Highway Construction & DBE Compliance Lead

Delaware LLC; Delaware; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DelDOT is seeking a DBE Compliance Specialist to assess the needs of DBEs and provide technical guidance to enable participation in highway construction projects as prime and sub contractors.

The incumbent is responsible for all compliance activities under the DBE Program per 49 CFR Part 26, including monitoring project compliance, prequalification, assisting DBEs, and report preparation for FHWA and DelDOT.

Qualifications

• Six months experience in program evaluation to identify problems, ensure program goals are met.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in writing reports in a structured format with intro, thesis, and evidence.
• Six months experience in data collection from multiple sources.
• Knowledge of descriptive statistics such as mean, median, mode or standard deviation.

Responsibilities

• Develops and initiates DBE training programs for participation in highway construction projects as prime and sub contractors.
• Assists in certification and pre-qualification processes.
• Provides technical guidance across construction phases: cost estimating, plans interpretation, manpower/equipment use, onsite assistance to DBEs.
• Monitors DBE performance for quality and compliance with job specs and provisions.
• Develops new concepts to improve DBE participation and coordinates with primes and DBE subcontractors.
• Represents the department at hearings, conferences, and with public groups.
• Prepares and submits reports to FHWA and DelDOT as required.

Skills

Program evaluation

Regulatory interpretation

Technical writing

Data collection

Descriptive statistics

Job description

DelDOT is seeking a DBE Compliance Specialist to assess the needs of DBEs and provide technical guidance to enable participation in highway construction projects as prime and sub contractors.

The incumbent is responsible for all compliance activities under the DBE Program per 49 CFR Part 26, including monitoring project compliance, prequalification, assisting DBEs, and report preparation for FHWA and DelDOT.