Highway Safety Engineer (Civil Engineer III)

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Minimum Entrance Requirements

This requisition will remain open until filled; however first consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.

Current MassDOT employees should use their internal MassCareers account to apply.

All job applications must be submitted online through MassCareers to be considered.

Please provide a complete accurate and current resume / application for MassDOT to review in order to determine if your submitted materials meet the minimum entrance requirements for the position.

Applicants must have at least (A) four years of full-time or equivalent part-time technical or professional experience in civil engineering work in such areas as construction survey design transportation hydraulics structural sanitary drafting environmental highway architectural airport soils and materials of which (B) at least two years must have been in a professional capacity or (C) any equivalent combination of the required experience and the substitutions below.

Substitutions

I. An Associates degree with a major in civil engineering** or civil engineering technology** may be substituted for a maximum of one year of the required (A) experience. *

II. A Bachelors degree with a major in civil engineering** or civil engineering technology** may be substituted for a maximum of two years of the required (A) experience. *

III. A Graduate degree with a major in civil engineering** may be substituted for a maximum of three years of the required (A) experience and one year of the required (B) experience. *

**NOTE: The terms civil engineering and civil engineering technology include related engineering disciplines such as construction survey design transportation hydraulics structural soils sanitary environmental drafting highway architectural mining airport and materials.

*Education toward such a degree will be prorated on the basis of the proportion of the requirements actually completed.

NOTE: Educational substitutions will only be permitted for a maximum of one year of the required (B) experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Based on assignment possession of a current and valid Massachusetts Class D Motor Vehicle Operators License may be required.

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Comprehensive Benefits

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An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females minorities veterans and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation age disability national origin veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. Research suggests that qualified women Black Indigenous and Persons of Color (BIPOC) may self-select out of opportunities if they dont meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

Position Summary

The Highway Safety Engineer will train review and supervise the work of the CEIs and CEIIs and interns and co-ops within the Highway Safety Section. CEIIIs will also perform the following tasks and regularly communicate with consultants local regional State and Federal personnel with little oversight. The Civil Engineer III will need familiarity with the Highway Safety Manual for crash prediction countermeasure selection evaluation and prioritization of recommendations and projects and be comfortable training others. The position will require comfort with all aspects related to Road Safety Audits (RSA) as facilitation of RSAS may be required. Furthermore the incumbent will need to conduct field work related to highway safety speed zoning and other Traffic/Safety needs. Details of the position are noted below:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Conducts trains advises and supervises others (including the CEIIs CEIs interns and co-ops) in analyses of safety issues through research & use of the Crash Data System (CDS) and/or IMPACT ( and performs crash analysis of potential HSIP projects and advises others and trains within 3. MassDOT and consultants on best ways to conduct the analyses.

• Reviews alternative safety analysis evaluations and the safety evaluation portion of the ICE (Intersection Control Evaluation) analysis and provides guidance and feedback to consultants.

• Attends/assists/facilitates/leads/manages Road Safety Audits (including preparations of collision diagrams and summaries report reviews) and teaches CEI/CEIIs how to perform this task.

• Locates crashes and assists in development / identification of top crash locations.

• Reviews Functional Design Reports Tech Memos Plans and other information focusing on safety and provides guidance and feedback on how to better conduct the safety analysis portion.

• As needed organizes materials for specific crash requests and site visits.

• Trains and supervises others in use of Highway Safety Manual methodologies.

• Manage EDC and other FHWA initiatives.

• Conducts roadway infrastructure safety inspections in the field for projects based on specific requests.

• Manage all aspects of CEIIs CEIs interns co-ops within the Highway Safety Section.

• Conduct tasks as needed including training others working directly for Assistant Administrator for Traffic and Safety on specified tasks project reviews etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Some GIS experience

• Road safety audit experience

• Familiarity with the Highway Safety Manual

• Understand the concept of FHWAs Highway Safety Improvement Program

This position is eligible for a five thousand dollar ($5000) signing bonus (Signing Bonus) if you are newly hired to the Unit E collective bargaining unit at MassDOT. The Signing Bonus will be paid in two parts: 1) $3000 (less applicable taxes) included in the employees first paycheck. 2) $2000 (less applicable taxes) after the successful completion of the employees probationary period. Only candidates external to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation are eligible for the sign-on bonus.

About MassDOT

The 4000 employees of Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) take great pride in connecting the Commonwealths residents and communities. MassDOT is responsible for developing implementing and coordinating transportation policies and projects for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and to efficiently plan design construct and maintain a safe statewide transportation system which effectively meets the transportation needs of the Commonwealth. Information about MassDOTs culture and career opportunities can be found at divisions include Highway Registry of Motor Vehicles Aeronautics and Rail & Transit. Headquarters (Planning & Enterprise Services) provides business and administrative support and policy leadership for each of the four (4) divisions.

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