Transportation Manager

Job Summary

The Transportation Manager will lead development, implementation, and administration of the tribe's transportation goals and be responsible for accomplishing various departmental services, including those related to tribal roads and facilities, transportation, construction projects, and land use. The Manager will work with the planning department on future infrastructure, land, and road use project plans.

The incumbent will be responsible for facilitating agreements and partnerships with municipal, state, and federal agencies that benefit the advancement of the tribal priorities as identified in the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The Transportation Manager will be responsible for the development of the tribe’s LRTP, updating the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI) as required, overseeing transportation programs, collaborating with other KIC departments, and grant writers, and assisting the Director with budgets. Further, the incumbent will ensure that all transportation department objectives are aligned to the tribe’s strategic goals.

The Transportation Manager will also be responsible for building the Transportation department through job description creation, hiring staff, departmental planning, defining processes/SOP’s, developing and implementing systems/tools, identifying resource needs, and establishing metrics for success (KPI’s).

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Annually collect and update transportation data, including mapping and other available data-gathering methods, to assess current and future transportation needs.
• Supervise and manage transportation department staff, duties include communicating job expectations, coaching/training, monitoring performance, enforcing policies, resolving issues and ensuring staff accountability.
• Forecasting requirements, scheduling expenditures, and developing and enforcing planning schedules.
• Maintain accurate contract records and files on all projects and related materials.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with municipalities, states, other Tribal governments, federal agencies, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the U.S. Forest Service, the National Park Service, the Federal Transit Agency, and the Federal Highways Administration.
• Attend appropriate trainings, workshops, and meetings and represent the Tribe at conferences and functions related to the Tribal Transportation Plan.
• Seek and secure funding from federal, state, or private agencies, organizations, or foundations for construction funding and to address the annual Tribal Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), including collaborating with private grant writers and preparing/submitting required grant reports. Oversee preconstruction, management, and construction tribal Transportation projects, including environmental documentation, permits, right-of-way, master plans, cost estimates, and architectural/engineers’ estimates and specifications.
• Ensure the Tribal Transportation Improvement Plan (TTIP) is current and approved in accordance with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) regulations.
• Work jointly with consultants on planning, architectural, engineering, and construction projects.
• Other related duties as assigned.