Bachelor's degree accepted for a majority of positions

ITS Systems Director

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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Traffic Safety Engineer

A Traffic Safety Engineer is committed to obtaining safety goals through continuous improvement of transportation planning, design, operations, and safety investment strategies. Traffic Safety Engineers utilize multiple strategies to integrate safety data and analysis into transportation decision-making processes. They apply their knowledge of systemic safety principles to analyze, assess, and present safety data, and to plan, implement, and evaluate road safety programs and processes.

Other responsibilities typically include:

Provide direction on development of safety-focused policies and guidelines through collaboration with law enforcement agencies, safety organizations, and other public stakeholders.
Analyze, synthesize, and present road safety data to relevant stakeholders to aid safety-focused decision making and investments, including through the development of models and simulations.
Ensure that transportation plans, roadway designs, and traffic operations and management strategies comply with established safety guidelines and reflect current best practices related to safety performance measures.
Apply analytical, modeling, and simulation skills as well as qualitative and quantitative research methodologies to develop safety solutions.

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Traffic Safety Planner

A Traffic Safety Planner is responsible for integrating safety into an agency’s planning documents and processes and for working collaboratively with stakeholders to implement safety plans. Must have knowledge of sources of safety data, systemic safety issues, contributing crash factors, and human behaviors associated with safety risk. They apply this knowledge to incorporate safety data and analysis into transportation decision-making processes to achieve safety improvement goals.

Other responsibilities typically include:

Represent traffic safety interests at a variety of cross-sector stakeholder meetings.
Analyze, synthesize, and present safety data to stakeholders and the public in visual or other formats that facilitate data-driven safety-related investments and decision-making.
Provide direction on the development and integration of safety goals and objectives into transportation planning processes; and implement a process for embedding safety performance measures into planning tools and investment decisions.
Promote effective public outreach, education and involvement to build support for safety priorities.
Participate in public meetings and conduct surveys to identify issues of public concern.
Implement monitoring and evaluation systems to ensure continuous improvement.

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Bike Share Program Manager

Responsible for coordinating and leading the work of the Bike Share Partnership by supporting and managing tasks completed by the partners and stakeholders. The Program Manager will work closely with the staff of the Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems and national partners to build on the successes of the Bike Share Partnership to date; and to identify and foster strategies that make bike sharing a relevant tool to improve the lives of people of color and low income populations. The Program Manager must be passionate about equity and understand the potential that bike share offers to improve the lives of all community members.

Other responsibilities typically include:

Manage and monitor work completed by a network of local and national partners to meet Bike Share Partnership goals, providing guidance and support as needed.
Actively engage and energize partner organizations.
Develop strategic vision for Bike Share Partnership that incorporated a long-term model of equitable bike share and creates strategies for ongoing collaboration and funding.
Manage deliverables and reporting for multiple grants that support Bike Share work.
Manage relationships with various funders and communicate successes and challenges in a timely and responsible manner.
Produce and present program reports for a wide range of partners and stakeholders.
Develop sustainable funding strategies for Bike Share Partnership including researching and applying for additional grants and alternative funding streams.

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