Highway Safety Engineer (Civil Engineer III)

Commonwealth of Massachusetts • Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Highway Safety Engineer will train, review, and supervise the work of the CEIs and CEIIs and interns and co-ops within the Highway Safety Section. CEIIIs will also perform the following tasks and regularly communicate with consultants, local, regional, State and Federal personnel with little oversight. The Civil Engineer III will need familiarity with the Highway Safety Manual for crash prediction, countermeasure selection, evaluation and prioritization of recommendations and projects and be comfortable training others. The position will require comfort with all aspects related to Road Safety Audits (RSA) as facilitation of RSAS may be required. Furthermore, the incumbent will need to conduct field work related to highway safety, speed zoning and other Traffic/Safety needs. Details of the position are noted below: The 4,000+ employees of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) take great pride in connecting the Commonwealth’s residents and communities. MassDOT is responsible for developing, implementing, and coordinating transportation policies and projects for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to efficiently plan, design, construct, and maintain a safe statewide transportation system which effectively meets the transportation needs of the Commonwealth. Information about MassDOT’s culture and career opportunities can be found at mass.gov/massdot-careers. MassDOT’s divisions include Highway, Registry of Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, and Rail & Transit. Headquarters (Planning & Enterprise Services) provides business and administrative support and policy leadership for each of the four (4) divisions.

Requirements

• Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, technical or professional experience in civil engineering work in such areas as construction, survey, design, transportation, hydraulics, structural, sanitary, drafting, environmental, highway, architectural, airport, soils and materials, of which (B) at least two years must have been in a professional capacity, or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.
• An Associate's degree with a major in civil engineering or civil engineering technology may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience.
• A Bachelor's degree with a major in civil engineering or civil engineering technology, may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience.
• A Graduate degree with a major in civil engineering, may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience and one year of the required (B) experience.
• Based on assignment, possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operator's License may be required.

Nice To Haves

• Some GIS experience
• Road safety audit experience
• Familiarity with the Highway Safety Manual
• Understand the concept of FHWA's Highway Safety Improvement Program

Responsibilities

• Conducts, trains, advises, and supervises others (including the CEIIs, CEIs, interns and co-ops) in analyses of safety issues through research & use of the Crash Data System (CDS) and/or IMPACT (https://apps.impact.dot.state.ma.us/cdp/home).
• Reviews and performs crash analysis of potential HSIP projects and advises others and trains within 3. MassDOT and consultants on best ways to conduct the analyses.
• Reviews alternative safety analysis evaluations and the safety evaluation portion of the ICE (Intersection Control Evaluation) analysis and provides guidance and feedback to consultants.
• Attends/assists/facilitates/leads/manages Road Safety Audits (including preparations of collision diagrams and summaries, report reviews) and teaches CEI/CEIIs how to perform this task.
• Locates crashes and assists in development / identification of top crash locations.
• Reviews Functional Design Reports, Tech Memos, Plans, and other information focusing on safety and provides guidance and feedback on how to better conduct the safety analysis portion.
• As needed, organizes materials for specific crash requests and site visits.
• Trains and supervises others in use of Highway Safety Manual methodologies.
• Manage EDC and other FHWA initiatives.
• Conducts roadway infrastructure safety inspections in the field for projects based on specific requests.
• Manage all aspects of CEIIs, CEIs, interns, co-ops within the Highway Safety Section.
• Conduct tasks as needed including training others, working directly for Assistant Administrator for Traffic and Safety on specified tasks, project reviews, etc.

Benefits

• This position is eligible for a five thousand dollar ($5,000) signing bonus (“Signing Bonus”) if you are newly hired to the Unit E collective bargaining unit at MassDOT. The Signing Bonus will be paid in two parts: 1) $3,000 (less applicable taxes) included in the employee’s first paycheck. 2) $2,000 (less applicable taxes) after the successful completion of the employee’s probationary period. Only candidates external to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation are eligible for the sign-on bonus.
• When you embark on a career with the Commonwealth, you are offered an outstanding suite of employee benefits that add to the overall value of your compensation package. We take pride in providing a work experience that supports you, your loved ones, and your future.
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What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees