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Occupation:

ITS Systems Director

Alternative Job Titles

Senior ITS Engineer, ITS Director, Transportation Engineering and Operations Bureau Chief

Job Description

Responsible for citywide technology governance, strategic planning/policy development to advance Smart City solutions for infrastructure, energy, water and waste management; transportation alternatives, building/preoperties, and programs that promote technology literacy and public access to government information. Oversee diverse urban multimodal transportation needs critical to supporting ongoing safe/efficient management of a balanced street system that fully accommodates the needs of people who walk, bike, drive, and use transit.

Other responsibilities typically include:

  • Collaborate with City departments working to devise Smart City solutions.
  • Assist departments in managing, analyzing, interpreting data produced through Smart City implementations.
  • Help departments ensure Smart City projects comply with City laws, policies, and standards.
  • Work with appropriate IT teams on Smart City projects being proposed/planned.
  • Ensure City standards of enterprise architecture, project management, procurement, security, privacy, social equity, data management, and performance are factored into the design of Smart City projects.
  • Maintain a high level of education and awareness of developments in the Smart City technology environment.

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Knowledge Requirements

  • Analysis/Research/Report Methods
  • Regulatory environment related to Area
  • Transportation Modeling
  • Budgeting/Financial Analysis
  • Statistical Theory/Methods
  • Project Management
  • Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the organization and throughout service delivery

Required Skills & Abilities

  • Presentations (Public Speaking)
  • Written and oral communication
  • Plan & Coordinate Projects
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Customer Relations
  • Management/supervision
  • Prepare/Administer Budgets
  • Judgement & Decision-making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Leadership

Technical Skills Requirements

  • Smart City Technologies & Data Management
  • Internet of Things technologies
  • AutoCAD Electrical
  • MUTCD, IMSA Signal Certification
  • National Electric Code
  • PE license (for some positions)
  • Complete Streets project management
  • GIS, Microsoft Office Applications

Typical Salary

$137,381

Education Required

  • Master's degree in Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, or Information & Data Sciences preferred
  • Bachelor's degree accepted for a majority of positions

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