Traffic Safety Project Manager - Denver

Traffic Safety Project Manager - Denver

Salary : $71,544.00 - $82,272.00 Annually

Location : Denver, CO

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : HAA-50135614-11 / 25

Department : Department of Transportation

Division : Chief Engineer's Office

Opening Date : 11 / 18 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 3 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Mountain

FLSA Status : Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.

Contact Information : Angelita Sims at angelita.sims@state.co.us

How To Apply : Please submit an online application for this position at https : / / www.governmentjobs.com / careers / colorado . Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.

About CDOT

CDOT employees make a difference by providing freedom, connection, and experience to the traveling public, while also keeping them safe. The State of Colorado offers competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending and health savings accounts. Visit the State of Colorado benefits for details, current premium rates and a summary video about benefits. The state also offers PERA retirement, great optional PERA plans such as 401K, a generous paid time off package of annual, sick, holiday and other leave, strong career growth, tuition reimbursement and professional development. Perks include Colorado Employee Assistance Program (CSEAP) counseling, wellness, credit union membership and employee discount program. Visit CDOT Benefits for details.

Some positions may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

CDOT's strength is our people, and our commitment to our people is to shape, support, and sustain the employee experience, and ultimately, create a supportive workplace where everyone, regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, education, disability, socio-economic status, or any other identity, has the opportunity to thrive.

The eligible list created from this announcement may be used to fill current and future vacancies for a period of up to 6 months.

Description of Job

About the Work Unit

About the Traffic Safety and Engineering Branch

The Mission of the Traffic Safety and Engineering Services branch is to strategically reduce traffic crashes and resulting deaths, injuries, and property damage; and to improve the flow of traffic through application of traffic engineering principles.

About the Safety Performance and Engineering Unit

The Safety Performance and Engineering Unit (SPE), part of the Traffic Safety and Engineering Services branch, is dedicated to supporting the implementation of the Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP). This unit is responsible for providing safety oversight within CDOT, regularly briefing leaders on SHSP implementation, leading the development of an annual statewide transportation safety conference, and facilitating coordination with internal and external stakeholders. The SPE unit plays a crucial role in informing CDOT's strategic planning and decision-making processes by developing tools that effectively measure, analyze, forecast, and communicate safety performance.

About the Position

The Safety Performance and Engineering Unit project manager position will handle the unit's consultant contracts and serve as a negotiator and liaison between internal staff and external resources (e.g. consultants, partner units / branches / agencies, etc). Your duties and responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following :

Determine the business needs, and develop scope, objectives, schedule, budget, and deliverables;

Create scopes, independent work-hour and cost estimates, and schedules for projects; Negotiate these items with consultant representatives / project managers;

Manage tasks, schedule, budget, quality, and risks throughout the duration of the project;

Identify data gaps and recommend modifications to procedures to address the gaps.

Evaluate and monitor project performance to assess the overall success and impact of the project.

Responsible for the timely and accurate review and approval of invoices;

Review outlines, drafts, or other interim versions of project deliverables for quality and alignment with project objectives and goals;

Provide edits to consultants and, as needed, set up meetings to discuss objectives and expectations;

Document lessons learned, summary reports, and communicate project issues and accomplishments with various levels of leadership;

Foster an inclusive and collaborative environment to promote collaboration and support among involved individuals / teams;

Organize periodic check-ins between members of internal and consultant / external teams;

Track progress on the project toward overall objectives; At key intervals / milestones, guide direction of the project's tasks and objectives to ensure deliverables will meet the goals of the project, the branch, and CDOT;

Communicate the impacts of the project to others involved, and seek input on project direction / goals and opportunities to work together toward common goals and / or with common resources;

Document meeting minutes and other conversations with consultants / vendors or stakeholders, including key topics, decisions made, and action items;

Communicate project progress with various stakeholders at differing leadership levels;

Cross-train on other functions of the unit to include the following areas : access management program, safety circuit rider, advancing transportation safety initiative, and safety data analysis;

Assist peers in seeking areas of improvement that may not be initially apparent which will lead to consistent process improvement and forward-thinking throughout the team;

Depending on the project needs, conduct public outreach via web updates, email newsletters, surveys, webinars, town halls, etc. Work with CDOT's office of communications to adhere to policies and best practices, including branding and accessibility guidelines. If any outreach is conducted by the consultant, facilitate cooperation with CDOT's office of communications and adherence to applicable standards and guidelines;

Determines if a new project will qualify for federal safety funding.

Other job duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

Experience Only :

At least 7 years of full-time professional experience in project management, construction management, transportation management, business administration, financing, engineering, planning, public administration, or other work related to the major duties of this position, which included :

At least 3 years of experience in project management where the primary purpose was planning, financing, management, and / or design and construction of projects which included all of the following :

Developing project scopes

Schedules

Budgets

Evaluating and monitoring project performance

OR Education and Experience :

A combination of relevant education and experience equal to at least 7 years.

Education from an accredited college or university with coursework in project management, transportation management, business administration, financing, engineering, planning, public administration, or another field of study related to the duties of this position will be considered.

Full-time professional experience in project management where the primary purpose was planning, financing, management, and / or design and construction of projects which included all of the following :

Developing project scopes

Schedules

Budgets

Evaluating and monitoring project performance

Please Note : The required experience must be substantiated within the work experience section of your application.

Additional Information

Applicant Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents :

A complete CDOT Application for Announced Vacancy (please submit online using the green 'APPLY' button at the top of this announcement)

A complete Supplemental Questionnaire (The questionnaire is part of the online application. You will be prompted to answer them as you are completing your online application.)

A cover letter that describes your interest in this position, how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position.

A detailed chronological resume.

If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation.