PRINCIPAL ACCIDENT RECORD REVIEWER
In New Jersey, Principal Accident Record Reviewer is filled through the competitive process: candidates take a civil service exam and are hired off a ranked list, not picked at will.
Qualifying turns on 3 years of relevant experience. The FY 2027 range lands between $46,727 and $67,528, and state payroll currently lists 3 people in the title, most of them at Transportation.
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Principal Accident Record Reviewer appears on the State payroll at one department, Department of Transportation.
State departments
| Employer | Employees |
|---|---|
| Department of Transportation | 3 |
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Who employs this title
State payroll records show 3 people working under this title. The median actual salary is $59,215. The agencies employing the most are:
- Transportation (3)
Counts from NJ YourMoney agency payroll. See statewide workforce analytics.
Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under the direction of a Head Accident Record Reviewer or other supervisory official, supervises designated phases of either record processing or analysis of motor vehicle traffic accidents.
In the Record Section, supervises a unit which reviews and evaluates police accident reports for completeness and accuracy, which includes verifying correctness of geographical location information and contacting police agencies to clarify any apparent errors; or a unit which perform the recording and/or data entry of motor vehicle traffic accident information into a data system; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does related work as required.
In the Analysis Section, supervises and organizes a group of subordinate employees who study and review the frequency, type, location and other factors affecting motor vehicle accidents and oversees the preparation of maps, charts, graphs and diagrams illustrating these factors; may be responsible for maintenance of the Fatal Accident Unit; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does related work as required.
Examples of work
- Within the scope of an established work program, assigns, organizes and supervises a group of subordinate employees who carry out assigned tasks involving the study and review of the frequency, type, location and other factors affecting motor vehicle accident experience, or a group engaged in filing, non-professional analysis, and data entry of traffic accident reports.
- Supervises and conducts training of the personnel assigned; makes work assignments to assigned personnel.
- Supervises the work operations and/or functional programs and has responsibility for effectively recommending the hiring, firing, promoting and/or disciplining of employees.
- Contacts police agencies to clarify any apparent errors of omission or commission, to ensure information filed with the report is accurate.
- In analyzing and preparing studies of accident sites, reviews all files, and if necessary, contacts appropriate police agency to ensure that the report of the analysis is correct and factual, to properly identify the circumstances and action resulted in the accidents initially.
- Supervises investigations into the factors and precipitating circumstances affecting specific accidents.
- Supervises the preparations of maps, charts, graphs and diagrams illustrating the frequency, type and other factors relating to motor vehicles accidents.
- Supervises the maintenance of a location file of motor vehicle accident record and the determination from these records of locations of high accident incidence.
- May be assigned responsibility for the maintenance of a Fatal Accident Unit that will receive and initially tabulate information on all fatal accidents in the Analyst Section, Supervises the training assignment of personnel, and the review of all work conducted in the section.
- Responsible for the preparation of accident record studies, that have been requested by engineers of legal or other personnel and must ensure that all information provided is correct and factual.
- Prepares monthly statistical, progress and other reports.
- Appears in court to verify information containing accident summarizations as may be required.
- Maintains essential records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
Experience
Three (3) years of experience in the non-professional analysis recording and/or coding of motor vehicles or traffic information.
License
Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle; rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of the laws, rules and regulations relating to the control of motor vehicle traffic in New Jersey as set forth in Title 39 or the latest issue of the New Jersey Driver's Manual.
- Knowledge of the Manual of the Classification of Motor Vehicles Traffic Accidents (ANSI D-16) published by the National Safety Council.
- Ability to organize and supervise investigations into the factors and precipitating circumstances affecting accidents or graphs of accidents.
- Ability to organize, instruct, assign and supervise groups of employees carrying out special projects involving tabulations, ratios averages and other figures that can contribute to the analysis of factors affecting motor accidents.
- Ability to review and code fatal accident reports using an established code system.
- Ability to contribute to the establishment of new procedures and policies designed to improve operations.
- Ability to train new employees to perform the required work.
- Ability to supervise the preparation of maps, charts, graphs and diagrams illustrating the frequency, type and other factors relating to motor accidents.
- Ability to supervise assigned staff and plan, organize, and implement projects within the unit.
- Ability to supervise the maintenance of a location file or motor vehicle accident record and the determination from these records of locations of high accident incidence.
- Ability to read maps (State, County and/or Municipal) to correctly identify the geographic location of the accident.
- Ability to supervise the establishment and maintenance of essential records, files and reports.
- Knowledge of the Guide for New Jersey Police Motor Vehicle Traffic Accident Reports.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office or related units.
- Ability to read write, speak, understand or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.