Traffic Safety and Engineering Services Manager (Professional Engineer III)

Department Information This position is only open to Colorado state residents. New employees to the State will be paid biweekly. There are 26 biweekly pay periods in a year. About CDOT CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details. Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness . CDOT for All CDOT’s strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive. The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months. Description Of Job About the Work Unit and 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. Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following: 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 …

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