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Transportation Specialist

Federal Highway Administration
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The Office of Safety is hiring a Transportation Specialist (GS-2101-13/14 - from $117,962 to $181,216 annually) in Washington, DC. To apply, visit https://www.usajobs.gov/job/792356600 (open to U.S. Citizens), selecting “Washington, DC” as the location and the grade level(s) most applicable to your level of education/experience. Alternatively, send your resume and a statement of interest (in the body of your e-mail message) directly to flex_hif_hsa@dot.gov using the subject “Transportation Specialist Position.” This job announcement closes on 10/04/2024 (but submit your application as soon as possible to receive the best consideration). 

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FHWA's Office of Safety works toward a future where all people move safety across the United States of America. We serve state, local, and tribal communities as they envision, plan, and build safety into our transportation network. Crashes will happen, but the stories will be of survival, recovery, and lives yet to live.

If you think holistically about people and how they use the transportation system, want to serve the nation, work to identify and promote evidence-based safety solutions, and love to connect practitioners and build professional capacity...this is the job for you!

The selectee will join our "Safe Streets and Roads for All Team." The team is responsible for the $5 billion Safe Streets and Roads for All discretionary grants program and works closely with FHWA headquarters offices, divisions, and grant recipients to administer the program.

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As a Transportation Specialist, you will:

  • Serve as a nationally recognized leader in providing technical, programmatic and policy guidance to FHWA field offices, local and Tribal agencies.
  • Lead safety program/grant planning, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Manage projects, oversee contracts, and lead formal and informal teams to meet goals.
  • Identify plans and implements broad new national program initiatives based on new or revised legislation, regulation and policy and leads the development and implementation of programs for outreach and public information to promote highway safety programs.
  • Establish meaningful partnerships to advance road safety nationwide.

The ideal candidate for this position is a mid-career or mid-level transportation professional with excellent organizational skills who has managed road safety projects or programs.

Grants management experience is a "plus," but not required.

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The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Safety works in these safety program areas:

Other safety areas include:

Find FHWA's Office of Safety at the Federal Highway Administration's Headquarters at 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in the "Navy Yard" neighborhood of Washington, DC.