Guideway Inspection Specialist Trainee (Transportation & Public Works)

Minimum Qualifications

High School Diploma or GED. One (1) year of experience performing maintenance and repair tasks involving the use of mechanical or construction tools and equipment are required.

Must possess a Driver s license. Only current employees of Miami-Dade County, Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) employed in a classification represented by the Transport Workers Union, Local 291 (TWU) are eligible for the examination. The DTPW classification of Guideway Inspection Specialist performs safety-sensitive functions and is subject to the provisions of the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Drug and Alcohol Regulations. This position is a 13(c) classification and preference will be given to applicants represented by TWU.

Tests Required

TRAINING PROCESS:

A limited number of trainee positions will be available. Applicants in the Department of Transportation and Public Works (DTPW) TWU bargaining unit positions, who meet the requirements listed above, will be selected by classification seniority based upon the number of available trainee positions.

Those selected will enter the classification of Guideway Inspection Specialist in trainee status. Classroom and on-the-job training will last approximately eight (8) weeks. At the completion of training, a written examination will be given wherein students must demonstrate knowledge of the subject matter.

Seniority points will be added to the score of Miami-Dade County employees qualifying on the competitive examination at the rate of 1/2 (.50) point per year of continuous, full-time service in the County to a maximum of ten years of service or five points.

Trainees who pass the test will have completed the training successfully. DTPW TWU bargaining unit employees (trainees) who successfully complete the training program will be placed, by classification seniority order, with probationary status into available vacancies.

DTPW TWU bargaining unit employees (trainees) completing the training program but not placed, will return to their former classification. They will be placed on a waiting list and will receive preference by classification seniority order for future available Guideway Inspection Specialist positions.

The eligible list will remain valid as set forth in the Personnel Rules for the Classified Service. In accordance with labor protective agreements, Miami-Dade Transit employees in certain represented positions will be given preference for these positions.

Submit applications online at www.miamidade.gov/jobs/ from Monday, July 1, 2024 to Monday, July 15, 2024.

Applicants will be notified via DTPW Training Instructor of the date, time, and location of the post-examination.

Applicants must be in the registration line by the specified registration end time. No one will be admitted to register after registration has closed. Promptness is required.

Photo identification, such as a Driver license, is required to be admitted to the written examination.

NO CELLULAR PHONES ARE PERMITTED IN THE TEST FACILITY.