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Colorado Department Of Transportation ITS Architecture Planner - Administrator IV in Golden, Colorado
DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:
This position is only open to Colorado state residents.
This position is covered by the Partnership Agreement between the State of Colorado and Colorado Workers for Innovative and New Solutions (COWins).
New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year.
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DESCRIPTION OF JOB:
About the Work Unit
The ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) Project Development Unit resides within the ITS & Network Services Branch, Division of Maintenance & Operations. The unit exists to support project development and delivery processes at CDOT with focus on fiber coordination, utility coordination, System Engineering Analysis and Application project development. The unit exists to streamline and ensure cohesive processes for all project managers that the ITS specialty supports. Additionally, the unit is primarily responsible to provide excellent customer service and develop clear, concise, consistent processes that support all customers relying on the ITS & Network Services Branch. This unit also develops all project support documentation and acts as a technical expert on standards and specifications related to ITS and utility assets. Finally, the unit is the primary authority at CDOT regarding Utility account management which includes processes, coordination with service providers and reporting of utility accounts.
About the position
The purpose of this position is to utilize their planning skills to develop short and long term plans for technology deployments and investments across the state and within all project delivery programs. Currently, all projects and individuals at CDOT have the ability to impact project scopes to include technology assets. The ITS asset class is expanding at an exponential rate, without the resources to properly maintain all the hardware deployed. This position will develop, implement, and maintain a plan regarding where ITS assets are truly needed, where ITS assets could be removed or relocated, and where existing ITS assets need to be replaced.
This position will leverage the ITS Architectures developed by the ITS Asset Management Unit as well as by the USDOT to identify what technologies need to be defined and incorporated in short and long term CDOT project plans. The ITS Architecture should define what the technology is, how it is used, and how the success of the technology is measured. By taking that information and doing the research for each technology service, this position can create useful plans for future deployments and replacements. This position will also help identify how the ITS Branch can become better incorporated in the CDOT planning processes.
Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: Analyzes potential ITS Architecture frameworks, compares it to ITS' existing inventory of assets, interviews stakeholders, and documents how each ITS Architecture package can be applied to current assets. Identifies all existing and deployed technology architectures and determines the pros and cons of each system. Methodically works through all the technology solutions CDOT currently has deployed and determines how to best layer each one s needs into one holistic plan. Coordinates with internal and external stakeholders to document progress and achievements of all technology packages deployed. Works closely with region planners, the ITS Asset Manager, and ITS Project Development Manager and provides ITS Architecture expertise to develop and implement a multi-year roadmap for all technologies deployed and