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Inside Higher Ed · 4 weeks ago

Traffic Safety Program Manager

Tallahassee, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$53K/yr - $53K/yr

Tallahassee State College is excited to announce a full-time, grant-funded opening for the position of Traffic Safety Program Manager with the Florida Department of Transportation. The role involves analyzing, directing, and monitoring highway safety countermeasure activities through traffic safety grant programs.

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Responsibilities

Coordinates and monitors sub-recipients to ensure that program activities are implemented as intended by supporting the Traffic Safety Administrator in managing all sub-grants within assigned program areas funded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Analyzes all program activities regularly to ensure that programs are effective and resources are allocated appropriately

Creates a monitoring schedule, conducting a preliminary visit to establish requirements and expectations when needed

Implements an ongoing, systematic monitoring and review of programs onsite and offsite to detect and correct problems quickly

Ensures that required reports have been submitted

Reviews reimbursement claim submissions for accuracy, completeness, as well as compliance with Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code, directives, policies, and procedures

Discusses any issues with sub-recipients and correcting as needed

Includes extensive administrative work and in-state travel, with some limited out-of-state travel

Plans subgrants by developing, implementing, and facilitating an overall plan for federally funded state and local grant programs and activities

Provides advice and assistance in the decision-making process related to the section’s ability to accomplish its goals and objectives

Creates plans based on problem identification that considers research and traffic data to direct state and community resources toward effective countermeasures that address program defined traffic safety issues

Ensures that funding is allocated for specific data driven program needs driven towards self-sufficiency when required

Assists in the development of the annual Highway Safety Plan and Annual Report

Provides consultation by assisting sub-recipients, associates, and the general public on matters pertaining to program planning, evaluation, data analysis, and data development in assigned program areas

Serves as a resource to sub-recipients

Represents and/or facilitates committees, coalitions, and task groups on behalf of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)

Establishes and maintains records/data by using the office’s tracking systems in a manner that is accurate, timely, reliable, and accessible; makes data available to all partners, either internal or external

Evaluates sub-grants by measuring sub-grants for progress in achieving established goals and objectives

Ensures appropriate data is being collected for evaluation

Performs a final review of sub-grants to verify satisfactory progress has been made and uses evaluation results to report regularly to management and to guide further program activities

Represents FDOT in a positive way, facilitates state and local task forces as well as other traffic safety initiatives that are funded under the defined program area