About WSDOT
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is a multimodal agency with a global reputation for excellence. Our dedicated workforce plans, designs, builds, and operates an integrated transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people and goods throughout the state. In addition to maintaining over 20,000 lane miles of state highway and 4,100 bridges, WSDOT leads an award-winning Active Transportation Plan, manages the world's longest floating bridge, and operates the largest ferry system in the nation!
The Opportunity
WSDOT is seeking a Transportation Planning Technician 3 to support the Commercial Vehicle Services (CVS) electronic screening program. In this role, you will oversee and perform duties directly related to the effective and efficient operation of the CVS office and advance WSDOT's mission by collecting, summarizing and validating data used by the CVS office and other stakeholders. New technology at the weigh stations requires this position to provide transportation study reports to CVS management that are shared with external partners for resource allocation. The CVS Data Specialist will assist the IT web application developer in writing queries for customized reports used for data evaluation. The successful candidate in this unique position must understand and provide analytical, technical and regulation information to trucking industry representatives, owner/operators, and the Washington State Patrol (WSP) Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officers that are relative to vehicle credentials and safety compliance. Our top candidate will have the ability to explain the use and best practice of a weigh station bypass in cab notification systems, the functionality of the Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) and weigh in motion technology.
What to Expect
Among the varied range of responsibilities held within this role, you will:
- Independently review transportation and traffic data for quality, accuracy, and completeness; investigate discrepancies and anomalies; identify trends; and prepare clear reports and documentation.
- Collect, summarize, validate, and report commercial vehicle data using local, regional, and national database programs.
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