Description
Do you have a passion for all forms of transportation? Do you daydream about how to move people and goods in a safer, faster, and more efficient manner? Are you a hands-on team leader who is keenly aware of the importance of staff development? Do you strive to cut through bureaucratic hurdles while still ensuring our capital projects protect and preserve the natural environment?
We are seeking candidates for a Bureau Chief position overseeing the State of Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Policy & Planning!
What We Can Offer You:
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Professional growth and development opportunities.
A healthy work/life balance to all employees.
Position Highlights:
Monday - Friday
Full-time (40 hours per week)
First shift
Location: Newington, CT
Who We Are:
The mission of the CTDOT is improving lives through transportation. To learn more about our mission, vision and values, please click here.
The Role:
CTDOT is seeking an experienced transportation professional to lead the Policy & Planning Bureau for CTDOT. This position is part of the Department’s executive management team and reports directly to the Commissioner. The ideal candidate will be an accomplished leader with a demonstrated record of achievement in the transportation-planning sector. Superior skills in organizational development, oral and written communications, policy formulation, legal and regulatory compliance, and extensive planning experience are required.
The Bureau Chief will lead a large organization of 120+ talented and dedicated professionals with a wide range of experiences and skills in transportation, all dedicated to carrying out a continued, cooperative and comprehensive statewide transportation planning process.
The Bureau is organized into five offices, each with distinct functions: Office of Strategic Planning, Office of Environmental Planning, Office of Program Development and Forecasting, Office of Roadway Information Systems, and the Highway Safety Office.
Office of Strategic Planning. The Office is composed of 20+ planning professionals who conduct planning and feasibility studies for highway and transit modes, and are responsible for numerous federal plans such as the Long Range, Freight, and Active Transportation Plans. This office administers the Community Connectivity Grant and Transportation Rural Improvement Program (TRIP) programs, to provide municipalities with construction funding for targeted multimodal infrastructure improvements and includes CTDOT’s Roadway Safety Audit and Safe Routes to School Programs.
Office of Environmental Planning. The Office is composed of 30+ environmental professionals with specialized skills and experience. They are responsible for the identification, assessment and compliance regarding natural and cultural resources that must be considered and documented under CTDOT's programs and projects. They conduct environmental reviews and prepare environmental studies in conformance with the National and Connecticut Environmental Policy Acts, prepare state and federal environmental permit applications, and are responsible for monitoring project construction activities to ensure compliance.
Office of Program Development and Forecasting. The Office is composed of 15+ planning professionals who develop the federally mandated State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP), coordinate with the Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs) as required by federal law. The Office also develops, maintains, and operates the Department’s statewide travel demand model that is used to determine Air Quality Conformity and prepare highway traffic forecasts and transit ridership forecasts for the Department.
Office of Roadway Information Systems. The Office is composed of 30+ professionals tasked with collecting and processing roadway inventory feature data associated with State and local public roadways as well as management and dissemination of Model Inventory of Roadway Elements (MIRE) data required by federal law. This office fulfills federally mandated reporting and analysis, as well as State statute requirements and program apportionments. These systems produce critical data outputs utilized to understand current conditions, estimate future travel demands; identify capacity deficiencies; complete transportation studies and designs as well as increase access and transparency of data used in decision making.
Highway Safety Office. The Highway Safety Office (HSO) is composed of about 15 professionals who administer the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) sections 402 and 405 Safety Programs and advance various highway safety initiatives. Programs include Impaired Driving Enforcement, Police Traffic Services, Occupant Protection, Child Passenger Safety, Distracted Driving, Speed Enforcement, Motorcycle Safety, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, Traffic Records and Hazard Elimination. The Office also maintains the Department’s motor vehicle crash records system.
In this key role you will:
Oversee and manage the five offices that constitute the Bureau of Policy & Planning.
Help CTDOT adapt to evolving state and federal priorities relative to future transportation needs, issues, and best practices.
Play an integral role in improving safety on our roadways for all users.
Work with your team to prepare the state’s long-term strategic transportation vision.
Fulfill all planning, environmental review, data collection, and reporting requirements as called for in state and federal laws and regulations.
Help shape the Department’s long-term vision, strategy, and programs for serving the mobility needs of Connecticut’s residents and businesses while supporting economic growth, strong communities, and a sustainable environment
Requirements
Three (3) years of experience in a large-scale transportation planning program in a managerial capacity.
NOTE:
This capacity is interpreted as planning, supervising, organizing, directing and/or controlling resources of a major subdivision of an agency or organization.
For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of a Transportation Assistant Planning Director.
