Programmatic Traffic Safety Lead

denver; United States; Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 156,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life-long monthly pension

457B retirement plan

PTO and holidays

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Hybrid work model

Job summary

City and County of Denver is seeking an innovative transportation professional to serve as an Engineer Specialist on the Traffic Engineering and Safety team. You will lead a high-performing group focused on TES programmatic safety projects, Area Engineering, Pedestrian Crossing, and Transit programs, championing Vision Zero and Safe Systems.

Reporting to the TES Senior Manager, you will guide analyses, design documents, and project delivery, coordinate with multiple agencies, and improve

Responsibilities

• Provide technical, operational, and strategic direction for traffic engineering analyses, planning efforts, design documents, and project implementation.
• Lead and supervise a team responsible for the design of transportation and traffic safety projects and programs, including workload, performance, development, and resource allocation.
• Provide quality assurance and technical oversight of engineering designs, construction documents, and consultant deliverables.
• Manage and coordinate consultants, contractors, internal departments, utilities, regional agencies, and other project stakeholders.
• Develop and implement engineering standards, policies, procedures, and process improvements to improve project delivery and operational efficiency.
• Work collaboratively with DOTI's Vision Zero team to implement Vision Zero and Safe Systems projects, including systemic safety programs and data-driven risk mitigation.
• Improve system operations through enhanced signal timing strategies, congestion mitigation, and multimodal performance optimization.
• Analyze project and program data to establish performance measures, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.
• Represent the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure on its transportation programs and projects, including coordination with stakeholders.

Job description

City and County of Denver is seeking an innovative transportation professional to serve as an Engineer Specialist on the Traffic Engineering and Safety team. You will lead a high-performing group focused on TES programmatic safety projects, Area Engineering, Pedestrian Crossing, and Transit programs, championing Vision Zero and Safe Systems.

Reporting to the TES Senior Manager, you will guide analyses, design documents, and project delivery, coordinate with multiple agencies, and improve