Traffic and Safety Director (Engineer 9)

State of Louisiana; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) seeks an Engineer 9,Traffic and Safety Director, to lead statewide traffic engineering and highway safety efforts across ITS, modeling, and TSMO. The role defines standards, governance, and performance expectations to advance roadway safety and regulatory compliance.

The position requires a current Louisiana PE license and supervisory experience, with a potential for advanced degree substitutions per policy.

Qualifications

• Current Louisiana professional engineer license with at least two years in a supervisory role.
• Experience in traffic engineering, ITS, and safety programs is required.
• Master's/Doctorate can substitute for professional experience per policy, but license cannot be substituted.

Responsibilities

• Provide statewide leadership and strategic direction for traffic engineering, safety, ITS, and TS­MO programs.
• Align standards and strategies with Department priorities and federal requirements.
• Drive measurable reductions in fatalities and serious injuries and improve roadway safety and reliability.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with executive leadership, divisions, districts, and stakeholders.
• Establish governance and performance frameworks for engineering standards, ITS, safety countermeasures, and federal reporting.
• Oversee budgets and financial management for HSIP, ITS, modeling, and countermeasures.

Skills

PE license

Supervisory

Traffic engineering

Highway safety

Leadership

Education

Louisiana PE license

Job description

At the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), we plan, build, maintain, and protect the transportation systems that connect communities, support commerce, and keep Louisiana moving.

DOTD is seeking an experienced Engineer 9 to serve as the Traffic and Safety Director. This senior leadership position serves as the Department’s senior authority for traffic engineering and highway safety across Traffic Engineering, Safety Programs, Traffic Design, Modeling, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and Transportation Systems Management and Operations (TSMO) functions.

The position will establish standards, governance frameworks, compliance methodologies, and performance expectations to advance roadway safety, system reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Please visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency: https://dotd.la.gov/about/office-of-management-and-finance/human-resources/career-center/

Possession of a current Louisiana license to practice professional engineering plus one of the following, which must include two years of experience at the supervisory level or above: Four years of licensed engineering experience; or Eight years of professional engineering experience. Experience substitutions: A master's degree in engineering will substitute for one year of professional engineering experience. A doctorate degree in engineering will substitute for two years of professional engineering experience. Advanced degrees will substitute for a maximum of two years of professional engineering experience. There is no substitution for licensed engineering experience. NOTES: Engineering experience gained while licensed as a professional engineer will be accepted as licensed engineering experience. Engineering experience gained after earning an ABET-accredited degree and prior to earning a professional engineer's license (e.g., as an engineer intern applicant, engineer intern, or equivalent) will be accepted as professional level engineering experience. Applications will be accepted from persons licensed to practice professional engineering in states other than Louisiana. If one of those applicants is selected for the position, he/she will be required to obtain a Louisiana license prior to appointment. The hiring agency will verify that all licensing requirements are met. Louisiana Professional Engineer licenses are issued by the Louisiana Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Board. Licensing requirements may be viewed at www.lapels.com.

The official job specifications for this role, as defined by the State Civil Service, can be found here.

Job Duties:

• Provides statewide leadership and strategic direction for traffic engineering, safety, ITS, and TSMO programs.
• Aligns traffic engineering, ITS standards, safety programs, modeling, and TSMO strategies with Department priorities, federal requirements, and executive directives.
• Advances measurable reductions in fatalities and serious injuries, improved roadway safety and reliability, and consistent statewide engineering standards.
• Leads cross-functional collaboration with executive leadership, divisions, districts, maintenance, project delivery, and other stakeholders to achieve statewide safety outcomes.
• Establishes governance and performance frameworks for engineering standards, ITS, safety countermeasures, crash data, modeling, work zone safety, and federal reporting.
• Oversees budgets and financial management for HSIP, traffic engineering, ITS, modeling, safety countermeasures, and traffic control programs.

Position-Specific Details:

Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment (open to all qualified applicants); a promotion (open to all statewide classified and Agency-wide permanent status employees); Job Appointment (temporary appointment in a classified position for a limit of four years); or by detail to special duty.

Compensation:

The Special Entrance Rate (SER) for this position is $5,668.80 biweekly.

Additional compensation may be considered for applicants who possess extraordinary job-related qualifications or credentials in accordance with State Civil Service Rule 6.5(g) and DOTD policy. Any such consideration is subject to approval and applicable pay limitations.

Contact Information:

For further information about this vacancy, contact:David SmithDOTD Deputy Chief Engineer of Planning and Traffic(225) [e-mail]

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is an equal employment opportunity employer and serves as a model employer for individuals with disabilities. DOTD does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or pregnancy, and prohibits harassment of any type.

Information on the Louisiana Workforce Commission, Louisiana Rehabilitation Services is available: https://www.laworks.net/workforcedev/lrs/lrs_rehabilitation.asp

Louisiana is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) that supports the recruitment, hiring, and retention of individuals with disabilities.