Transportation Public Concessions Inspector

North American Transportation Management Institute; Newington (CT); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site fitness center

On-site cafeteria

EV charging

Parking

Job summary

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) seeks qualified individuals for the Transportation Public Concessions Inspector role in the Concessions Unit, Office of Contracts & Agreements. The inspector performs daily inspections of service plaza buildings, grounds, and operations to ensure compliance with contracts and health and safety codes.

Assigned to the Newington, CT headquarters, the position requires extensive travel and a rotating schedule that includes weekends, evenings, and

Qualifications

• Five (5) years of experience in the management of a food service facility.
• Management is defined as being the owner, manager or assistant manager of a restaurant, food service operation, minimart or other area where food is served.
• Substitutions allowed: college training in hotel and restaurant management, food service management, business administration or related field may substitute for General Experience; two years of inspection experience in food service operations may substitute for General Experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily inspections of buildings, grounds, and operations of service plazas to ensure compliance with contractual requirements and health and safety codes.
• Inspect roofs and tight spaces using ladders; document inspection results on tablet software.
• Travel extensively between work locations from Newington headquarters, with a State vehicle provided.

Job description

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), seeks qualified individuals for the position of Transportation Public Concessions Inspector within the Concessions Unit, Office of Contracts & Agreements.
The Concessions Unit is responsible for inspections at all 23 State -owned service plazas on I-95, I-395 and Route 15 and 7 Rest Areas. The primary function of this position is to perform daily inspections of the buildings, grounds, and operations of the businesses at the service plazas to ensure compliance with contractual requirements and health and safety codes. The results of these inspections are documented on software via tablet.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Our State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities.
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
• Working for an award winning agency! CTDOT was recently awarded the Employer of the Year award by the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers (CSCE) and named the Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) CT Employer of the Year for 2024!
• The convenience of an on-site, low-cost fitness center, on-site cafeteria, and Electric Vehicle (EV) charging at our Newington, CT, Headquarters facility. All CTDOT facilities have ample free parking with easy access from major highways and by public transportation.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTSFull time, 40 hours per week, with a rotating schedule that includes weekends, evenings, midnight, and holiday shifts.

Assigned work location: Our headquarters in Newington, CT
A State vehicle is provided for travel between work locations

THE ROLE

This position requires work outdoors in all types of inclement weather, including extreme heat and cold. This position inspects roofs and tight spaces utilizing ladders. This position is assigned to work at the Newington headquarters facility, but the duties require extensive daily travel for which a State vehicle is provided. If hired, the employee will be required to attend, and pass (at the Department's expense) an Environmental Health Training Program

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five (5) years of experience in the management of a food service facility.

NOTE: Management is defined as being the owner, manager or assistant manager of a restaurant, food service operation, minimart or other area where food is served.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training in hotel and restaurant management, food service management, business administration or a closely related field may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years.
• Two (2) years of experience in the inspection of food service operations may be substituted for the General Experience.