Administrative Specialist Senior

Posting Date

05/19/25

Application Deadline

05/22/25

Pay Range

$20.50 - $32.00 hourly

Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation for all hours worked over 40 in the designated workweek.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Transportation

About the Position

This position is crucial to the day-to-day operations of the Roadway Maintenance Division. You will be part of the division leadership of professional staff who maintain the roads that provide connections that improve people's lives. You will utilize your skills to make vital decisions in the division's operations while frequently interacting with shareholders to improve the division's strategic goals.

Please note this position has a set schedule Monday through Thursday, 5:00 AM - 3:30 PM.

About Us

We value your time. The time with your family. The time you spend on the road and the time you spend making a difference. At the Maricopa County Department of Transportation, we provide connections that improve people’s lives. By combining innovative technologies with the vast talent of our employees, we plan for future needs and operate a transportation system with the community in mind.  Are you interested in contributing to the community in which you work, live, and play? Then, join our team and help us build connections.   

Proud to Offer

• Work with a greater purpose

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Child care benefits, including access to our upcoming on-site center Maricopa County Kids Club, dedicated to serving Maricopa County families exclusively

• Paid vacation, sick time, and parental leave

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Maricopa County participates in the Arizona State Retirement System. This defined retirement benefit requires a 12.27% monthly contribution rate and includes a 100% employer match on Day 1

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We Require

• Three years of responsible clerical and/or administrative experience

• High school diploma or GED

• Post-secondary education may substitute for the required experience on a year-for-year basis

We Also Value

• Experience within the roadway construction or maintenance industry

Job Contributions

• Oversee and coordinate weekly inspection tasks for operational condition assessments for the Maintenance Division, including creating work orders and assigning tasks based on asset priority and location. Provide asset condition assessment training to crew members. Conduct follow-up from weekly operational and bi-annual condition assessments to create appropriate work tasks to resolve identified issues

• Provide complex and responsible high-level administrative support to the Roadway Maintenance Division Manager, Superintendents, and Administrative Supervisor, including handling sensitive details and assignments

• Assist division leadership in conducting operational, administrative, and systems studies and create recommendations for improving processes and policies. Utilize Cartegraph to conduct research, compile information, and analyze data to identify areas of challenge and success related to strategic goals and objectives and the Division’s two and five-year maintenance planning. Prepare and present comprehensive administrative, operational, and statistical reports of the findings for management to make operational decisions

• Respond to all Notices of Claim, Public Records Requests, or other requests for documentation for the Roadway Maintenance Division. Coordinate with other MCDOT divisions, County departments, or outside agencies as needed

• Provide statistical analysis of crew operations budgets to assist in budget preparation, forecasting, and operational changes. Create and monitor available amounts, increase as needed, and close all blanket purchase orders for the division