OFFICE OF ASSISTANT DIVISION ADMINISTRATOR
The Office of Assistant Division Administrator is responsible for five areas of operation within the Ohio Division Office: Administrative Services; Financial Management; Quality Program; Civil Rights; and Information Technology.
Financial Management Team is responsible for the stewardship of federal funds and provides oversight through the Financial Integrity Review & Evaluation (FIRE) program to ensure that our partners maintain appropriate accountability for obligations and expenditures. The Team is responsible for three areas of operation within the Ohio Division Office: Internal General Operating Expense (GOE) budget and related business operations; Federal-Aid Financial Management; and Innovative Finance.
Quality Program: Quality management uses "systems thinking" to focus all aspects of the organization (vision, mission, values, people structures, systems and processes, and results) on customer service. The Ohio Division uses quality management principles, as described in the criteria for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, to guide their activities. These quality principles, driven by and focusing on customers, are the foundation for improving government performance.
Administrative Services Team is a self-directed team. Their vision is to meet the needs of internal and external customers through administrative support services, information management, and data processing in a timely and professional manner. They plan, prioritize, and manage work within their responsibilities and provide backup coverage to provide consistent customer service.
Information Technology: Responsible for oversight of all division computer related issues and functions. These functions include: 1) Connectivity to both Local and Wide Area Networks (LAN and WAN); 2) Assist users to ensure the efficient and effective use of their IT systems; 3) Understand the latest technology to maximize the usage of Division IT budget by recommending the best technology, and to represent IT issues from Headquarter IT personnel to Division management; 4) Maintain a Division IT Plan detailing current and long-term strategies to accomplish IT needs and issues, and 5) Assist Headquarters in implemented IT changes and policies for the Division.
Civil Rights: The United States has a history and a strong allegiance to democratic principles. Congress has endeavored to address discrimination with Civil Rights laws and programs, which are the basis of the Ohio Civil Rights approach in the Federal-aid program. It is our mission to ensure that federal dollars are not used to subsidize discriminatory actions in benefits and services administered by the state. There are two major focus areas, employment and contracting opportunities, afforded by recipients of federal funds in the state. The Ohio Department of Transportation, as a recipient of Federal Highway funding, provides equal opportunity to applicants for employment internal to ODOT and contracted highway construction employment. Men and women are encouraged to apply without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age and or disability if qualified to perform the job. The ODOT also has, according to federal requirements, a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program, that is designated for women, minorities and other qualifying socially, disadvantaged persons, to assist their participation in Ohio's transportation industry. The Ohio Division of Federal Highway Administration fosters and encourages outreach to historically underserved communities and community activist organizations.
OFFICE OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
Program Development involves all aspects of Planning, Environment, Right-of-Way, and Mobility and Safety. It is responsible for administering the Federal-aid Highway Program statewide in the areas of statewide and metropolitan planning, transportation air quality, environment, research, right-of-way, mobility/traffic operations, intelligent transportation systems, and highway safety. The Planning Program identifies long- and short-term needs and possible solutions within metropolitan and statewide areas. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO), Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and citizens are just a few of the customers. The Environmental Program includes the development of statewide policies, procedures, and multi-agency agreements that result in better project-level decisions and a streamlined environmental process. Our customers include ODOT, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (OEPA), Ohio State Historic Preservation Officer (OSHPO), and the public. The Right-of-Way Program involves the acquisition and management of property acquired for highway purposes.
The Mobility and Safety Team provides program and technical expertise in the following areas: mobility/traffic operations, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and highway safety. The team members provide policy, program, and technical assistance and guidance to the ODOT and Local Public Agencies in developing program initiatives, policies, procedures, and guidance and addressing project level technical issues. The Mobility and Safety Team works with the ODOT's central office on program matters and oversight activities, and more directly with ODOT's district offices and Local Public Agencies on project technical issues.
OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS
The Office of Engineering is comprised of an Office Director and two teams, the Program Delivery Team and the Bridge and Pavements Team. The office provides stewardship, oversight and program and project level technical assistance to ODOT in support of delivering the federal-aid program. The basic activities of the Program Delivery Team include project eligibility determination, environmental document processing, design and construction project oversight activities on federal oversight projects, program management for project development, construction, maintenance, and general technical and federal-aid program assistance.
The Program Delivery Team works with the Ohio Department of Transportation District Offices on project level activities and with the Central Office on a number of statewide program functions. In addition to the activities described above, these include Utilities Relocation and Coordination, the Recreational Trails Program, Design Standards, Materials Testing and Sampling, the Emergency Relief Program, the Appalachian Highway Program, and Local Programs.
The Bridge and Pavements Team provides program level stewardship, oversight and technical assistance in pavements, materials, structures, geotechnical engineering, and technology transfer. The team also provides technical assistance and review for specific project level documents and issues in their areas of expertise.
