Location: Kcmo
Company: Toole Design
that is committed to the well-being of its employees? If so, please consider joining our Kansas City team. This Senior Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner position with a focus on multimodal transportation earns a competitive salary and great benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, a health savings account (HSA), and a flexible spending account (FSA).
We practice what we preach and ensure that our employees also have access to transportation by providing them with financial incentives to bike, walk, or use transit for a better quality of life. About Toole Design Toole Design is the leading engineering, planning, and landscape architecture firm specializing
in multimodal transportation. Since our start in 2003 as a single office in Maryland, we have expanded throughout the United States and Canada. Our talented team of planners, landscape architects and engineers are committed to delivering quality work that meets the needs of all people, regardless of age, ability, race or gender.
We have been named a " best firm to work for" and have one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry. Every project our employees deliver directly and positively affects our communities. We are industry-leading experts, and we work hard to encourage a collaborative and team-oriented environment. A Day in the Life of a Senior Transportation Safety
Engineer/Planner You are in a leadership role on an interdisciplinary team that bridges our planning, engineering, data science, and research teams.
You lead and advise on projects that tap into your knowledge of safety planning, Vision Zero, the Safe System Approach, proven safety countermeasures, crash modification factors, high-injury networks, safety performance functions, and the Highway Safety Manual. Your work includes projects that use data-driven analysis to make streets and roads safer for people using all modes of travel, particularly people walking , rolling, and biking. You help deliver cutting edge Vision Zero Action Plans, Local Road Safety Plans, regional safety plans, road safety audits, SS4A projects, Vulnerable Road User Safety backssments , and other similar projects around North America.
You are an invaluable project manager, strategic advisor and mentor to people around the company. You assist with company-wide trainings and coaching mid-level staff who are becoming safety experts. You stay at the cutting edge of emerging trends and safety analysis methods, which allows you to help craft the next generation of industry-leading safety analysis methods. Qualifications of a Senior Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner : At least 8+ years of transportation planning and/or civil engineering experience A bachelor's or master's degree in planning, design, or engineering PE, AICP or RSP preferred Demonstrated success as a project manager leading applied multimodal transportation safety projects at a variety of scales Expertise on the Safe System Approach, Vision Zero, and highway/street safety principles Experience integrating the Highway Safety Manual in project development for multimodal transportation projects Knowledge of safety analysis methods applicable to multimodal transportation including high-injury networks, systemic safety analysis, and predictive crash analysis Knowledge of statistics as they apply to roadway/multimodal safety Experience with proven safety countermeasure selection and crash modification factors Able to apply safety analysis to identify modifications to policies and design criteria related to multimodal transportation Strong writing skills and experience as a lead writer on project deliverables Ability to develop proposal materials and lead business development efforts Ability to contribute to companywide trainings and teach/coach staff on the topic of multimodal transportation safety Experience working in a consulting firm preferred You'll be great here if: You are excited about leading plans that seek to eliminate roadway-related deaths and serious injuries You enjoy collaborating across disciplines and offices to do great work for clients You take initiative, and you deliver high-quality work on time and on-budget You are detail oriented You have strong project management skills You enjoy producing high-quality work products and seeing your projects get built You have the motivation to identify and pursue business development opportunities for a growing team You have strong leadership skills and enjoy participating in multi-disciplinary teams You are passionate about sustainability and the opportunity to work on challenging multimodal projects that make communities more livable You have strong communication skills, whether written, verbal, or graphically You can build relationships, bring enthusiasm to exciting projects, and are detail oriented with strong problem-solving skills Work Schedule for a Senior Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner This full-time position typically works a flexible schedule of 40 hours a week.
We also provide employees with the flexibility and necessary equipment to work from home 2-3 days per week.
The Kansas City office of Toole Design is conveniently located in the Brookside neighborhood less than a mile from the Trolley Trail in a fun, walkable area with restaurants, cafes, bakeries and parks all nearby. The office is on the 63rd street bus line and is easily accessed on foot, by bicycle, and via transit. Ready to Join our Kansas City Team? We understand your time is valuable, so we have a quick and easy application process. If you feel that you would be right for this Senior Transportation Safety Engineer/Planner position, please fill out our application by clicking on the link on this page.
At Toole Design, diversity is a necessity, not a nice-to-have. We have a collaborative culture where people of all backgrounds come together to share ideas and build better, more inclusive communities. We encourage those from underrepresented communities - women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, immigrants, those with disabilities and people at all the intersections in between - to apply. Even if you don't think your current skill set checks every box below, but this role seems to align with your strengths, we want to hear from you.
We're proud that about half of our managers are women and we are committed to achieving racial diversity in our leadership as well. Toole Design is a woman-owned business and an equal opportunity employer (EO/AA/VEV/Disabled employer). For more information about Toole Design, visit our website , follow us on Twitter and Linked In , or like us on Facebook. Job Posted by Applicant Pro
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