What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bureau Chief - Project Development position at TAD PGS, Inc.?
We have an outstanding career opportunity for a Bureau Chief - Project Development to join a leading Company located in the Chicago, IL surrounding area.
Functions as Chief Engineer of the Project Development Bureau. Plans, formulates, executes, and supervises the activities and operations of four divisions including Traffic Services, Mechanical and Electrical, Project Studies, and Programming encompassing professional, technical, or paraprofessional support staff. Responsible for the development of an integrated transportation system and its relationship to the comprehensive system. Compiles, prepares, and submits the annual Five Year Transportation Plan for the County. Under the direction of the Superintendent of Highways, formulates and implements all bureau policies and procedures; determines and develops long-range planning strategies. Confers regularly and in a confidential manner with the Superintendent in all matters pertinent to the above including problematic assignment, consultant, and personnel issues that may arise.
Responsibilities :
- Provides administrative direction to the Traffic Services Division in the preparation and administration of pavement markings and signs maintenance contracts for the county transportation and highways system to ensure the installation and placement of necessary traffic controls as required by the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the Illinois Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications for Traffic Control Items
- Reviews and approves the application of technical traffic engineering procedures to the study of plans for improvement projects; submits data and makes recommendations to ensure improvement projects provide capacity and geometries to meet design year volume estimates
- Provides administrative direction to the Traffic Services Division ensuring the erection and installation of all traffic control devices necessary to provide safe and optimum services on county roadways
- Maintains all traffic signals and pumping stations under the jurisdiction of the County to ensure the safety of the motoring public
- Supervises the use of video filming techniques of all county highways to provide information on field conditions; assists in the future planning, design, and general operations of county roadways; may furnish relevant data for the State's Attorney's Office for use in legal actions
- Oversees and handles all confidential personnel issues including performance evaluations, recommendations on promotions, and disciplinary actions
- Confers with Supervisor of Employment relative to job postings for available positions; interviews job applicants and recommends candidates
- Interviews and recommends consultants who provide engineering services for highway projects; negotiates contracts, reviews and evaluates consultants' performance and approves invoices for payment
- Examines work assignments regarding transportation and planning prepared by support staff to ensure proper policies and procedures are followed relative to state and federal highway rules and regulations
- Organizes, prioritizes, and monitors all work assignments for Project Development Bureau Staff to guarantee highway projects meet deadlines
- Develops and recommends goals and long-range planning strategies for the Project Development Bureau relative to the five-year plan on projects and to the department's overall mission and objectives; confers and advises the Superintendent on the implementation of policies and procedures for the Bureau
- Prepares and submits budget appropriations for the Project Development Bureau
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Minimum Security Clearance :
No Clearance
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