Transportation Specialist

General Job Information

Job Summary

This Transportation Specialist position will work the rapidly growing dynamic team of professionals in DDOT’s Traffic Safety Administration (TSA).

As a member of the TSA team, this position will be a key contributor to DDOT’s Traffic Safety Input (TSI) and Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) programs, through implementing multimodal traffic safety engineering and traffic calming solutions and bringing transformative change to school and neighborhood safety in the Nation’s Capital.

This will make an immediate impact on the safety and mobility of our most vulnerable road users (VRU) and help make DC’s Vision Zero and MoveDC goals a reality.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Incumbent performs transportation planning duties associated with investigation and analyzing street traffic conditions to determine the need for traffic control measures (including traffic engineering studies, warrant analysis, sign maintenance requests, traffic impact studies, traffic calimg, parking signs, studies and regulations, residential permit parking, work zone safety, maintenance of traffic plan reviews, traffic control plans (TCP) approval inspection, and special event traffic control);
• reviews street improvements to determine the need for traffic control devices; prepare plans, specifications and estimates for installation of traffic signal systems and channelization;

and prepares planning, design, and research studies to look at existing and proposed traffic control measures and methodologies; specifically.

Assesses the operations effectiveness of the transportation system relative to capacity, design, level of service and safety.

Collects and analyzes data on traffic operations, pedestrian planning and design, transportation system management, safety enforcement and transit and tarffic operational requirements.

Qualifications and 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, or other fields related to the position.

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.

Three years of progressive experience as an engineer or a planner; 4-year degree can be substituted with 2-year post-secondary education leading to an associate degree or a certification plus 10 years of additional experience in the transportation engineering industry preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

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

Work 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

Type of Appointment : Career Services Regular Appt

Pay Plan, Series and Grade : CS-2101-12

Collective Bargaining Unit : This position is in a collective bargaining unit and you may be required to pay an agency service fee through direct payroll deduction.

Emergency Designation : This position has been designated as an emergency 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, , snow removal, debris removal, transportation, shelter operation, food distribution, and communications.

These duties may be performed when the government is closed or when most employees are dismissed early. Employees are required to work rotating shifts, to include evenings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Employees are considered emergency personnel and are subject to call-in 24 hours a day and will be required to provide the employing agency with a telephone number where they can be reached.

Position Designation : The incumbent of this position will be subject to enhanced suitability screening pursuant to Chapter 4 of DC Personnel Regulations, Suitability - Security Sensitive.

Accordingly, the incumbent will be subject to pre-employment checks (criminal background checks, consumer credit check, traffic record checks, if applicable) as a condition of employment, and will be subject to periodic criminal background checks for the duration of your tenure.

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 :

• 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 race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, genetic information, matriculation, political affiliation, credit information, homeless status, and / or victims or family members of victims of domestic violence, sexual offense or stalking.