16642 - Engineer Project Management

Virginia Department of Transportation•Colonial Heights, VA

1d•$77,276 - $125,574•Onsite

About The Position

This Project Management position is responsible for overall project management, including planning, organizing, monitoring, and directing work activities and resources necessary to complete assigned projects. The role involves managing projects to be consistent with established processes, schedules, budgets, design criteria, standards, and specifications, ensuring projects are on-time and on-budget. The position provides technical advice, guidance, and training regarding assigned engineering program areas, prepares analyses, reports, and recommendations based on engineering determinations, and offers engineering support and consultation related to the engineering program area. The role effectively manages assigned projects to ensure timely and accurate completion and communicates with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens, and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.

Requirements

Ability to apply engineering principles and practices.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse groups.
Ability to draw rational conclusions and develop solutions from analysis; make independent decisions; and manage multiple assignments.
Ability to enforce and demonstrate safety behaviors, as well as advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
Ability to interpret technical data and prepare and maintain detailed reports.
Ability to investigate and resolve design issues.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with competing deadlines and limited resources.
Ability to negotiate outcomes and work with diverse customer groups.
Ability to provide detailed reports on review findings.
Ability to read and understand highway construction plans.
Ability to understand and apply advanced engineering and planning principles and practices to a variety of transportation engineering and construction projects and planning design programs.
Knowledge of engineering specifications and standards.
Knowledge of Civil Engineering principles as they relate to roadway design and Standard Design technical knowledge.
Knowledge of VDOT, state, and federal policies and procedures relating to transportation engineering.
Knowledge of project management procedures and principles.
Knowledge of roadway design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications, and materials to include VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications and Standards.
Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation project management and transportation project engineering.
Knowledge of transportation project development process, project integration on complex projects, and associated regulatory, financial, and legal constraints.
Skill in contract management, change management, and team leadership.
Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include MS Office, project management, and engineering software programs.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to include presentation skills.
Ability to plan, coordinate, and manage multiple projects and contracts.
Engineering experience related to transportation design, construction, and the project development process.
Skill in contract management and change management.
Skill in the use of computers and software applications.

Nice To Haves

A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or related field desired.
Certification as Project Management Professional.
Experience in roadway project management and design.
Professional Engineering license or Engineer in training certification.

Responsibilities

Analyze and interpret engineering data and information, preparing complete, clear, and concise reports and recommendations.
Assemble project teams consisting of preliminary engineering and construction staff, consultant professional services, programming and funding staff, government officials, FHWA representatives, project stakeholders, and other interested parties.
Oversee the performance of the project team, ensuring project goals and objectives are achieved.
Provide leadership for the assigned project by building team cohesiveness and fostering support for the timely completion of the project, ensuring roles and responsibilities result in the most effective use of project team members.
Apply project management philosophy to meet programmed budgetary objectives for assigned projects.
Maintain accurate and current estimates for establishing project budgets.
Monitor project budgets and maintain budgets utilizing project management applications to ensure projects meet budgetary objectives.
Modify approved project budgets, obtain appropriate approvals, and document changes.
Establish an effective line of communication between VDOT, contractors, government agencies, and the public.
Investigate issues and resolve complaints.
Manage communication and coordination between project team members and stakeholders.
Report overall project progress to project sponsors, the District's senior management, and other key project stakeholders.
Advise project sponsors on significant issues that affect programmed scheduled milestones, budgetary objectives, and major impacts on project team performance.
Schedule and coordinate project team meetings and milestone reviews, ensuring coordination for project activities.
Respond to project inquiries from the public, legislature, governmental agencies, planning agencies, media, citizens groups, stakeholders, and a variety of special interest groups.
Use established VDOT policies and procedures in the development and delivery of engineering projects.
Ensure engineering projects are completed in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
Plan, schedule, and coordinate engineering program activities such that deliverables are met within the established scope and timeline.
Assist in the management of projects and tasks, including development of and managing the scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reports.
Complete multiple concurrent tasks and assignments, and report updates on their status.
Apply project management philosophy to meet programmed schedule objectives for assigned projects.
Develop project work plans and schedules using Work Breakdown Structures with project team input.
Ensure scheduled project key events and activities are completed on time as programmed.
Maintain up-to-date project schedules in appropriate VDOT tracking systems.
Evaluate schedule delays or problems, recommend and implement solutions.
Oversee assigned resources to meet programmed schedule and budgetary objectives on assigned projects.
Ensure adequate staffing needs for projects.
Confer with functional managers to determine availability of agency resources and requirements for consultant support.
Working with functional managers, determine project team composition.
Develop roadway designs for a wide range of complex transportation projects.
Provide support to localities and in-house staff for construction cost estimates in software programs and manage RAAP, HSIP, SAAP and No Plan Projects designed by consultants or other VDOT districts.
Manage overall project scopes in order to meet programmed schedule and budgetary objectives.
Through assigned team members, develop project scopes and definitions to include establishing a baseline for project schedule and budget.
Modify approved project scope, schedule, or budget, obtain appropriate approvals, and document any changes.
Manage special program initiatives and projects as assigned.
Serve and represent VDOT or assigned program area on various committees and work groups.
Demonstrate customer service and work habits that reflect VDOT Values, and coordinate the flow of information both orally and in writing.