Senior Transportation Safety Planner & Data Initiatives

North Central Texas Council of Governments; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 86,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

North Central Texas Council of Governments in Arlington, TX seeks a Principal Transportation Planner to lead its Transportation Safety Program. This role oversees regional safety data analysis, performance targets, and implementation of safety initiatives.

You will supervise staff, coordinate with regional partners, prepare reports and presentations, and manage schedules, budgets, and project deliverables to improve regional roadway safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in analytical, quantitative methods
• At least five years of work-related experience (e.g., transportation safety planning)

Responsibilities

• Manage collection, processing, maintenance, and analysis of regional safety data (crash, fatality, hazmat)
• Oversee CVE Equipment and Training Program and CVE Working Group activities
• Lead Wrong Way Driving Mitigation Project and Intersection Safety Improvement Program
• Develop, track, and report regional/federal safety targets with partners
• Implement the CRASH predictive crash analysis software tool
• Update Roadway Safety Plan and coordinate Roadway Safety Implementation Plan
• Oversee regional safety funding program activities
• Coordinate Regional Safety Advisory Committee activities
• Promote transportation safety initiatives
• Develop and monitor project scopes, schedules, budgets, expenditures, and reports
• Prepare and deliver oral presentations
• Prepare and review correspondence, reports and executive summaries
• Supervise staff

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Critical thinking

Detail orientation

Microsoft Office (Word/Outlook/PowerPt

Excel

Access (preferred)

GIS knowledge

Data analysis

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in analytical, quantitative methods

5+ years of relevant transportation safety planning experience

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

PowerPoint

Excel

Access

GIS software (ArcGIS)

Job description

North Central Texas Council of Governments in Arlington, TX seeks a Principal Transportation Planner to lead its Transportation Safety Program. This role oversees regional safety data analysis, performance targets, and implementation of safety initiatives.

You will supervise staff, coordinate with regional partners, prepare reports and presentations, and manage schedules, budgets, and project deliverables to improve regional roadway safety.