City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services · 17 hours ago
Chief Safety & Security Officer (Planner VIII)
Honolulu, HI
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$7,952/mo - $11,317/mo
5+ years expThe City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services is seeking a Chief Safety & Security Officer to oversee safety, emergency, and security design criteria and policies for multimodal transportation. This role involves managing safety and security programs, ensuring compliance with regulations, and serving as a liaison with various stakeholders.
Transportation
Responsibilities
Serves as the safety, emergency, and security subject matter expert
The primary liaison with the State Safety Oversight Agency and is responsible for safety and security certifications
Manages and directs the complex development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, and enhancement of safety, emergency, and security programs for the department and multimodal transportation
Responsible for the reduction and mitigation of hazards, injuries, accidents, as well as threats
Communicates with line staff, supervisors, managers, senior leadership, the Director and may represent the department at public meetings with regard to safety, emergency, and security information
Implements and updates compliance manuals, Job Hazard Analysis, Position Physical Effort Analysis and Health & Safety Plans, which is part of a a comprehensive program that establishes systems, responsibilities, and processes for contract management and compliance obligations
Responsible for the ongoing review, inspection, and acceptance of contractor submittals such as invoices, performance reports, change requests, plans, procedures, work instructions and training materials to include competency tracking and assurance
Engages in surveillance, inspection, investigation, audit, and reporting activities to ensure programs satisfy the requirements of any relevant contracts, plans, procedures, and work instructions as well as any applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations
Establishes and maintains a strong relationship within the Department, with HART and Lead Operations and Maintenance Contractors, and other City departments in order to fulfill requests, support special projects, and resolve issues
Demonstrates a commitment to safety that guides all aspects of work through consistent and professional behaviors in performance of the essential duties
Qualification
Required
Equivalent to graduation from a regionally-accredited college or university with specialization in city planning, architecture, engineering, economics, sociology, public administration or a related field
Five (5) years of professional work experience performing safety, security, and/or emergency systems work, one of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity
Completion of the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Public Transportation Safety Certification Training in compliance with 49 CFR Part 672 (incumbent must complete applicable training within three years of their initial designation and, thereafter, refresher training every two years)
Company
City and County of Honolulu Department of Transportation Services
DTS consists of five divisions (Transportation Mobility, Transportation Technology, Transportation Performance & Development, Transportation Engineering, and Transportation Rail) and five offices (Safety and Security, Complete Streets, Administrative Services, Mobility Innovation, and the Office of the Director).
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageRecent News
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2025-04-18
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