Serve as the Responsible Charge Engineer by administering and providing management and oversight of transportation planning, modeling, and traffic engineering functions, including coordination and guidance to MPOs, PDCs, and localities for project activities during preliminary engineering and project delivery responsibilities within the MEGA program. Supervise and train professional engineering and technical staff. Plan, develop, coordinate and monitor activities of engineers responsible for the technical review, analyses and approval of engineering activities. Lead projects across functional areas of the department. Provide project management and leadership to include planning, supervising, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities of staff and resources. Coordinate activities with management, stakeholders, customers, and key individuals throughout VDOT. Communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.
How you will contribute:
- Communications: Respond to technical inquiries from employees, the public, local government agencies, stakeholders and other special interest groups. Establish and maintain timely communications and close working relations with project team members to ensure vital technical project information is disseminated.
- Engineering Studies: Lead studies in relation to Engineering, Safety, Crash, Traffic, and Transportation Planning. Provide oversight and manage performance of the collection, processing, and analysis of data including providing recommendations and alternative solutions for accuracy and compliance. Lead and recommend analysis and research methods that prioritize the integrity of data. Lead engineering studies of corridors, intersections, and specific traffic control devices to support the SHSP and HSIP as well as other safety partners and customers during construction. Lead consultant staff in planning and conducting proactive analysis with respect to the SHSP emphasis areas. Direct and schedule the timely compilation annual reports and trends for various projects. Support in the area of RFPs, contracts, scopes of work, and budgets for planning grants and on-call consultants. Lead traffic forecasting and roundabout analysis using regional models and data and support TMPD efforts for the National Highway System.
- Facilitate Section Improvement: Suggest and lead the implementation of improvement opportunities for the section. Develop implementation strategies that result in improved quality in the outcomes for customer satisfaction and efficiency.
- Leadership and Program Support: Provide leadership and direction to assigned engineering team. Provide technical support and assistance to VDOT staff in other divisions or districts on projects as needed to meet goals. Prepare and review technical reports. Act as team and technical lead for projects and proposals. Provides technical leadership to engineers and technical staff. Provides recommendations on various technical aspects of assigned engineering program.
- Management Reporting: Prepare frequent management reports documenting staff task assignments, project status and unresolved issues requiring management direction and decision.
- Responsible Charge Engineer: Fulfill duties as responsible charge engineer in compliance with policies, procedures and the Code of Virginia.
- Team Leadership: Supervise team of engineers and technicians. Assign projects and tasks, monitor work progress and provide guidance. Promote training and development opportunities.
Work Zone Safety Support: Provide oversight and direction to agency design, construction, maintenance, and permit staff regarding work zone and traffic control plans to ensure conformance with established guidelines and the safe and efficient flow of traffic. Provide guidance to field applications of work zones and review the recommended adjustments. Respond to requests from Residency staff for assistance in setting up traffic control layouts and devices in emergency response situations.
What will make you successful:
- Ability to analyze data, draw logical conclusions and document results and recommendations.
- Ability to apply advanced engineering planning principles and practices to a variety of complex transportation projects.
- Ability to build networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
- Ability to develop safety policy and procedures.
- Ability to effectively lead and coach professional and technical staff.
- Ability to focus individuals and teams on goal-oriented solutions.
- Ability to manage financial resources.
- Ability to organize and analyze data, work with detail, problem solve and communicate problems.
- Ability to oversee construction activities for multiple projects of varying complexity as Engineer-in-Responsible-Charge.
- Ability to perform duties within an electronic data and communication environment.
- Ability to plan and conduct studies, prepare reports independently, and work with others.
- Ability to plan and schedule work effectively.
- Ability to read and understand engineering plans.
- Ability to review and interpret roadway existing conditions, design plans, and specifications
- Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
- Knowledge of HTRIS data, highway locator, and inventory systems.
- Knowledge of VDOT policies, procedures and practices related to transportation engineering.
- Knowledge of a variety of crash data sources (Crash Summary, DMV Traffic Crash Facts, ADT and Mileage, Critical Rate, etc.).
- Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices as they relate to transportation and highway engineering.
- Knowledge of local, state and federal transportation rules, regulations, specifications and standards.
- Knowledge of preliminary engineering and construction activities.
- Knowledge of project management practices and principles.
- Knowledge of roadway engineering design and state and federal standards related to highway design and construction.
- Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and techniques.
- Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include performance management and discipline.
- Knowledge of transportation construction principles and practices, transportation project management, quality assurance, and control methods.
- Skill in leadership coaching, counseling and training others in effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.
- Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
- Skill in recognizing employee development needs and facilitating development plans to enhance employee performance.
- Skill in the application of time management principles and practices.
- Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software and analysis tools.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to analyze data, draw logical conclusions, and document results and recommendations
- Ability to apply federal, state, and local transportation rules, regulations, policies, and practices.
- Ability to apply roadway engineering design and state and federal standards related to highway design and construction.
- Ability to assess traffic conditions, analyze traffic data, and evaluate traffic impacts associated with major freeway construction.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
- Ability to make recommendations and alternative solutions to the project team.
- Ability to oversee construction activities for multiple projects of varying complexity as Engineer-in-Responsible-Charge.
- Ability to review and evaluate Allowable Work Hours, including analysis that determine the feasibility of lane closure requests outside standard allowable hours.
- Ability to review and interpret roadway existing conditions, design plans, and specifications.
- Ability to review, analyze, provide input and recommendations on Traffic Management Plans (TMPs) for major freeway construction projects.
- Ability to supervise staff, programs, and budgets.
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering or related field.
- Knowledge of a variety of crash data sources such as Crash Summary, DMV Traffic Crash Facts, ADT and Mileage, Critical Rate.
- Knowledge of metropolitan planning requirements and accepted transportation planning practices.
- Skill in planning and conducting studies and preparing reports independently.
- Skill in preliminary engineering and construction activities.
- Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software and analysis tools, such as PTV Visum, HCS (Highway Capacity Software), Q Traf, OpenRoads Designer, MicroStation.
- Valid Professional Engineer's license.
Additional Considerations:
- Experience managing complex projects in the transportation engineering and construction industry.
- Experience managing total operation of projects with significant value.
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VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.
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