Administrator – Vision Zero - Department of Public Works

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Administrator – Vision Zero - Department of Public Works

Salary

$77,222.00 Annually

Location

City County Building, IN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

08919

Department

Department of Public Works-Policy and Planning

Opening Date

01/14/2025

Closing Date

2/28/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

Position Summary

The Indianapolis Department of Public Works (DPW) aims to improve residents’ quality of life through bettering public spaces and infrastructure, and through providing excellent public services. With a focus on multi-modal connectivity, thriving green spaces, meaningful capital improvements, universal accessibility, and collaborative public and private partnerships, DPW builds and maintains public infrastructure and park land; manages solid waste collection; and keeps the City’s entire vehicle fleet rolling. One of the largest City agencies, “Team DPW” commits itself to effective efficient customer service for residents and visitors to Indianapolis.

Job Summary

Position is responsible for the City's Vision Zero initiative. The position will be responsible for overseeing the Vision Zero Taskforce, reporting responsibilities dictated by the Vision Zero Ordinance, collaboration with participating contractors and organizations, aiding in the creation and publication of the Vision Zero Action Plan, determining goal-tracking systems that prioritize transparency and accuracy, and seeing to the administrative needs (such as recording minutes, creating agendas, sending notices, and reserving meeting spaces) for the Vision Zero Taskforce Meetings. This position will also work to align the reporting and tracking responsibilities dictated by the Complete Streets (and Fatal Crash Review Team) Ordinance with those dictated within the Vision Zero Ordinance. 


Position Responsibilities

  • Manages the implementation of the City Council's Vision Zero initiative, working with DPW leadership and other staff to support the recommendations of the Vision Zero Taskforce.
  • Management of administrative needs of the Vision Zero Taskforce (comprised of members from internal City Departments, partner agencies, pedestrian, organizations, business community representatives, and bicycle safety stakeholder) as dictated within the Vision Zero Ordinance
  • Preparing all agendas, minutes, action item lists, and other materials for these meetings and providing all materials to members, as applicable.
  • Guide productive dialogue and build consensus between stakeholders and elected officials that may have opposing or conflicting views.
  • Communicate progress on the Initiative including through newsletters, articles, oral presentations, Taskforce briefings, etc.
  • Keep abreast of best practices related to Vision Zero efforts nationally and internationally.
  • Coordinate with municipal leadership and participating organizations to assist with Vision Zero Initiatives, such as: 
    1. General branding and outreach strategies (such as project database development, interviews, surveys, public meeting facilitation, media, and social media) 
    2. Website development (such as content creation and maintenance)
    3. Communications materials (such as fact); and
    4. Stakeholder identification and community engagement (using online tools, focus groups, and public events).
  • Track progress on priorities published within the Vision Zero Action Plan including developing reporting documents and develop a method of collecting, tracking, and communicating accomplishments of the Taskforce and represented agencies.
  • Support scope of work development and the city processes to secure resources that will maintain continuity and expansion of Vision Zero efforts such applying for grant funding.
  • Consolidate work as it pertains to the Complete Streets and Fatal Crash Review Team reporting requirements to limit duplicative efforts within the department and utilize the findings to inform Vision Zero goal-tracking. 
  • This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities that management may deem necessary from time to time.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree and at least five (5) years of technical experience in planning, engineering, communication, public relations, or another relevant field. One (1) additional year of related work experience may be substituted for each year of formal education. Position requires the experience with Microsoft Office suite, effective public speaking skills, and the ability to build effective partnerships with team members and external stakeholders.


Preferred Job Requirements and Qualifications

10+ years of related experience, possession of Professional Engineer license in the state of Indiana, and prior experience with Adobe Photoshop or Canva, and website and/or social media management experience.


All rates are bi-weekly.

2025 Rate Sheet - To view our rate sheet, please copy and paste this link into your web browser: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:5891862d-46b3-4120-b7af-391882e8e0e0

Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month):

Basic: Employer Paid

Optional Life Insurance Employee Only (rates per $1,000 per month)

Additional:

<25-29 $0.058

30-34 $0.083

35-39 $0.099

40-44 $0.132

45-49 $0.223

50-54 $0.363

55-59 $0.600

60-64 $0.795

65-69 $1.329

70 + $2.054

IMPORTANT PERF UPDATE:

*For more information on eligibility options, refer to Proposal 21-288 https://bit.ly/3exq8yR

1. All employees hired/rehired after 1/1/2022 have a choice to select the PERF Hybrid plan (3% + Pension) or the INPRS My Choice: Retirement Savings plan (3% + 1% Contribution). The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

2. Employees hired/rehired by the City and County between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/2021 will be automatically enrolled in the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan. This plan is an annuity savings account (ASA) only plan and does not have a pension component. Any service that an employee has in the My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan will not count toward the service time requirements for pension eligibility in the Hybrid Plan.

With the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings Plan, the ASA is split up into two parts:

Part one - This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Part two - This consists of an additional variable rate contribution paid by the City toward your ASA. This variable rate contribution is currently 1% of your gross wages. Vesting in the value of the variable rate employer contribution will vary by length of participation. You are:

• 20 percent vested after 1 full year of participation

• 40 percent vested after 2 full years of participation

• 60 percent vested after 3 full years of participation

• 80 percent vested after 4 full years of participation

• 100 percent vested after 5 full years of participation

3. All employees hired/rehired prior to 1/1/2017 are grandfathered into PERF Hybrid plan. The Hybrid plan consists of two components:

Annuity Savings Account (ASA) -This consists of the mandatory employee contribution of three (3%) percent of compensation (made for the employee by the City), plus interest credits or earnings. You're always vested in your ASA portion - it's always yours.

Pension - The pension portion of the retirement benefit is funded by contributions made by the employer over the course of the employee's career and separate from the annuity savings account. Employees enrolled in the PERF Hybrid plan are eligible for retirement benefits at age sixty-five (65) if they have ten (10) or more years of creditable service. After June 30, 1995, employees may retire at age sixty (60) with at least fifteen (15) years of credible service or if the member's age in years plus the years of credible service equals at least 85 and the member is at least fifty-five (55) years of age. With fifteen (15) or more years of creditable service, the employee may retire as early as age fifty (50) with a reduced pension.

4. City Employees hired/rehired between 1/1/2017 and 12/31/21 that are members of the City AFSCME labor union can choose to enroll in either the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan or the PERF Hybrid plan. Both plans are described above. Employees have 60 days to choose which option they want, and by state law this cannot be changed. If no choice is made, the employee will then be automatically added to the PERF My Choice: Retirement Savings plan.

The Indiana General Assembly has enacted a provision that allows public employees to make voluntary contributions in addition to the mandatory three percent (3%) contributions. Employees may contribute up to an additional ten- percent (10%) of their compensation per pay period to the annuity savings account. This means that the maximum level of contributions to the annuity savings account under this new provision is thirteen percent (13%) of an employee's compensation per pay period.

Employees who separate from the city within their first ten (10) years of employment need to contact INPRS - PERF regarding their ASA account.

Questions relating to PERF may be directed to INPRS - PERF at:

Indiana Public Retirement System

Public Employees' Retirement Fund

One North Capitol, Suite 001

Indianapolis, Indiana 46204

(888) 236-3544

Employer
City of Indianapolis and Marion County
Address
200 E. Washington Street
CCB 1501
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46204
Phone
317-327-5211