Transportation Supervising Planner

Introduction

The State of Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) invites its qualified agency employees to apply for the position of Transportation Supervising Planner in the Bureau of Planning, Technology and Innovations Office of Highway Safety, in Newington, Connecticut.

Position Details:

This position is full time, 40 hours per week and is in the P-4 (Engineering and Scientific) bargaining unit. This position would report to a Transportation Assistant Planning Director in meeting all federal requirements for NHTSA and FHWA as they relate to highway safety.

The Role:

The Transportation Supervising Planner has oversight of the development of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Triennial Annual Section 402 Highway Safety Plan, The Annual Grant Application (AGA), the Section 405 applications and the Annual Highway Safety Report, ensuring compliance with Department policies, NHTSA guidelines, and relevant federal laws and regulations. The supervisor will work with the Safety Program Supervisor to formulate goals and objectives for these transportation safety initiatives.

More specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, collaboration with Department Bureaus to ensure successful development of highway safety program initiatives; including assist management, project prioritization and coordination, financial tracking, funding eligibility, safety analysis, Federal and State reporting requirements and performance management.

Examples of Duties:

• Review, evaluate, and monitor highway safety grants for conformance with federal and state reporting requirements, budgetary parameters, program objectives, and overall program efficiency.
• Lead and coordinate the development, preparation, and submission of the NHTSA Triennial Highway Safety Plan, including coordination with internal bureaus, federal partners, and other stakeholders to ensure compliance with federal requirements and alignment with statewide highway safety priorities.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation, development, and submission of NHTSA Section 405 and Section 1906 grant applications, including required documentation, data analysis, performance measures, program narratives, and supporting materials.
• Lead and coordinate the preparation and submission of the NHTSA Annual Grant Application (AGA), ensuring that proposed programs, projects, funding requests, and supporting documentation are consistent with federal requirements and statewide highway safety goals.
• Collaborate with Department Bureaus to ensure successful development, implementation, and evaluation of highway safety program initiatives and grant-funded activities.
• Supervise and provide technical directions to staff performing transportation planning, highway safety analyses, grant development, and program evaluation.
• Lead the preparation of safety-related reports, maps, dashboards, data visualizations, presentations, grant applications, technical analyses, and other program documentation.
• Coordinate and support the CTDOT Vision Zero Committee, advancing and initiatives, and supporting the development and implementation of data-driven approaches to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Connecticut roadways.
• Support the development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of highway safety programs, plans, and initiatives in accordance with NHTSA requirements and statewide priorities.
• Coordinate with federal, state, regional, and local partners on crash data, safety analysis, grant programs, performance measures, and transportation safety initiatives.
• Research and evaluate emerging transportation safety practices, analytical methods, technologies, and program strategies to support continuous improvement of highway safety efforts.
• Manage multiple projects and grant-related activities and establish priorities to ensure timely, accurate, and compliant completion of assignments and deliverables.
• Represent CTDOT on committees, working groups, meetings, and other forums involving transportation safety, highway safety grants, and related federal and state initiatives.
• Mentor and develop staff and promote effective, consistent, and data-driven planning, grant management, and program evaluation practices.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Selection Plan

In order to be considered for this job opening you must be a current State of CT employee of the agency listed above for at least six (6) months of full-time service or full-time equivalent service, absent any applicable collective bargaining language, and meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.

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BEFORE YOU APPLY:

• Meet Minimum Qualifications: Ensure you meet the Minimum Qualifications listed on the job opening by the job closing date. You must specify your qualifications on your application. The minimum experience and training requirements listed must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
• Educational Credits: List your earned credits and degrees from accredited institutions accurately on your application. To receive educational credits towards qualification, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the contact listed below by the closing date listed on the job posting.
• Resume Policy: Per Public Act 21-69, resumes are not accepted during the initial application process. As the recruitment process progresses, candidates may be required to submit additional documentation to support their qualification(s) for this position. This documentation may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the request and discretion of the hiring agency.
• Preferred Shift/Location: Select all location(s) and shift(s) you are willing to work on your application. Failure to do so may result in not being considered for vacancies in that specific location or shift.
• Timely Submission: All application materials must be received by the job posting deadline. You will be unable to make revisions once you officially submit your application to the State. Late submissions are rarely accepted, with exceptions only for documented events that incapacitate individuals during the entire duration of the job posting. Request exceptions by emailing DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
• Salary Calculations: For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Transportation this class is accountable for supervising an operating unit engaged in transportation planning studies, programs and related activities.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Schedules, assigns, oversees and reviews work of staff;
• Provides staff training and assistance;
• Conducts performance evaluations;
• Determines priorities and plans unit work;
• Establishes and maintains unit procedures;
• Develops or makes recommendations on development of policies and standards;
• Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures;
• Oversees development of integrated and comprehensive unimodal or multi-modal transportation plans, programs and activities for movement of goods or people;
• Oversees preparation of reports, studies, surveys and other related activities;
• Develops findings and conclusions;
• Makes recommendations based on completed analyses;
• Provides final review for accuracy and conformance with standards and requirements;
• Provides direction in interpretation and coordination of transportation plans, programs and activities to local, regional, state and federal agencies;
• Makes preparations and presentations for legislative and public hearings as required;
• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of
  • relevant agency policies and procedures;
  • relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
  • multi-modal transportation theories, practices and methodologies;
  • social, economic and environmental considerations involved in transportation planning;
• Considerable
  • interpersonal skills;
  • oral and written communication skills;
• Considerable ability to
  • plan, organize and execute projects and studies;
  • develop and use computer software including planning models and other programs related to planning process;
  • comprehend and interpret laws and regulations;
• Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of professional experience in transportation engineering or transportation, urban, regional or environmental planning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a lead capacity or performing the most complex tasks in transportation planning studies, programs and related activities.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Planner 2.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with transportation planning principles, practices, and methodologies.
• Experience with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Highway Safety Grants Program
• Experience with highway safety legislation
• Experience with policy and procedures
• Experience with highway and roadway safety principles.
• Experience with Transportation performance measures and data-driven decision-making.
• Experience with Technical report preparation and presentation of complex information.