State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Transportation Training Officer (7404FM)

$33.45-$42.83 Hourly / $2,675.45-$3,425.98 BiWeekly /
$69,829.00-$89,418.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

At the Department of Transportation this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in planning, coordinating, and conducting new employee, on the job, and in-service training programs for employees assigned to maintenance operations.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Works under the general supervision of a Training Program Supervisor or an employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

May supervise lower level employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Plans, coordinates, and conducts new employee, apprenticeship, refresher, and in-service training courses in transportation construction, highway maintenance practices and automotive and diesel repair; 
  • Assists in assessing maintenance operations training needs;  
  • Develops course objectives, curricula, course outlines and lesson plans to meet specific maintenance activities; 
  • Selects and evaluates appropriate training methods; 
  • Researches available learning material, resources and highway and maintenance operations best practices;
  • Develops, selects and updates appropriate training manuals and training aids;
  • Schedules speakers and arranges for instruction in specialized maintenance subjects;
  • Conducts examinations and evaluates student performance and program effectiveness; 
  • Produces packaged training programs and self-study materials;
  • Prepares reports on maintenance operations training programs as required;
  • Trains employees for instruction and specialty maintenance functional training subjects;   
  • May conduct and certify Commercial Driver License (CDL) training for employees; 
  • May conduct the recruitment, selection, placement, and evaluation of student interns and apprentices;
  • May plan, coordinate and conduct orientation and in-service training courses for supervisory, managerial and/or field service staff;
  • May represent the agency at seminars or conferences on transportation maintenance training and apprenticeship programs;
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • transportation, highway maintenance, and construction functions;
    • equipment and CDL vehicle operations and practices;
    • policies and procedures utilized by the Department of Transportation;
    • principles and practices of in-service training and educational methods and techniques;
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills;
    • oral and written communication skills;
  • Considerable ability to organize and conduct training programs in accordance with prescribed objectives;
  • Ability to
    • identify and prepare training needs and training materials;
    • utilize computer software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five (5) years of experience in training, transportation, highway maintenance, or construction related work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in the operation of complex equipment or the performance of skilled tasks.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Maintainer 3.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

Graduation from a vocational or technical school with a diploma designating completion of the subject requirements in one of the maintenance trades may be substituted for two (2) years of the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications.
  • Incumbents in this class must be willing to accept assignment to emergency duties, including snow and ice removal, whenever their services are required.
  • A commercial driver license (CDL) and current medical card may be required.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Incumbents in this class must have adequate physical strength, stamina, physical agility and visual and auditory acuity, and must maintain such physical fitness in order to perform all the duties of the class.
  • A comprehensive medical examination, including a controlled substance screening, may be required of applicants.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to extremes of weather conditions, to lifting of heavy weights, to highly dangerous road and traffic conditions, including exposure to heights and to loud and potentially dangerous machinery and equipment.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(16)-Labor-Trades, Laundry

BARGAINING UNIT

(06)-SERVICE/MAINT (NP-2)

EEO

(8)-Service Maintenance

SALARY INFORMATION

FM 20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

New job class. Item No. 24-084

EFFECTIVE DATE

08/19/2024
CLASS: 7404FM; EST: 8/19/2024; REV: 8/21/2024;