SPECIAL TRANSPORTATION COORDINATOR 1631

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS

Under general supervision, an employee in this class administers and coordinates the County’s transportation services for citizens with special needs. The work ranges from preparing requests for bids to ensuring that contractors provide satisfactory service in all respects, and includes directing the technical and planning phases of new special transportation services. Supervision is exercised over a technical staff and is received from an administrative supervisor through conferences and written reports. Does related work as required.

TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES

Develops standards for contractors providing transportation services to senior citizens and the handicapped, meeting state and federal requirements and including additional stipulations when needed;

Prepares requests for bids and determines procedures for evaluating bidders;

Supervises the contractors’ compliance in meeting contract requirements;

Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with all County and other agencies involved in providing transportation services for handicapped and senior citizens;

Studies possible means of reducing the transportation program’s costs while maintaining the necessary high standards;

Supervises the planning and technical implementation aspects of new special transportation services.

FULL PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation planning; thorough knowledge of transportation program administration, and of the policies and procedures governing the operation of same; thorough knowledge of the scope of the County’s responsibility in the field of special transportation; thorough knowledge of County geography and of the laws and safety regulations pertaining to the operation of vehicles used for the transportation of handicapped and senior citizens; ability to supervise the work of a technical staff in a manner conducive to full performance and high morale; ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with community and other agency representatives, professional consultants and the public; ability to express oneself clearly, both orally and in writing; ability to analyze facts and arrive at sound conclusions; good judgment; physical condition commensurate with the demands of the position.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

OPEN COMPETITIVE

Graduation from a New York State or Regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree, and five (5) years of experience in transportation planning or administration, at least two (2) years of which must have been in a supervisory capacity.

NOTE: Additional relevant education beyond a Bachelor’s degree from a New York State or regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for non-supervisory experience on a year-for-year basis, up to a maximum of three (3) years.

PROMOTIONAL

Two (2) years of permanent competitive status as a Senior Planner (Transportation).

R05/08/91

SUFFOLK COUNTY

Competitive

RR1/27/03