What are the responsibilities and job description for the Barrier/Attenuation Specialist position at State of Utah?
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 best qualified person will have:
- A Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience.
- Excellent communication skills.
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
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 HERE 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 here.
Salary : $31 - $51
