Salary: $122,940.00 - $148,800.00 Annually
Location : Denver Metro, CO
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number:Department: Department of Transportation
Division: Chief Engineer's Office
Opening Date: 09/28/2026
Closing Date: 10/11/2026 11:59 PM Mountain
FLSA: Determined by Position
Type of Announcement: This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address: 2829 W. Howard Pl. Denver, CO 80204
FLSA Status: Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information: Amanda.Parkhurst-Strout@state.co.us or 303-757-9685
Hiring Pay Rate: The 2026 Step Pay Program may increase the salary range for employees with time in the class series.
How To Apply: Please submit an online application for this position at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department InformationThis 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.
Description of Job About the Work Unit and PositionThe 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 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.
Work Environment- Your schedule will primarily be 8:00 am - 5:00 pm work hours, Monday-Friday, but we are flexible to meet your work/life balance needs while ensuring CDOT business needs are met.
- You will likely work a hybrid schedule with a combination of in-office and remote work.
- Travel required during work hours throughout Metro Denver/Front Range
- Occasional overnight travel 3-6 times a year throughout Colorado
- Occasional overnight travel 2-3 times a year within the U.S.
- Required to operate CDOT vehicles
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights Education/Licensure/Certification/Experience:- 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.
SubstitutionsAppropriate 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.
Please Note: The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application. "See Resume" statements on the application or resumes in lieu of a complete application may not be accepted. Additional information submitted after the closing date of this announcement will not be considered in the review of your application. In addition, part-time work will be prorated.
Conditions of Employment - 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. More information in the supplemental information section.
- 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.
Preferred Qualifications- The exceptional applicant will be an experienced engineering manager and will possess the proven ability or accomplishment in the following:
- 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.
Supplemental Information Applicant Checklist Complete Applications must include the following documents:- A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)
- A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)
- A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position. Cover letters must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application. Cover letters will not be accepted after the closing date and time of the announcement.
- A detailed chronological resume. Resumes must be uploaded as an attachment to your online application.
- If you are a veteran, a copy of your DD214. Please submit this as an attachment to your online application.
Please note that you may redact information on your attachments that identifies your age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Only complete applications submitted by the closing date for this announcement will be given consideration. Every effort must be made to submit all application materials by the announcement close date. Where unusual circumstances prevent timely acquisition of transcripts, they must be submitted within five business days of the announcement close date. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application. Failure to submit properly completed documents by the closing date of this announcement may result in your application being rejected.
Notifications:All correspondence regarding your status in the selection/examination process will be via email. Include your current working email address on your application and check your email frequently as you could receive time sensitive correspondence regarding this position. We highly recommend that you set up your email to accept messages from "state.co.us" and "" addresses. It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email. Immediately after you submit your application you should receive an email that confirms that you successfully submitted an application for this position. If you do not, try submitting again until you receive the confirmation email. Be sure to also check your junk folder for email communications from the State of Colorado's website.
The Hiring Process: - All applications that are received by the closing of this announcement will be reviewed against the minimum qualifications in this announcement. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications proceed to the next step.
- Colorado Revised Statutes require that state employees are hired and promoted based on merit and fitness through a comparative analysis process.
- Part, or all, of the comparative analysis for this position may be a st
