy, creativity, logic and established methodology.
Provide a high level of customer service to transit agencies and other grant recipients, including prompt communication, technical assistance, regulatory guidance, and liaising between agencies and CDOT or external staff
Other job duties as assigned.
Work Environment:
Primarily 8:00 am – 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday with the opportunity for flexible work hours.
After a training period, you will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.
Travel throughout the state required to evaluate and monitor projects and attend meetings with local groups.
Occasional out of state travel to participate in conferences and peer exchanges.
Operate in a politically sensitive environment.
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