RIGHT OF WAY TECHNICAL COORDINATOR 1 - 10062026-81445

About the role

The Right of Way (ROW) Technical Coordinator 1 supports the ROW Division Project Management/Excess Lands and Outdoor Advertising/Junkyard Section staff by facilitating the completion of Section deliverables. This position assists with fundamental Project Management/Excess Lands and Outdoor Advertising/Junkyard Section tasks such as Outdoor Advertising and Junkyard permitting, vegetation control, short-term and long-term property management, and the disposition of excess lands. The ROW Technical Coordinator 1 assists the ROW Manager by keeping procedures and references updated, tracking employee training progress, assisting in addressing ROW issues and concerns, and monitoring the integrity of information stored in databases. By supporting these functions, this position plays a key role in the Section's success and the overall success of the ROW Division. The position is located in Davidson County, Nashville, TN.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight on the preparation and execution of documents covering all excess property disposition options including sales, leases, licenses, and controlled-access openings.
• Perform research to locate excess land tract locations and information prior to disposition.
• Maintain an inventory of all uneconomic remainders and loss of access tracts.
• Receive, process, and track Outdoor Advertising (ODA) permit applications for new signs, MAP 21 signs, renewals, tag replacements, sign owner transfers, and vegetation control.
• Collect application fees and process them per fiscal requirements.
• Issue new ODA tags as appropriate and maintain current insurance records on all permitted ODA's and junkyards.
• Assure that all applicable structure and vegetation control inspection reports are prepared accurately and completely and logged into a database.
• Transmit permit renewal notices and failure to renew notices to sign owners and maintain a tracking log for follow up, resolution, and transaction history purposes.
• Maintain a statewide database on ODA's and junkyards.
• Provide oversight on the Project Management/Excess Lands and Outdoor Advertising/Junkyard consultant contract process from pre-qualification to final payment, including contract close out.
• Track work order progress, manage deliverable submissions, ensure compliance with contract terms, and process invoice payments accurately and promptly.
• Ensure that contract information is continually and accurately updated in the Enterprise Resource Planning System (EDISON).
• Assist with Proficiency/Training program documentation and tracking employee progress including maintaining and monitoring training schedules and generating reports on training activity and progress.
• Prepare and post the annual reporting of performance measure results for the Project Management/Excess Lands and Outdoor advertising/Junkyard Section and generate and distribute reports required by FHWA regarding these activities.
• Assist with maintaining a library of current Project Management/Excess Lands and Outdoor Advertising/Junkyard policies, procedures, and guidelines which support process consistency and compliance.
• Take ownership of the Section's documentation management and records disposal.
• Assist with development and presentation of Utilization Rate data for use in manhour and consultant allocation planning.
• Assist with communications with the ROW Division, other TDOT Divisions, and