Transportation Construction Manager 2

Do you want to play a key role in improving the quality of transportation infrastructure across Pennsylvania?  Showcase your leadership skills as a Transportation Construction Manager 2 with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT).  Here, you will have the exciting opportunity to guide quality improvements that make our roads and bridges safe and built to last.  You will support various projects across the state and help communities by ensuring construction efforts are in compliance with essential standards and regulations.  Apply today to join an agency where your expertise supports better travel for everyone!

This position focuses on evaluating construction and material practices to support safe and reliable transportation projects.  Within this role, your work will be centered around improving quality, solving problems, and guiding statewide construction efforts.  As a Transportation Construction Manager 2, you will perform the following duties:

• Quality Evaluation: Review construction materials, processes, and vendor sources to confirm they meet department expectations and are compliant with the Material Certification Program
• Compliance Review: Check contractor and inspection activities for compliance with specifications and project requirements
• Testing Oversight: Verify sampling and testing methods to ensure proper procedures and accurate results
• Corrective Actions: Identify issues, discuss findings, and recommend solutions that improve construction outcomes
• Technical Guidance: Provide training and support to enhance the skills and knowledge of district and industry personnel
• Problem Solving: Investigate and resolve construction and materials issues to support safe, durable projects

Interested in learning more?  Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description. 

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position may be headquartered in a PennDOT district or county office closest to the candidate's current work location or home address if space is available.
• This position will cover Districts 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, and 12.  You will be expected to travel in the field for project reviews. 
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 2 days per week.  In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.  If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the assigned headquarters location.  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email.  Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• One year of experience as a Transportation Construction Manager 1 (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of experience in construction inspection, three of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity, and graduation from high school or equivalent certification or formal training.  Completion of a training program in construction inspection sanctioned by the using agency may be substituted for high school graduation.  An Associate Degree in an engineering or closely related technology may be substituted for one year of the required non-supervisory experience; or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires possession of a valid Class C non-commercial driver's license.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement.  For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines. 
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.  Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements.  Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.  
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date.  Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work.  Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.  Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted.  Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans: 

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position.  No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.