Hybrid Telework Safety Engineer, Transportation Engineer 3, 20049485, Office of Transportation & Economic Development

What you will do:

• Work with Executive Management to analyze crash trends and influence statewide policy
• Learn to organize and manage whole safety programs and initiatives
• Work on national committees
• Become an expert in highway safety methodologies and practices, which are the focus of state and national transportation policy
• Become a safety champion and a resource for our customers throughout the state

Who we are looking for:

• Communication and organizational skills
• Analytical skills
• Teamwork and camaraderie
• Driven to learn
• Problem solver

Official Position Description:

In the Office of Systems Planning & Program Management, acts as Highway Safety staff specialist (i.e., develops & evaluates plans & criteria for variety of highway safety projects, needs, assessments, & activities to be carried out by ODOT Districts; reviews District safety performance measures to assure safety compliance; develops tools & templates for districts to more efficiently & effectively perform safety studies & improvement evaluations; reviews engineering countermeasures installed & programmed based on the district safety work plan to ensure accuracy & completeness). Evaluates the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) & AASHTOWare Safety Analyst program & recommends revisions/changes (e.g., develops & implements ramp inventory elements; creates & manages regional calibration factors & proportional tables using computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Excel, SQL Server Management Studio, Hummingbird BI); reviews safety projects, safety applications, & project plans for proposed countermeasures). Develops, manages, & coordinates safety data systems to maintain compliance with federal mandates related to the Model Inventory of Roadway Elements (MIRE) Fundamental Data Elements (FDEs). Maintains & coordinates United States (US) & State Bike Route network & inventory elements to obtain AASHTO designation. Conducts quality assurance reviews & signs plans &/or other engineering documents as a registered professional engineer.

Utilizes computer & related software (e.g., Microsoft Power BI, Excel, SQL Server Management Studio, Hummingbird BI, ESRI ArcGIS, GIS Crash Analysis Tool) to complete reports for Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) & compute Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) analysis; ensures reports comply with current changes & updates to reporting requirements. Develops Strategic Highway Safety Plan (e.g., analyzes safety data & safety priority locations & methodologies; ensures methodologies utilized comply with FHWA requirements). Performs systems condition analysis & funding needs assessments for Safety Program; performs crash analysis (e.g., tool management, systems development & maintenance) & delivers related tool training. Utilizes computer & related software (e.g., ArcGIS) to perform complex spatial analyses for various safety program requirements.

Serves as representative for & advises Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), other state, local & federal agencies regarding highway safety related projects; presents on projects to educate/train end users. Utilizes computer & related software (e.g., ArcGIS, Graphical Query Language (GQL), Microsoft Excel) to prepare reports (e.g., planning reports, ad hoc queries, & analysis) for districts, FHWA, county engineers, MPOs, communications, & external customers. Attends meetings, conferences, &/or workshops on related topics.

Position designated Career Professional per Section 5501.20

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

Licensed as registered professional engineer by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors; 12 mos. exp. as group or project leader providing work direction & training to engineering technicians &/or lower-level engineers or 12 mos. exp. in conducting engineering related research (i.e., conducting engineering related research only applies to staff specialist positions); if assigned to operate a state vehicle to travel to & inspect project sites, must possess valid driver's license.

-Or licensed as registered professional engineer by Ohio State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers & Surveyors; 12 mos. exp. as Transportation Engineer 2, 85642; if assigned to operate a state vehicle to travel to & inspect project sites, must possess valid driver's license.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above may be substituted for the experience required, but not for the mandated registration.

Job Skills: Civil Engineering