Transportation Safety Specialist Jobs

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Resumes are being accepted for the position of Transportation Safety Specialist. As the City pursues their road safety goals, the Transportation Safety Specialist will have an exciting opportunity to adapt previous road safety policies into a Vision Zero framework. Reporting to the Road Safety Supervisor, the Transportation Safety Specialist will be responsible for providing support, strategic advice and expertise for successful delivery of projects, including updates to the Traffic Calming Policy, proactive network screening reviews, and ongoing implementation of the Community Road Safety Strategy. The successful candidate will collect, analyze and make recommendations for changes in the road, cycling and pedestrian network to improve safety, connectivity and flow.

The position will be responsible for supporting the planning and operation of the overall municipal transportation system, including active and sustainable transportation. You will work with operational and technical teams, corporate teams and external organizations to ensure a smooth project flow, timely work completion and that all requirements are met.

Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Guelph Corporate Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

Your role

• Adapt the Community Road Safety Strategy (CRSS) into a Vision Zero Strategy.
• Update and develop new road safety policies including the Traffic Calming Policy.
• Prepare projects and proposals to increase public safety and ensure efficient movement of people and goods.
• Analyze traffic data to identify patterns and trends to recommend transportation network improvements.
• Propose and implement safety measures, regulations and develop new collision and injury prevention programs.
• Participate in the Vision Zero Steering Committee and lead meetings with external partners.
• Manage the development and distribution of public information related to traffic flow.
• Implement, update, and evaluate road safety tools from the CRSS.
• Other related duties as required.
• Produce annual speed limit reduction reports.
• Investigate and prepare recommendations for all transportation and traffic safety related issues.
• Identify and put together funding applications for road safety evaluation studies.
• Prepare reports and make presentations for public meetings and City Council.
• Create, implement and manage a multi-modal transportation safety program to improve safety of all road users.
• Respond to public and stakeholder inquiries in a timely and sensitive manner.
• Review traffic collisions and incidents to initiate corrective and preventive actions; recommend policy changes, including specific policies focused on risk exposure of frontline staff and external contractors to reduce collisions and limit liability exposure.
• Manage the analysis, assessment and development of applicable traffic regulations and traffic engineering operational plans in compliance with Provincial regulations and City standards.
• Organize and lead annual road safety community events (e.g. National Injury Prevention Day).

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working with and providing support to staff, colleagues, clients, and management to ensure that all program and project requirements are addressed.
• Ability to develop and deliver presentations to a variety of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of project management principles/practices.
• Experience with computerized Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Transportation Engineering Software (TES), Microsoft Office and database application development is an asset.
• Experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through post-secondary education in Analytics, Policy Planning, Public Health, Transportation, Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, or a related discipline, and experience implementing transportation safety programs. Candidates with an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Excellent organizational skills to develop and deliver projects as part of a team.
• Excellent problem solving, planning, project management, analytical and research skills.
• Understanding of vision zero, complete streets, and sustainable mobility principles.

In keeping with our corporate value of Wellness, The City of Guelph recognizes the many benefits of hybrid work arrangements including flexibility and better work-life balance for our employees. Where the work permits, employees will have the ability to participate in our Hybrid Work and our Flexible Time programs. Please note, this position is eligible for Hybrid and Flexible work arrangements (subject to change).

Rate

$79,113.20-$98,891.50

How to apply

Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system by Monday, September 4, 2023. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.