Highway Safety Performance Supervisor

4 weeks ago


Denver, Colorado, United States State of Colorado Full time
About the Job

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Transportation Safety Specialist to join our team at the State of Colorado. As a key member of our department, you will play a crucial role in enhancing the safety and well-being of our citizens and visitors by proactively improving roadway safety across the state.

Job Summary

The Transportation Safety Specialist will be responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), the Advancing Transportation Safety (ATS) initiative, the Governor's Wildly Important Goals (WIGs), the annual Traffic Safety Summit, the Data Dashboards, the Safety Circuit Rider (SCR) program, and the Access Management (AM) program.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supervise a team of four professionals dedicated to improving safety on our transportation system;
  • Ensure that staff are aligned with the unit's goals and objectives, while also encouraging innovation and continuous improvement in safety practices;
  • Oversee staff performance, providing professional development opportunities, offering technical guidance, and fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment;
  • Oversee the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the SHSP for Colorado, ensuring alignment with federal guidelines and integration/alignment with the ATS and the Governor's WIGs;
  • Oversee and coordinate safety program initiatives, including ATS, the Governor's WIGs, the annual Traffic Safety Summit, the SCR program, and safety data dashboards;
  • Coordinate with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, such as FHWA, NHTSA, Governor's Operations Office, CSP, CDPHE, DOR, DOE, CJD, TPRs, MPOs, municipalities, local governments, advocacy groups, and emergency services;
  • Set the strategic priorities for safety initiatives and manage the execution of safety programs designed to reduce fatal and serious injuries on public roadways;
  • Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of the data dashboards and other related analytic tools;
  • Provide technical programming support, software development, and data analytics to ensure that crash data is effectively used to inform strategic planning and decision-making processes;
  • Other job duties as assigned.
Requirements
  • Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors;
  • Two years of professional experience in transportation engineering involving safety components, one year of which must have been as a licensed professional engineer;
  • A total of 9 years of professional experience, including at least 5 years of experience in either implementing a program and/or leading a team of safety professionals, with a primary focus on transportation safety and operations;
  • Up to 4 years of the required experience may be more generally related to engineering, data science, business administration, information technology, and/or urban or regional planning;
  • A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least 9 years, including education from an accredited college or university with coursework in Engineering, Data Science, Business Administration, Information Technology, Urban or Regional Planning, or another field of study related to the duties of this position.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Demonstrated success with the duties listed in the Description of the Job section;
  • Years of State service experience related to the duties of this position;
  • Highest work/personal ethics and integrity;
  • Professional understanding of transportation safety, including engineering aspects of transportation projects, traffic flow, transit design, and analyzing safety data;
  • A history of progressively responsible project or program management experience, including the ability to successfully plan, organize, and manage multiple, concurrent projects or tasks of varying complexity and achieve deliverables within deadlines;
  • Demonstrated success working with a variety of internal and external stakeholders to design and implement solutions beneficial to all;
  • Experience implementing/administrating federally guided/required programs;
  • Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining data dashboards and analyzing the information they provide to inform decisions;
  • Working knowledge of engineering best practices, construction and traffic engineering references and guidelines, CDOT standards, CDOT specifications, and the CDOT approved products list;
  • Experience in leadership roles over work and project teams, including participation in professional committees;
  • Experience supervising or directing the work assignments of others including handling personnel issues;
  • Knowledge and experience with workplace issues and laws, e.g. FMLA, FLSA, ADA, employee leave, progressive discipline, etc.;
  • Ability to be open and flexible and adapt behavior and work methods in response to changing conditions, information, and obstacles;
  • Experience in research and customer service;
  • Ability to work under tight deadlines and be adaptable to changing assignments;
  • Ability to take initiative to solve problems in an innovative manner;
  • Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders with sensitivity to their needs, priorities, promises made and commitments;
  • Effective interpersonal and relationship-building skills;
  • Strong time and project management skills, including prioritization and multi-tasking ability;
  • Excellent reasoning, investigative, analytical, and problem-solving ability;
  • Excellent facilitation, presentation, and communication skills, both written and oral;
  • Strong attention to technical detail and accuracy;
  • Passion for safety;
  • Fluency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Gmail and Google Applications, SAP, Tableau, Power BI, and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.


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