JOB SUMMARY: Leads and assists in one or more of the following areas: OMAT, maintenance, construction, intermodal, planning, utilities, surveying, environmental or traffic. Serves as assistant office head to professionals providing professional support in one or more areas listed.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Under limited supervision, serves as an Assistant Office Head of the Office of Program Assignment (OPA) with supervisory responsibility for ensuring technical adequacy, consistency, regulatory compliance, and adherence to applicable NEPA Assignment Program requirements. These activities include reviewing environmental evaluations and documentation and participating as a team member in the development and review of CE’s, EA’s, and EIS’s, evaluating environmental impacts and supporting the identification of appropriate measures and decisions in accordance with NEPA and other applicable laws. Effectively liaises with the State Program Assignment Administrator (SPAA), other OPA staff, internal GDOT customers, and state/federal agency staff to ensure effective program results. The OPA Assistant Office Head must possess good interpersonal and leadership skills in order to make well informed decisions. The OPA must coordinate with the SPAA and the Office of Environmental Services management to develop and administer policies, establish procedures, evaluate program effectiveness, and recommend actions to improve environmental compliance and project delivery. The OPA Assistant Office Head must maintain effective working relationships and coordinate with FHWA, other federal and state agencies, and internal GDOT personnel on NEPA Assignment Program requirements, environmental review procedures, compliance issues, and process improvements and promote positive OES staff/institutional relationships that foster GDOT’s mission, culture of innovation, and continuous improvement in delivering GDOT’s transportation program.

Additional duties include:

• Develop and implement program-level efficiencies
• Provide quality customer service
• Communicate and work effectively with internal and external staff in a professional, cooperative manner
• Communicate ideas and facts to individuals and groups
• Adapt quickly to change including new policies and procedures
• Manage time appropriately, dealing effectively with multiple priorities
• Work effectively with others to find mutually acceptable solutions
• Commitment toward work and a high standard of ethical conduct
• Travel statewide with occasional overnight stay
• Occasionally work after normal business hours as needed

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The selected candidate must meet the advertised minimum qualifications to include State Entry Qualifications as well as Agency Specific Minimum Qualifications

AGENCY SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field and five years of related experience.

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a supervisory role, training, planning, directing, and evaluating the work of staff.

• A minimum of 3 years mentoring employees

• A minimum of 5 years of experience applying transportation engineering, planning, programming, or environmental analysis principles, standards, laws, and/or regulations as part of the preconstruction, construction, or operation of transportation projects.

• A minimum of three examples of being directly involved in creating policy or making meaningful changes to your office/department. These include working on Programmatic Agreements, writing office/section policies/standard operating procedures, making quantifiable updates to templates, or other related areas.

AGENCY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Five or more years of significant training and experience similar to the program area.

• At least 5 years of experience coordinating with internal and external partners, navigating challenges to create and sustain positive relationships.

• At least 5 years of experience in NEPA analysis and document writing for linear transportation projects; knowledge of FHWA NEPA regulations and policies; knowledge of related environmental laws or regulations such as Section 4(f) of the US DOT Act, Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act, Section 106 of the Historic Preservation Act, Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, etc.

• Candidate should possess at least 5 years of experience working with professionals in areas of NEPA/GEPA, Ecology, History, Archaeology, Air and Noise.