23917 - Engineer Senior Project Management

Virginia Department of Transportation•Fairfax, VA

1d•$109,655 - $178,190

About The Position

Oversee the design and preparation of preliminary, right-of-way, and final contract plans for transportation projects involving highways, structures, drainage, and environmental issues. Monitor and direct the work activities and resources needed to complete assigned projects, managing Interstate, Primary, VDOT, and locally administered urban-area design projects to meet schedule and budget requirements. Provide engineering expertise, recommendations for resolving project issues, and customer service to internal staff, local governments, consultants, citizens, and FHWA. Help develop, implement, and monitor engineering policies, procedures, guidance, and practices. The role includes conducting or overseeing engineering studies; analyzing data; preparing technical reports, correspondence, and presentations; recommending process improvements; monitoring compliance with policies and applicable laws; and coordinating project teams and stakeholders. Manage consultant design and contract-plan development, project scope, schedules, estimates, budgets, and deliverables. Provide technical direction on roadway design and VDOT standards, specifications, policies, and procedures. Fulfill responsible charge engineer duties in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and the Code of Virginia. The position requires applying advanced civil and transportation engineering principles to complex projects, managing concurrent assignments, communicating with diverse audiences, and building effective working relationships across internal and external organizations. 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 a fingerprint-based criminal history check, DMV record check, work history verification, references, a pre-employment physical, and a drug screen.

Requirements

Degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
Valid Professional Engineer’s license.
Knowledge of basic structural design.
Ability to apply civil engineering principles to roadway design and standard design work.
Ability to apply roadway safety principles affecting roadway standards and special designs.
Ability to manage transportation design projects, including scope, schedule, and estimates.
Ability to plan and schedule work for diverse teams and manage multiple concurrent assignments.
Ability to interpret and apply local, state, and federal transportation laws, regulations, and guidelines.
Ability to read and interpret plans, contracts, specifications, and regulations.
Ability to research, analyze, and prepare technical reports and project correspondence.
Knowledge of transportation engineering principles, practices, standards, and specifications, and roadway design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications, and materials.
Knowledge of financial management, including budgeting and cost estimation, and of project management processes and strategic, operational, and financial management principles.
Knowledge of civil engineering principles related to roadway design and roadway safety.
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, make presentations, conduct meetings, and build working relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to draw conclusions from analysis, develop solutions, make independent decisions, and interact courteously and professionally with the public and employees.
Skill in using computers and software applications, including engineering software.
Skill in negotiation, customer service, planning and scheduling work, and building relationships with employees, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers, and FHWA representatives.

Nice To Haves

Certification as a Project Management Professional.
Experience designing complex projects in the transportation engineering or construction industry.
Work experience in report writing, evaluation, research, and training.

Responsibilities

Oversee design and preparation of preliminary, right-of-way, and final contract plans for transportation projects involving highways, structures, drainage, and environmental issues.
Monitor and direct project work activities and resources to complete assigned work on time and within budget.
Manage Interstate, Primary, VDOT, and locally administered urban-area design projects.
Provide engineering expertise and recommendations for resolving project issues.
Communicate with VDOT staff, local governments, elected officials, citizen groups, consultants, citizens, and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.
Participate in or oversee engineering studies; collect, analyze, and process information; and prepare reports, recommendations, solutions, correspondence, and presentations.
Assist in developing and implementing policies, procedures, and practices for the assigned engineering program area.
Develop, recommend, and implement process and policy improvements, and assist in monitoring compliance with policies, procedures, and state and federal laws and regulations.
Organize work and monitor tasks so projects and documentation are completed within schedule using VDOT standards, policies, and procedures.
Manage and oversee consultant design and contract-plan development for highway projects of varying complexity and scope.
Coordinate project activities, integrate team-member deliverables and budgets, and establish schedules and budgets for complex roadway plans.
Develop, manage, and monitor project scope, schedule, and estimates; coordinate with other divisions to keep project segments on schedule; and ensure tasks are completed for successful delivery.
Participate in or lead project teams, maintain timely communication among team members and stakeholders, and address challenges to improve team performance.
Fulfill responsible charge engineer duties in compliance with applicable policies, procedures, and the Code of Virginia.
Develop roadway designs and provide technical direction and support on VDOT standards, specifications, policies, and procedures.