Barrier/Attenuation Specialist - Salt Lake, United States - State of Utah

Description

Salary: $ $51.16 Hourly

Location : Salt Lake County, UT

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: 41104

Agency: 810 Department of Transportation

Unit: 8376 DOT Traffic Operations

Opening Date: 04/10/2024

Closing Date: 4/28/2024 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA: Exempt

Recruiter: April Nicholls,

# of Openings: 1

Location: Calvin Rampton Building,4501 S. 2700 W., Salt Lake City, UT

Background Check: You must successfully pass a criminal history check.

Schedule Code: B - Competitive Career Service - Employment in this position requires a probationary period.

Schedule Code Description: This position requires a 12 month probationary period. Current State employees who have already passed a probationary period will not be required to complete another one.

Benefits: This position is eligible for a full benefits package. See benefits tab below for details.

Driver License Requirements: Employees hired for this recruitment will be subject to the Driver Eligibility standards found at the following link:

EEO Statement: The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. For accommodations, dial 711 or TTY:

Job Description

The Utah Department of Transportation, Traffic & Safety Division, is seeking a highly motivated and skilled individual to fill the role of Barrier/Attenuation Specialist (Research Consultant III). To be successful in this role you will need a mixture of technical knowledge and communication skills as you support and coordinate with Region staff.

Principal Duties
As the Barrier/Attenuation Specialist, you will:

• Serve as a technical expert on roadside safety hardware, including:
  • Barrier, guardrail, end treatments, crash attenuators, and related hardware.
  • Crashworthy supports for signs, poles, mailboxes, and other related hardware.

Provide guidance and support to designers, maintenance personnel, consultants, contractors, and project teams for issues related to roadside safety hardware.

Help maintain UDOT Standard Drawings in the BA Series, and other drawings that relate to roadside safety hardware.

Help maintain UDOT Standard Specifications relating to roadside safety hardware.

Help develop and maintain UDOT Design Manual drawings relating to roadside safety hardware.

Maintain accurate inventory of roadside safety hardware. This will include working with contracted data providers to ensure quality of data collected.

Help UDOT Regions prioritize replacement of obsolete roadside safety hardware.

Review roadside safety products that are included or proposed for inclusion within the Approved Products List.

Act as UDOT's representative in several Pooled Fund Studies related to roadside safety hardware; help write/review/prioritize problem statements for crashworthiness testing of new equipment.

Help ensure that roadside safety hardware used in Utah is crashworthy; maintain lists of crashworthy equipment.

The Ideal Candidate
The best qualified person will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience.
• Excellent communication skills.

Supplemental Information
Here is some additional information of which you should be aware:

• Working Conditions - While the typical risks are those of an office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., there will be field work.
• Physical Requirements: Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some field work which may include walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
• Employee may be reassigned to a different location as deemed necessary by the Region Director/Group Leader

Why should you join our team?
The work we do matters. If you want to make a positive difference doing meaningful work, this is the right place for you. Our mission statement is, "Enhance quality of life through transportation." We define quality of life through a framework of Good Health, Connected Communities, Better Mobility, and Strong Economy. We help the State of Utah and its traveling public to get to where they want, when they want, in the way they want -- and we make sure they can do it safely.

You will become part of a team with an internal culture of Trust, Teamwork, and Flexibility. Our organization lives by the values of Respect, Integrity, and Caring. If these are your values too, you'll be a great fit.

Aside from working for a cause-driven, cutting edge agency that is leading all other transportation departments in the nation, you will receive great health and retirement benefits. Working for the State of Utah provides a positive work-life balance. Click to view a summary of the benefits we offer.

The Agency
UDOT is a strengths-based organization, which means its approach is based on identifying and developing individual and organizational strengths. Our philosophy is to address challenges by bringing our strengths to each situation and create the best solutions. Candidates are encouraged to be familiar with their strengths and consider how they may potentially be of benefit to the roles for which they are applying. UDOT uses the CliftonStrengths Assessment, but there are multiple strengths assessment tools available online, and no formal assessment is required.

For more information on the Utah Department of Transportation please click

Benefits:
The State of Utah offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a comprehensive leave program. Please click the following link for a detailed information page: To access a Total Compensation Calculator in Excel format click

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As part of this application process, you must provide your work history in the work history section of your application. Failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Your answers to the questions on this application must be supported by your work history, otherwise you may not receive credit.

• I have read and understand the above statement

02

Are you a current UDOT employee?

• Yes
• No

03

How much experience do you have that is relevant to this role?

• None
• 1 year or less
• 2 - 3 completed years
• 4 - 5 completed years
• 6 - 7 completed years
• 8 - 9 completed years
• 10 or more years

04

Please provide a brief summary of your experience and/or education and why you feel it's relevant to this position's job duties. Include the employer(s) that provided this experience. If no experience, type N/A.

05

Do you have a degree in a related field?

• Some coursework
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree or higher
• No degree

06

How many years of experience do you have working with roadside safety hardware?

• None
• 1 year or less
• 2 - 3 completed years
• 4 - 5 completed years
• 6 - 7 completed years
• 8 - 9 completed years
• 10 or more years

07

This position may also include responsibilities that will require a working knowledge of the Manual for Assessing Safety Hardware (MASH). How many years of experience do you have in traffic engineering responsibilities that include topics governed by the MASH?

• None
• 1 year or less
• 2 - 3 completed years
• 4 - 5 completed years
• 6 - 7 completed years
• 8 - 9 completed years
• 10 or more years

08

What is your experience with UDOT Standard Drawings and specifications?

• None
• I'm aware that UDOT has standard drawings and specifications
• I have used UDOT standard drawings/specifications in my work for 1 year or less
• I have used UDOT standard drawings/specifications in my work for more than 1 year
• I've been involved in creating UDOT standard drawings/specifications

09

Do you have any relatives who currently work for UDOT? Per UDOT Policy, relatives are defined as: spouse, child, parent, and sibling, grandparent, grandchild, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, first cousin (including in-laws and step relatives), or cohabitating employees.

• Yes
• No

10

If you do have relatives working for UDOT, please list the name, relationship, and work location for each relative.

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#Please indicate how you heard about this specific job posting.

• State of Utah job site )
• Referred by a Friend or Family
• Indeed
• Other External Job Board or Site
• LinkedIn
• Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)
• DWS job website )
• Advertisement (Digital Ad, Billboard, Print, etc.)
• Professional Network (Association, Membership, Work Colleague)
• University Network (Handshake, School Job Board, Career Center, etc.)
• Contacted by a Recruiter
• Career or Job Fair
• Internship
• Interviewed for different position
• Internal communications (Agency/Division, etc.)
• Jobwise
• Other (not listed above)

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