Engineer 6 DCL - Highway Safety Engineer
Engineer 6 DCL - Highway Safety Engineer
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About this Job
Section 82 Highway Safety
82/123115/E6DCL/7.24.25-BHPlease visit our DOTD Career Center for more information about our agency:
Job Specification
The official job specifications for this role as defined by the State Civil Service can be found here.
Job Duties and Other Information
Job Duties:
-Serves as the highway safety expert for Stage O studies local road safety plans data driven safety analysis traffic safety records tort reduction and safety project management to the DOTD Highway Safety Administrator.
-Reviews the list of High PSI/other critical crash locations each year and provides recommendations for the candidate sites to District engineers and Regional Safety Coalitions.
-Reviews and recommends projects for the HSIP and performs evaluations to determine the quantitative benefits based on traffic safety principles and practices. This involves planning directing organizing evaluating and providing technical assistance to agency heads professional engineers consultants legislators attorneys professors and safety advocacy groups for all activities and operations involving statewide highway safety.
-Coordinates and promotes the inclusion of highway safety principles in project design with DOTD headquarters DOTD districts Regional Safety Coalitions and MPOs. Assists Attorney Generals Office Office of Risk Management and LSP in tort reduction program.
-Assists in reporting safety performance measures outlined in the annual Louisiana Performance Accountability System (LAP AS) and the HSIP Annual Report to the Federal Highway Administration (FHW A).
-Recognized by State District Courts as an expert witness in highway safety matters. Provides extremely complex and sensitive expert advice to the Departments Legal Section Office of Risk Management Attorney Generals Office Contract Attorneys and the US Department of Justice in preparing defenses for lawsuits affecting the Department.Position-Specific Details:
About this position:
This position serves as the statewide technical expert for the Louisianas Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) and HSIP sub-programs such as Local Road Safety Program (LRSP) and Safe Routes to Public Places (SRTPPP). This involves the identification of High Potential for Safety Improvement (PSI) locations sections and over represented crash-types including roadside obstacles which may pose potential safety risks to road users. Activities related to this program and sub-programs include Stage O studies local road safety plans systemic studies traffic safety records tort reduction and the development and implementation of safety projects and programs to address the infrastructure operations and data planning strategies identified through the SHSP action plans at the statewide and regional level. The incumbent evaluates potential highway safety projects and coordinates with the nine District Traffic Operation Engineers and Regional Safety Coalitions on matters dealing with Stage O studies local road safety plans and the study of High PSI and other critical crash locations. Provides technical assistance to the HSIP Program Manager LRSP/SRTPP Program Manager and SHSP Manager for program level evaluations project level safety analyses data planning initiatives and engineering expertise. This position reports to the HSIP Program Manager and provides assistance as needed for DOTD Executive Staff. Provides technical expe1tise related to highway safety best practices to the District offices Louisiana Transportation Research Center (L TRC) Local Technical Assistance Program (L TAP) Louisiana State Police (LSP) Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) Regional Safety Coalitions Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) Louisiana Complete Street Advisory Council (LCSAC) and LSU Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation Safety (LSU/CARTS).
Supplemental Qualification Requirements: This position requires a minimum of 4 years of expertise in traffic engineering highway safety or transportation planning.Compensation:There is a biweekly Special Entry Rate of $3316.00 for this position. The actual starting salary depends on the education and experience of the selected applicant.
Appointment Type: This position may be filled as either a probational appointment; a promotion; or by detail to special duty.How To Apply:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy click on the Apply link above and complete an electronic application which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
* Information to support your eligibility for this job title must be included in the application (i.e. relevant detailed experience/education). Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
Contact Information:
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Laura M. Riggs P.E. MTSA
Highway Safety Assistant Administrator
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 availablehere.
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