Lead Inspector, School Safety, RIS

Position Summary

Lead Inspector for the School Safety unit of the Transportation Planning and Management Division. Under the direction of senior staff, the candidate will manage a group of inspectors, oversee field investigations, and support the siting and installation of signage along K-12 school frontages in NYC in accordance with NYC DOT engineering standards.

• Supervise inspectors, monitoring workload, performance, and productivity.
• Conduct and review field investigations, including curbside/intersection inventories, traffic control and land‑use assessment, radar speed surveys, and traffic/pedestrian volume counts.
• Ensure the quality and adherence of work to all requirements and standards.
• Coordinate assignments to ensure timely completion of work orders, studies, and project deliverables.
• Recommend and implement process improvements.
• Maintain data entry, analysis, database maintenance, and preparation of forms, reports, correspondence, memos, and logs.
• Possess and maintain a New York State Driver’s License and be able to work outside in all weather conditions.

• A master’s degree in transportation engineering, mathematics, urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, urban studies, or related physical and social science fields; or
• A baccalaureate degree in engineering from an accredited college and one year of full‑time satisfactory experience performing technical work on roadway transportation and traffic studies and area‑wide traffic programs; or
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and two years of full‑time satisfactory experience as described in "2."; or
• An associate degree or completion of 60 semester credits from an accredited college and four years of full‑time satisfactory experience as described in "2."; or
• A four‑year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and six years of full‑time satisfactory experience as described in "2."

• To be assigned to Assignment Level II, the candidate must have an additional year of experience as described in "2."
• To be assigned to Assignment Level III, the candidate must have an additional two years of experience as described in "2."

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and the Sign Information Management System (SIMS).
• Experience conducting field investigations, training staff, and reviewing the work of field inspectors.
• Strong leadership and supervisory skills.

• Must have a New York State Driver’s License.
• Eligible for remote work up to two days per week under the Remote Work Pilot Program.
• New hires must reside in NYC for the first two years of employment.

• Work location:
  
  55 Water Street, New York, NY 10041.
• Hours/shift: 35 hours per week, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

• Position is open to qualified persons with a disability who are eligible for the 55‑a Program.
• Prospective employees may be eligible for federal loan forgiveness programs and state repayment assistance programs.
• New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment; certain titles may be eligible to reside outside the city.
• The City of New York is an inclusive equal‑opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic.