Job Overview:

ODOT District 8 is seeking to fill an Administrative Professional 2 position. This role will serve as the Business & Operations Coordinator for Clinton and Fayette counties, as well as any additional counties assigned, and will also provide support to the ODOT Contact Center. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

• Assisting management with monitoring the budget; purchasing & receiving materials; submitting & tracking purchase order usage & balancing orders daily; processing payments of invoices & paycard purchases; creating & maintaining paycard records &/or spreadsheets.
• Ensuring data is entered accurately into the Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS) within the established time frames.
• Recording, adjusting, and monitoring inventory on a routine schedule & within the established time frames; verifying monthly inventory spot checks & ODOT fuel reconciliations are completed.
• Assisting management with the overtime roster & serving as the coordinator for the boot, jacket & uniform programs.
• Handling calls & cases through the ODOT Contact Center, responding to inquiries & complaints & providing information to the public.

Official Position Description:

Serves as County Business & Operations Coordinator. Relieves Transportation Administrator (TA) & Transportation Managers (TM) of routine administrative duties; researches & analyzes materials, information & programs based upon input & analysis of data into data information systems (e.g., Enterprise Information Management System (EIMS), BI Graphical Query Language (GQL)); makes recommendations regarding highway maintenance program activities based upon analysis (e.g., prepares reports & presentations illustrating results of analysis & recommendations utilizing a computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)). Provides technical information & advice to TA & TMs to aid in decision-making (e.g., creates & runs queries depicting operational performance; creates forms & spreadsheets for budgeting, inventory, & other county functions).  Assists in developing new procedures related to established program policy; serves as liaison between TA/TMs & subordinates; transmits decisions & directives & represents TA/TMs at meetings when required.  Supports District's asset management program (e.g., runs reports using a computer & related software, checks progress & charts accomplishments, compares to annual work plan & identifies potential gaps).

Manages the county's business functions; prepares & monitors budgets; assists with payroll; processes bills for payment; searches purchasing contracts; tracks purchase orders; pays invoices; purchases materials (e.g., road supplies, salt, fuels, lubricants, propane, guardrail, orders road signs.); maintains records utilizing a computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Excel); serves as county liaison for variety of ODOT programs (e.g., boot, jacket, & uniform coordinator); maintains variety of county records; prepares facility for meetings; takes minutes at meetings & publishes & distributes them; schedules meetings; manages the office's calendar &/or e-mails; manages equipment availability list; performs callouts; calls Ohio Utilities Protection Service (OUPS) to ensure sites are safe before beginning projects; performs inventory spot checks; serves on annual meeting committee; serves as Safety Liaison.  Assists supervisor with the overtime roster & tracking progress on operational activities (e.g., mowing, road material usage, bi-weekly plow blade inventory, & tracks all county employee training.) Initiates facility-related repairs & maintenance with District facility staff.  Assists with construction support activities (e.g., daily diaries, data entry into SiteManager, scanning project documentation, documentation storage).

Performs public relations duties (e.g., informs Public Information Officer of stories which may be good topics for newsletter &/or newspaper articles).  Greets visitors to the county complex; researches & responds to inquiries & complaints; furnishes information & explains programs to public; works on special assignments & projects as directed; prepares reports, publications, memos & presentations for dissemination outside work unit using a computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Office). Updates Buckeye Traffic.  Performs other work-related duties as assigned (e.g., Adopt-a-Highway assistance at county level).

18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in secretarial/administrative professional field. 

-Or completion of associate core coursework in secretarial science or business office applications from accredited career school or community college. 

-Or 6 mos. exp. as Administrative Professional 1, 16871. 

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above. 

Job Skills: Administrative Support/Services