About the Role
In this role, you will act as the primary data steward for the Structures Division, spearheading data analytics, data modeling, and data management to optimize workflows, drive automation, and inform critical decisions.
Responsibilities
- Build interpretable, "white-box" predictive models to identify structural deterioration patterns.
- Use rigorous statistical methods to establish and validate causal relationships.
- Integrate deterioration models with Lifecycle Cost Analysis (LCCA) to determine optimal intervention windows, maximizing ROI and infrastructure lifespan.
- Assess how environmental, structural, and operational stresses impact degradation over time.
- Align model outputs with FHWA NBI metrics and UDOT’s TAMP standards to justify asset management budgets and federal funding requests.
- Translate complex findings, statistical anomalies, and technical limitations into clear, actionable business cases for various stakeholders.
- Oversee and report on data quality.
- Champion improvement to data quality, consistency, and accuracy.
- Architect and maintain automated ETL/ELT pipelines to ingest, clean, standardize and validate datasets from diverse sources.
- Develop automated data quality and validation frameworks to detect anomalies in real-time, ensuring infrastructure datasets are reliable and compliant before entering production.
- Establish standardized documentation framework to eliminate technical silos and preserve institutional continuity.
- Collaborate with cross-functional software and cloud engineering teams to automate the deployment, real-time monitoring, and scaling of models in production.
- Act as the primary technical liaison, driving collaboration between the Structures Division, Division of Technology Services (DTS), cloud engineering, and external partners.
- Translate validated algorithms into interactive dashboards, real-time APIs, and fully automated asset-scoring engines to deliver actionable, real-time insights for the division.
- Research, investigate, and recommend technologies including web, mobile and other new or emerging technologies.
- Meet with vendors on new and existing products, evaluate usefulness and cost of products and make recommendations.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree (or higher) from an accredited institution in Data Management, Business Administration, Math, Information Science, or another related field AND at least six (6) years of professional relevant experience in data analytics or other related field.
- Directly related professional experience may be substituted for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis (e.g., 10 years of total related experience if no degree is held).
- You must successfully pass a criminal history check.
Skills
- Python
- R
- SQL
- Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)
- Microsoft Power BI
- Looker Data Studio
- ArcGIS Online
- AI
- ML
- Google Workspace
- AppSheets
- Google Drive
Location
- Calvin Rampton Building – 4501 South 2700 West, Taylorsville, Utah
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- Senior
- At least six (6) years of professional relevant experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree or higher
Salary/Compensations
- $41.09 - $65.15
Benefits
- Exceptional Health Coverage: competitive medical premiums, comprehensive family plans with very low out-of-pocket costs and HSA options.
- Retirement Choice: Flexibility between a 10% employer-paid 401(k) (no match required) or a Pension/401(k) Hybrid plan.
- Generous Paid Time Off: 12 paid holidays per year plus 8 hours of combined leave (4 annual and 4 sick) accrued each pay period.
- Dental & Vision: Multiple high-quality plan options.
About the Company
- The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is seeking a forward-thinking, highly motivated professional with exceptional communication skills and deep technical expertise.
- At UDOT, our mission is to “Enhance quality of life through transportation."
- We help the traveling public get where they want, when they want, as safely as possible.
- By joining our team, you contribute to the framework of Good Health, Connected Communities, Better Mobility, and a Strong Economy for all of Utah.
- We aren't just a state agency; we are a team built on an internal culture of Trust, Teamwork, and Flexibility.
- We live by the values of Respect, Integrity, and Caring.
Equal Opportunity
- The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
- We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
- For accommodations, please contact (801) 957-9390.
