Manager, Planning Safety

Title:

Manager, Planning Safety

Department:

NJTPA

Reports To:

Director, Long Range Transportation Planning

Position Type:

Staff

Position Summary:

Under the direction of the Director, Long Range Transportation Planning, the Manager, Safety Planning will be responsible for initiating and managing a wide array of the agency’s transportation safety planning initiatives. The incumbent will oversee a comprehensive safety planning program at the agency as well as contribute to planning processes both internal and external to the NJTPA, in keeping with the goal of meeting regional and statewide safety goals of eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries.

The Manager, Safety Planning, will serve as the agency’s subject matter expert on transportation safety planning. The incumbent will facilitate planning studies, development policy recommendations, coordinate internally and externally, collect and analyze data, support safety improvements and initiatives, and provide guidance for their implementation in accordance with NJTPA regional planning goals, performance measures, and investment strategy.

The Manager, Safety Programs will oversee consultant supported studies and take initiative to address the priority safety needs in the region as identified in the NJ Strategic Highway Safety Plan, the Target Zero Commission Action Plan, as well as county and municipal Local Safety Action Plans. Activities will include providing technical support to subregions and municipalities in developing and implementing local safety action plans, supporting public and stakeholder outreach, and integrating safety initiatives into other NJTPA priority areas, such as complete streets and active transportation. Other activities will include coordination and support for safety improvements and investments.

The incumbent will coordinate internally and contribute to various capital investment efforts to advance the NJTPA’s planning goals and policies as identified in Connecting Communities, the NJTPA Long Range Transportation Plan. This includes working across units in the NJTPA Planning Department and other departments, including the Local Project Development, Communications & Public Affairs, and Outreach departments, to coordinate safety planning into agency programs and initiatives.

Coordination with external stakeholders will be essential, such as NJDOT (New Jersey Department of Transportation), NJ TRANSIT, DHTS (Division of Highway Traffic Safety), FHWA, NJTPA counties and municipalities, safety advocates, New Jersey’s other MPOs, and others. Activities include, but are not limited to, participation in state and regional safety committees and forums, such as the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP) emphasis area committees; the Statewide Traffic Records Coordinating Committee (STRCC); the NJ Trails Action Network; and local safety action plan implementation committees, among others.

Essential Functions:

• Serve in a leadership role in the NJTPA’s safety planning, assisting in state and regional planning initiatives, such as the implementation of the Target Zero Commission Action Plan and the New Jersey Strategic Highway Safety Plan, development and implementation of county and municipal local safety action plans, and serve as a subject-matter expert for intra- and inter-agency safety planning initiatives.
• Manage in-house and consultant supported safety studies, such as safety planning technical support to NJTPA subregions and municipalities, and participate in other relevant region-wide, subregional, municipal, or other sub-area studies.  
• Coordinate research and briefing documents on safety-related topics including but not limited to the safety needs of vulnerable populations, safety considerations in complete streets, active transportation, freight, vehicle technology, land use and safe streets, and other planning initiatives as requested.  
• Represent the NJTPA on external safety focused committees and forums to ensure that agency priorities found in Connecting Communities, the NJTPA Long Range Transportation Plan and the safety priorities of county and local safety plans are incorporated into safety solutions.
• Assist in other NJTPA planning initiatives, programs and studies, such as the update to the Long-Range Transportation Plan, regional system performance measures, local safety investments, complete streets, and capital investment. analyzing data, providing policy guidance, and offering subject matter expertise on draft deliverables. Activities include participating in internal coordination meetings, technical advisory committees for relevant studies and projects, and presentations to the agency’s boards and committees, as requested. 
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Prerequisite Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in planning, Public Policy, Engineering, or a related field.
• Six (6) years of applied experience in transportation safety data analysis, collaboration and coordination.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• A strong computer background, including familiarity with Geographic Information Systems, database management and analytical tools.
• At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college with a master’s degree in transportation planning, public policy, engineering, or related technical field, with specialization in transportation technology planning.
• Demonstrated program management and organizational skills.
  
  

Bargaining Unit:

PSA

Range/Band:

27

Salary Information:

In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the negotiated annual salary range for this position is $77,085.18-$144,786.96 (USD). NJIT considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

To learn more about the comprehensive benefits NJIT offers for this position, please visit our benefits page: https://hr.njit.edu/health-benefits.

FLSA:

Exempt

Full-Time