Highway Safety Specialist (State Programs Specialist)

This position is perfect for a mission focused highway safety professional with knowledge of highway safety programs including road safety.  Demonstrated ability to relate to all types of personalities in challenging and, at times, contentious circumstances is essential to success.  This is a good position for a person who wants to be challenged, who possesses leadership skills, and who wants to advance within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

As a Highway Safety Specialist (State Programs Specialist), you will:

• Responsible for administering the Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Program in the State.  This responsibility requires that the incumbent take all necessary actions to ensure that the State complies with established laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines.
• Responsible for planning, coordinating and conducting a program review at least once every three years, along with a follow-up process review each year until all outstanding issues identified in the program are resolved.
• Responsible for administering the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP). This includes providing information, guidance, and assistance to the State commercial motor vehicle safety program; and conducts first level reviews of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Plan (CVSP) and grant applications.
• Responsible for administering the Intelligent Transportation System/Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO) programs within the Division.
• Responsible for the implementation of the Performance and Registration Information System Management (PRISM) in the State.
• Represents the FMSCA in interactions with persons outside the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, such as owners of major motor carriers and their employees, contractors, state and federal agency leaders and their key representatives to include the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, senior officials of the Highway Patrol, the Director of the state Department of Transportation and key senior officials involved in transportation safety.

The ideal candidate is a mission focused highway safety professional with knowledge of highway safety programs including road safety.  Demonstrated ability to relate to all types of personalities in challenging and, at times, contentious circumstances is essential to success.  This is a good and important management position within Division for a person who wants to be challenged, who possesses leadership skills, and who wants to advance within the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

 The safety professional should be able to provide training to State Partners and Division Staff and provide extensive monitoring to the State and Federal Investigators.  The candidate will serve in a supportive role with Federal Programs and the Certified Investigative Staff with obtaining crash reports, vehicle registrations and licensing records requests from our State Partners in their conducting motor carrier compliance reviews and inspections.