CMV Data Analyst
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Work type: Full-Time (Salaried)
Location: Richmond (City), Virginia
Categories: Administrative Services, Data Analysis
Title: CMV Data Analyst DSPF0018
State Role Title: Policy Planning Spec I
Hiring Range: $67,578 to $97,313 Final compensation is based on Virginia's 13 Pay Factors, internal alignment, and relevant experience. Top-range placement is not guaranteed.
Pay Band: 4
Agency: Department of State Police
Location: Richmond, Virginia
Agency Website: vsp.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: State Employee Only - E
Job Duties
About the Position:
The Virginia State Police (VSP) is seeking to hire a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) Data Analyst in our Special Compliance Enforcement Division, located in Richmond, Virginia. The job duties for this position include but are not limited to:
• Supporting CMV operations by collecting, analyzing, and transmitting crash and infrastructure data to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
• Applying analytical methods to produce clear reports and visualizations, ensuring data quality.
• Working with internal staff and federal partners to evaluate key crash factors.
• Directly supporting the FMCSA Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP) to better understand the causes of large truck and bus crashes.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge:
• Knowledge of the trucking and transportation regulations, operations, and safety practices.
• Knowledge of CMV compliance standards, including driver hours of service and vehicle inspection and crash reports.
• Knowledge of statistical, analytical, and quantitative methods.
• Knowledge of record and data security practices.
Skills:
• Skill in the use of computers and applicable software.
• Skill in analyzing, interpreting, and validating large complex datasets.
• Skill in creating data visualizations and dashboards using Tableau and Power BI.
• Skill in using programing languages, including SQL, Python, or R.
• Skill in critical thinking and problem solving.
Abilities:
• Ability to apply analytical and statistical methods to evaluate CMV safety risks.
• Ability to identify trends, inconsistencies, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations and dashboards.
• Ability to communicate and present analytical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to maintain accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to independently collect, review, and analyze qualitative and quantitative data.
• Ability to collaborate with federal researchers, data professionals, sworn staff, and all others contacted internally and externally during the course of work.
• Experience or training in data analysis, statistics, transportation safety, research, program evaluation, or a related field.
• Experience in vehicle safety and crash analysis.
• Graduation from high school or equivalent.
Additional Considerations
• Experience using analytical tools such as Tableau, Power BI, SQL, Python, or R in a transportation or public safety environment preferred.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Elements of the selection process include the screening of application(s); the interviewing of qualified candidate(s), to include pre-employment testing, a presentation and/or a work sample, if applicable; salary negotiation(s) if applicable; a background investigation; and a medical evaluation if applicable. The anticipated duration of the pre-employment process is determined by the successful completion of the above items.
Applications, cover letters and/or resumes shall only be accepted on-line through the PageUp recruitment management system at https://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 11:55 P. M. on November 6, 2026. Please limit resumes to four pages and cover letters to one page. Any additional attachments received in excess of this will not be considered.
PageUp provides confirmation of receipt of your application, resume and/or cover letter submitted successfully. Please refer to your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position. For questions, please contact the Talent Acquisition & Employee Relations Section of the Human Resources Division at professionalemployment@vsp.virginia.gov.
Advertised: 30 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 06 Nov 2026 Eastern Standard Time
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