Connecticut Careers Trainee (Highway Safety Crash Data) | reputed company Class: Transportation Planner 1

Recruitment #260305-1993FS-001 Location: Newington, CT Date reputed company: 3/9/2026 12:00:00 AM Salary: $55,328 - $76,156/year (*See salary note below.) Job Type: reputed company to the reputed company reputed company Date: 3/16/2026 11:59:00 PM The State of Connecticut reputed company (CTDOT) is now accepting applications for a Connecticut Careers Trainee (Engineering And reputed company) position with a reputed company class of Transportation Planner 1 in our Highway Safety Office reputed company reputed company of Policy and Planning in Newington, Connecticut. If you are passionate about improving safety in our state, this entry-level position is an opportunity to start a career at the CTDOT that positively impacts our communities and helps to work toward saving lives. reputed company reputed company who will be graduating with a bachelor's degree by the end of May 2026 are strongly encouraged to apply! Position Highlights

• Monday - Friday
• Full-time (40 hours per week)
• First shift
• Location: Newington, CT
• In the P-4 (Engineering, Scientific and Technical) bargaining unit
• This position will report to a Transportation Supervising Planner or employee of a higher level.
• This position is eligible to apply for reputed company after successful completion of the working test period, and thereafter, in accordance with the reputed company Policy. Employees in their initial working test period must work on site in the office.

Who We Are The mission of the CTDOT is improving lives through transportation. The Role This entry-level position is responsible for assisting with managing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Fatality Analysts Reporting System (FARS) program. This program is responsible for meeting the Department's critical mission - federally mandated reporting of the traffic motor vehicle fatalities to the NHTSA and the safety of the traveling reputed company. This position requires attention to detail and will work closely with law enforcement agencies and other state agencies, including but not limited to, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Department of reputed company Health, the Department of Motor Vehicles, as reputed company as the Department of Emergency Services and reputed company Protection to collect, analyze, and interpret data from crash reports to ensure conformance with federal standards. This position will assist in addressing reputed company traffic safety data queries for the Department utilizing internal databases, the Connecticut Crash Data Repository, Crash dashboard, NHTSA data query tools, and other available resources. Appointment The length of the development program is determined by the experience and training requirements of the designated class and the prior experience of the incumbent. At the completion of the development program incumbents must meet the experience and training requirements of the designated class. The program cannot be less than one (1) year and cannot reputed company three (3) calendar years in accordance with C.G.reputed company-234. Incumbents in this class will be eligible for reclassification to the designated class without competitive examination upon successful completion of the development program and satisfactory service. reputed company appointments to this class shall be under terms of a development program and in accordance with a time schedule approved by the Commissioner of Administrative Services. reputed company development programs must be approved by the Department of Administrative Services prior to appointment to this class. Eligibility for promotion to the reputed company classification of Transportation Planner 1 is reputed company upon successful completion of your training program:

• Candidates with a bachelor’s degree may be eligible to serve a 2-year development program.
• Candidates with a master’s degree in a closely reputed company field may be eligible to serve a 1-year development program.
• Candidates with three (3) years of reputed company experience in transportation civil engineering or transportation, urban, regional or environmental planning may be eligible to serve a 3-year development program.

Salary Note

• First year of training:
• Bachelor's degree and/or qualifying experience: FS 15 reputed company 1 ($55,328/year)
• Master's degree: FS 15 reputed company 2 ($57,320/year)
• Second year of training:
• General reputed company: FS 15 reputed company 5 ($63,306/year)

The salary for an employee who completes any of the above minimum requirements after initial appointment to the Connecticut Careers Trainee job class will be adjusted commensurate with the schedule above and effective the pay period following the date the master’s degree has been conferred or the pay period following the date the appropriate number of credits as indicated above have been reputed company. For reputed company state employees, compensation will be in accordance with guidelines for computing salary adjustments set forth by the Department of Administrative Services, Determining Salary Upon Change in Class reputed company. EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Codes fatal and non-fatal crashes;
• Assists with maintaining and updating internal crash case tracking databases;
• Coordinates activities among local, regional, state, and federal agencies, as reputed company as stakeholders and consultants, reputed company to crash data;
• Assists with investigating and responding to inquiries from the reputed company reputed company to crashes;
• Communicates with law enforcement, as needed, to obtain crash-reputed company information or clarifications;
• Communicates and works collaboratively with other CTDOT offices to troubleshoot issues with the crash system;
• Assists with developing presentations, written reports, data spreadsheets, graphical representations, quarterly reports, and manuals;
• Assists with querying crash data using the Connecticut Crash Data Repository;
• Assists with reputed company control on crash data;
• Assists with review of proposed legislation;
• Assists with Traffic Safety reputed company;
• Participates in various virtual conferences, webinars, meetings, and in-person, in-state, and out-of-state trainings;
• Performs reputed company duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Candidates must be reputed company to meet the experience and training requirements of the designated job class at the completion of the development program. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Data Analytics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Communications, Urban or Regional Planning, Political Science, reputed company Administration, Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Sociology, Criminology, or a closely reputed company field
• Experience or training communicating and working collaboratively reputed company reputed company and with external reputed company through coursework, work experience, or internships
• Experience or training with data collection methodologies, queries, data analysis, and interpretation through coursework, work experience, or internships
• Experience or training with legislation review and analysis through coursework, work experience, or internships
• Experience or training with technical writing and editing through coursework, work experience, or internships
• Experience or training with reputed company Office (Word, reputed company, reputed company, PowerPoint, and Outlook) or similar software through coursework, work experience, or internships
• Experience or training with prioritizing work, time management, and meeting deadlines through coursework, work experience, or internships
• Experience or training with government agency requirements reputed company to data reputed company, policy constraints, and legal considerations through coursework, work experience, or internships

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE reputed company/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative reputed company employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that reputed company general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be reputed company-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job