Job Description

Job Summary

This Supervisory Transportation Management Planner position is located in District Department of Transportation (DDOT), Traffic Safety Administration (TSA), Multimodal Safety Engineering Division (MSED). The incumbent provides supervision and leadership to a multi-disciplinary team ensuring compliance with local and federal regulations for the implementation of multi-modal traffic and safety improvement projects in the city.

Duties and Responsibilities

Provides technically authoritative advice and guidance to top level management on complex, controversial, and/or sensitive city-wide private development projects and public space permits.  Develops responses to high level inquiries for information from the agency, District Government officials or others regarding agency reviews and findings the management of transportation systems and facilities issues.  Coordinates the development of comprehensive transportation position statements and recommend proposals for improvement of transportation services related to proposed land use and public space permit decisions.

Supervises the exploration and evaluation of the following representative types of factors relative to proposed land use and public space use considerations, such as: ascertaining trip generation potential of new development, modal allocation and frequency and directional distributions, comparison of existing street and transit capacities and associated service levels of roadways and transit services.  Directs the development of transportation capital project descriptions to address mobility and safety needs that enhances the customers’ experience.

Qualifications and Education

Education:Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study – accounting, business administration, business or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, nautical science, marine affairs, marine engineering, marine transportation, or other fields related to the position.

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Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience which is directly related to the position and has equipped the individual with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position.  To be creditable, at least one (1) year of specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression.

Preferred Work Experience: Specialized experience to successfully perform the duties of the position including but are not limited to project management, PS&E (Plans, Specifications & Estimates) development, bicycle, pedestrian & bus facility design and analysis. Thorough knowledge of the concepts of transportation safety, design, engineering and planning sufficient to provide expertise and leadership in the development and implementation of transportation improvement projects.

Minimum seven (7) years of transportation planning/engineering experience with increasing responsibility.

Licenses and Certifications

The incumbent must possess and maintain a valid driver’s permit to operate motor vehicles.

Work Conditions and Environment

The work is performed in the normal office setting and in-the-field, when investigating and analyzing street traffic conditions and conducting traffic studies, etc. Field work may bring the incumbent to construction sites and in contact with construction materials (soils, concrete, asphalt, steel, etc.).

Other Significant Facts

Tour of Duty:Varies

Promotional Potential:No known promotion potential

Duration of Appointment:  Management Supervisory Service (MSS) – At-Will employment applies to the Management Supervisory Service (MSS).  All positions and appointments in the MSS serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority and may be terminated at any time with or without cause.

Pay Plan, Series and Grade:MS-2150-14

Residency Requirement:If the position you are applying for is in the Career, Management Supervisory, or Educational Service at an annual salary of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) or more, you must establish residency in the District of Columbia within one hundred eighty (180) days of the effective date of the appointment and continue to maintain residency within the District of Columbia throughout the duration of the appointment.

Position Designation:This position has been designated as security sensitive therefore the incumbent of this position will be subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC Personnel Regulations, Suitability and as such, incumbents of this position shall be subject to criminal background checks, background investigations, and mandatory drug and alcohol testing, as applicable.

Emergency Designation:This position has been designated as an essential employee position under the provisions of District Personnel Manual, Chapter 12.  As such, your services may be required in emergency situations to perform crucial duties, i.e., snow removal, debris removal, transportation, shelter operations, food distribution, and communication. These duties may be performed when the government is closed or when most employees are dismissed early.

Incumbent is required to perform work after normal duty hours, attend community meetings, and may be required to be on standby duty status, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Employee Benefits May Include:

DDOT is an employer of choice for any job seeker who has passion, energy, and enthusiasm about our city. Employee benefits include:

Health and life insurance benefits and retirement benefits (More information about these benefits is available on the D.C. Department of Human Resources (DCHR) website at www.dchr.dc.gov.)

Complimentary Capital BikeShare Membership

Free rides on DC Circulator buses

Continued professional development, and professional growth through d.University, the in-house training available for all DDOT employees

Flexible work schedule (team and role dependent)

Employer assisted housing loan program, providing payment and/or closing cost financing for first-time home buyers (restrictions apply)

EEO Statement: The District of Columbia Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, family responsibilities, matriculation, physical handicap, or political affiliation..

To apply for the position, you must go through our DC Government portal, the website is provided below:

dchr.dc.gov

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