Project Coordinator, Safety Projects and Programs

About the role

The Research, Implementation, and Safety Unit (RIS) is a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to making the streets of New York City safer for all users as part of Vision Zero, a citywide policy striving to eliminate serious injuries and fatalities from traffic crashes.

Responsibilities

• Performing research and crash analysis to identify high crash locations
• Scoping and designing safety improvement projects for high crash locations
• Analyzing traffic data
• Preparing reports/graphics and maps
• Conducting field work including on-site evaluations and field meetings
• Cooking and coordinating project implementation
• Providing technical assistance to senior staff
• Participating in community outreach, including developing outreach plans and materials, meetings with public officials, Community Boards, and inter- and intra-agency stakeholders

Requirements

• A master's degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields
• A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full-time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area-wide traffic programs
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above
• A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full-time satisfactory experience as described in "2" above

Qualifications

• To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.
• To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in the "Qualification Requirements" listed under "2" above.

Preferred Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Adobe Creative Suite
• Experience in AutoCAD, GIS, and traffic engineering software
• Knowledge of traffic calming, urban design, pedestrian-oriented design, complete streets, and traffic engineering
• Excellent writing, editing, oral presentation, and community outreach skills
• Valid NYS Driver's License

Pay

$66,330.00 – $76,279.00

Schedule

35 hours / 8:00 am to 5:00 pm