Purpose: |
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Under nominal direction of the Director of Transportation, assists in the strategic planning and implementation of a wide range of transportation programs and activities to support the effective delivery of multi-modal transportation objectives. |
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Oversee the department’s traffic engineering, strategic planning, active transportation and street design, special events, and implementation of strategies that respond to the City’s short and long-range transportation and mobility needs including the City’s relationship with the Metropolitan Planning Organization and regional transportation partners.
- Monitor and manage the development of the transportation system to support the population and employment projections for the City.
- Coordinate the development of a safe and efficient transportation infrastructure including representing the City’s interest in regional transportation initiatives.
- Ensure that the department will investigate, analyze, recommend, design, and implement transportation system improvements for the community in order to respond to mobility and safety concerns.
- Direct the department in developing, updating, and enforcing regulatory requirements for governmental agencies and the community to ensure safe and consistently high-quality public infrastructure transportation.
- Develop, implement, and evaluate special operating and capital projects, programs, and studies.
- Receive requests and complaints from citizens, investigate and resolve operational interests, and respond to council, boards and commissions, and neighborhood concerns.
- Create, develop, and implement division-wide budget to include forecasting, planning, and monitoring on behalf of the City.
- Supports a safety first culture to safeguard the safety of employees and our customers.
- Oversee the development of creative placemaking and streetscape enhancements that complement traffic engineering to improve the walkability of Austin streets.
- Serves as Acting Director of ATD in absence of the Director.
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Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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- Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal.
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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of principles, practices, and methods of traffic engineering, urban transportation, strategic planning and special events programs.
- Knowledge in traffic management and the design of transportation system improvements; the analysis, review, and application of traffic safety impact studies and the implementation of projects through state-of-the- art practices, traffic engineering operations concepts, and principles.
- Knowledge of best practices in street design and transportation demand management.
- Skill in the development and implementation of transportation management plans and roadway improvements to address congestion and enhance safety.
- Skill in implementing a traffic safety program that identifies improvements to vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle safety
- Skill in planning, organizing, and supervising the work of subordinate staff.
- Skill in coordinating large, complex activities.
- Skill in communicating effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Skill in establishing and maintaining excellent working relationships with supervising personnel, co-workers, subordinates, and representatives from all levels of government, civic organizations, business professionals, and the general public.
- Skill in structuring a complex organization to meet changing challenges.
- Skill in coordinating the department’s objectives with those of the City Council and the community.
- Ability to assimilate and act timely on conflicting, incomplete, and disparate information to meet overall objectives.
- Ability to strategize and implement the department’s objectives.
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Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Public Administration or related field. Five (5) years supervisory/management experience in engineering, planning, transportation, or public administration.
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Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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At least one of the following:
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)
- Professional Engineer (P.E.)
- Other related certification
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