What are the responsibilities and job description for the Connecticut Careers Trainee (Engineering And Related) (Target Class: Transportation Planner 1 (Performance Analyst)) position at State of Connecticut - Department of...?
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- Professional growth and development opportunities.
- A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
- Work for an award-winning agency! CTDOT has been recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!
- The convenience of an on-site, low-cost fitness center, on-site cafeteria, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at our Newington, CT, Headquarters facility. All CTDOT facilities have ample free parking with easy access from major highways and by public transportation.
- Monday-Friday
- Full time (40 hours per week)
- First shift
- Location: Newington
- This position is eligible to apply for telework after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the Telework Policy. The Policy can be found here. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.
- Assist in collecting, cleaning, and analyzing data to support performance management and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Help develop and maintain dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate insights to staff and leadership.
- Assist in designing and administering surveys to gather actionable feedback.
- Contribute to the development of metrics and performance indicators aligned with DOT mission and strategic goals.
- Collaborate with team members to prepare presentations and reports for internal and external stakeholders.
- Help maintain project documentation, timelines, and performance tracking tools.
- Contribute to data governance efforts by ensuring data quality and consistency.
Incumbents in this class will be eligible for reclassification to the designated class without competitive examination upon successful completion of the development program and satisfactory service.
All appointments to this class shall be under terms of a development program and in accordance with a time schedule approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. All development programs must be approved by the Department of Administrative Services prior to appointment to this class.
- Candidates with a bachelor’s degree may be eligible to serve a 2-year development program.
- Candidates with a master’s degree in a closely related field may be eligible to serve a 1-year development program.
- Candidates with three (3) years of professional experience in transportation civil engineering or transportation, urban, regional or environmental planning may be eligible to serve a 3-year development program.
For current state employees, compensation will be in accordance with guidelines for computing salary adjustments set forth by the Department of Administrative Services, Determining Salary Upon Change in Class manual.
Selection Plan
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BEFORE YOU APPLY:
- Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, 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 contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.
- Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
- Preferred Shift/Location: 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.
- Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.
- Note: The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.
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- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
- Note: This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules. 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, available at www.ct.gov/ethics.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class is accountable for mastering the skills necessary to satisfactorily complete the training program for a professional position.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- In a department or institution receives training in introductory governmental work for development of skills and knowledge in field of public administration in order to qualify for advancement into agency professional positions;
- Performs a variety of increasingly difficult duties as skills are acquired during course of training period;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Oral and written communication skills;
- Ability to
- acquire knowledge and skills required for the target classification;
- understand, evaluate and solve problems by exercising judgement and logic;
- read, interpret and understand written material;
- perform basic arithmetical computations;
- interpret charts, graphs and tables;
- learn and reason;
- establish and maintain cooperative relations with superiors, associates and general public;
- utilize computer software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor or Masters in: Data Science, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Public Administration, Public Policy, Evaluation & Applied Research Methods, Urban or Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, Transportation Engineering, or closely related degree.
- Experience or training with data collection methodologies, queries, data analysis and interpretation through course work, work experience, or internships
- Experience or training with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook), or similar software through course work, work experience, or internships
- Experience meeting deadlines, organizational and time management skills through course work, work experience, or internship
- Experience or training communicating and working collaboratively within a team and with external groups through course work, work experience, or internship
- Experience or training with survey design and basic statistical concepts through course work, work experience or internship.
Salary : $55,328 - $63,306