08876 - Eng Roadway Design
About The Position
Design, manage, and produce right-of-way and construction roadway plans for a wide range of transportation projects using automated engineering and design software. Maintain skills in current design technology and construction methodology, provide technical advice and training in assigned engineering program areas, prepare engineering analyses and recommendations, and provide engineering support and consultation. Manage assigned projects to ensure timely, accurate completion, and communicate with VDOT staff, local governments, consultants, citizens, contractors, government agencies, and FHWA. The role includes roadway design from scoping through advertisement, preparation and review of design components, quantity calculations, and plan assemblies. It also involves project and activity planning, scheduling, coordination, scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, status reporting, issue resolution, and compliance with VDOT policies and applicable state and federal requirements. The position may manage special initiatives and represent VDOT or its program area on committees and work groups. VDOT employees must abide by VDOT’s Code of Ethics and the Commonwealth’s Standards of Conduct. All VDOT positions require pre-employment screenings, which may include fingerprint-based criminal history and DMV record checks, work history verification, references, a pre-employment physical, and a drug screen.
Requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
- Ability to plan and schedule work.
- Experience applying civil engineering principles to roadway design and standard design practices.
- Experience applying design standards, specifications, policies, and procedures.
- Experience with roadway design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications, and materials.
- Knowledge of roadway safety principles that affect roadway standards and special designs.
- Skill in building professional relationships with employees, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers, and FHWA representatives.
- Skill in delivering exemplary customer service.
- Skill in using computers and software applications, including engineering and design software.
- Ability to analyze information, draw rational conclusions, develop solutions, and make independent decisions.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with competing deadlines and limited resources.
- Ability to read and understand highway construction plans and interpret technical data.
- Knowledge of engineering specifications and standards, VDOT and government policies and procedures, roadway design and construction, and project management principles.
- Ability to prepare, maintain, and provide detailed reports, including reports on review findings.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and negotiate outcomes with diverse customer groups.
- Ability to demonstrate and promote safety behaviors.
Nice To Haves
- Training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- Engineering in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE) license.
- Experience in roadway design and project management for transportation projects.
Responsibilities
- Analyze and interpret engineering data and prepare clear, complete reports and recommendations.
- Complete roadway design work using OpenRoads Designer, AASHTOWare, PCES, ProjectWise, and other applications.
- Identify significant problems, develop solutions, investigate issues, and resolve complaints.
- Communicate and coordinate with VDOT staff, contractors, government agencies, consultants, the public, local governments, and FHWA.
- Apply VDOT policies and procedures and ensure engineering projects comply with state and federal laws and regulations.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate engineering activities to meet established scope and timelines.
- Assist in managing project scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reporting.
- Manage multiple concurrent tasks and assignments and report on their status.
- Develop and review roadway design components from scoping through advertisement using engineering and design software.
- Compute quantities and prepare plan assemblies for project milestones.
- Resolve project design problems and provide technical direction and support on VDOT standards, specifications, policies, and procedures.
- Ensure design deliverables are accurate and complete.
- Manage assigned special program initiatives and projects and represent VDOT or its program area on committees and work groups.
- Coordinate the flow of information orally and in writing and demonstrate customer service aligned with VDOT values.
- Advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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