DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Director, Department of Transportation is responsible for providing the Community with a safe and efficient

transportation system, including the design, construction, and maintenance of roadways, bridges, and associated

infrastructure. The Director is also responsible for the Gila River Public Transportation Systems that operates

deviated fixed route transit within the Community. The tribal transportation system includes over 420 miles of

tribal, state, and county roadways; the Gila River Transit System runs four (4) transit routes through the seven (7)

districts.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 Perform complex professional and managerial work directing the operations of the Department of

Transportation under policy guidance and direction from tribal administration.

 Confer with technical staff responsible for services to coordinate transportation activities on behalf of the

Community.

 Identify changing environmental factors and determine appropriate methods for deploying the organizations

technical, financial, and operational resources to optimize efficiency, budgetary and service objectives.

 Formulate overall departmental operating budget; maintains records on all departmental projects and

activities; authorize and approve departmental expenditures.

 Review designs, plans, specifications, construction features, and cost estimates for contract construction

projects in conjunction with technical engineering staff.

 Direct the construction and maintenance of all roads within tribal jurisdiction; assign and direct final

preparation of construction and design analysis; participate in checking plans and cost estimates prepared in

conjunction with technical engineering staff.

 Represent the Community at transportation meetings with federal, state, county, BIA agencies.

 Attend coordination meeting with Community, departments and entities related to Certificate of Compliance

process.

 Complete special studies or projects as assigned.

 Perform other related duties as assigned.