Traffic Safety and Engineering Services Manager (Professional Engineer III)

State of Colorado•Denver, CO

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has a vacancy for a Traffic Safety and Engineering Services Manager (Professional Engineer III) to manage this Branch and ensure it provides statewide leadership and technical support for traffic operations, traffic safety, and engineering programs. The core purposes include: Policies & Standards: Establishing departmental policy and developing statewide traffic engineering safety programs, policies, procedures, operations, and standards. Operations & Engineering: Planning, analyzing, and implementing traffic engineering and operations for statewide application, including asset management, access management, data management, and signal management. Safety Programs: Supporting, managing and implementing Safety Programs on a statewide basis. Representation: Representing CDOT at state and national levels on traffic and safety-related matters.

Requirements

Current, valid licensure as a Professional Engineer from the Colorado State Board of Licensure for Architects, Professional Engineers, and Professional Land Surveyors.
Three (3) years of professional experience as a licensed professional engineer, one (1) of which must have been at the level of a unit supervisor, staff authority, or equivalent.
Examples of a unit supervisor, or staff authority: As a unit supervisor- providing engineering mentorship, leadership, and expertise to a professional staff of three or more full-time employees. As a staff authority- providing engineering expertise to management which directly impacted policies or programs.
Appropriate education in addition to that required for the professional engineer license will substitute for the required general experience on a year-for-year basis, but not the supervisory or staff authority experience.
Must pass a pre-employment screening which may include social security number trace, criminal records check, public court records check, educational records, and driving records checks.
A current valid driver’s license is required for all Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) positions which require operating a state or personal motor vehicle to perform one or more essential functions of the position.

Nice To Haves

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.
Comprehensive understanding and experience with traffic and safety transportation engineering.
Comprehensive knowledge and experience in public and/or private management of a multimillion-dollar program/organization.
Experience prioritizing and justifying operational and budget requirements for an engineering section; approving and monitoring of expenditures to ensure cost-effective support of programs.
Experience identifying resources available to cover gaps, changing priorities, and new expenditure requirements.
Knowledge and experience with project financing requirements and processes; Knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations within a transportation context.
Leadership and vision across multidisciplinary groups.
Coaching, mentoring, challenging, and supervising professional and support staff in order to accomplish organizational goals.
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.
Excellent 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, and the ability to quickly learn other software systems.

Responsibilities

Establish new and revised Transportation Safety and Traffic Engineering policies and procedures for use by CDOT, local agencies and consultants.
Create and deliver communication plans to effectively inform internal and external stakeholders of new and existing policies.
Work with Region staff to refine traffic and safety tools to aid in the efficient delivery of projects.
Monitor national traffic and safety trends and update CDOT policies and procedures to stay current with these national changes.
Coordinate the work of the Branch with activities of the Regions, other Staff Branches, FHWA, NHTSA, and other non-state agencies and stakeholders.
Communicate best practices and improve practices across the state.
Attend public functions and engineering meetings as a CDOT liaison and the Branch on program level related issues.
Collaborate on task forces, committees, and quality improvement teams as an engineering subject matter expert.
Answer technical inquiries concerning CDOT Transportation Safety and Traffic Engineering policies, procedures and standards by writing and/or overseeing other's responses to local and national agencies, the media, and the general public.
Assist CDOT staff in planning for traffic and safety initiatives included in both Capital and Asset Management projects.
Assist CDOT staff on traffic and safety techniques for their operations that could improve both employee and public safety.
Manage policies and procedures that govern the objective study of traffic and safety problems on the network.
Establish priorities for Branch equipment, travel, and operational budget requests and expenditures.
Administer program funding allocations comprised of multiple project budgets.
Oversee the selection and administration of contracts.
Provide leadership, supervision, and direction for all functions and activities of the Branch.
Implement employee performance management plans, approve timesheets and leave requests, and oversee corrective and disciplinary actions.
Other job duties as assigned.