Senior Roadway Design Engineer

and the job listing Expires on January 10, 2026

• Job Category:
  Architecture and Engineering Services
• Posting Date: 11/07/2025, 09:56 AM
• Locations HAMPTON ROADS DISTRICT OFFICE
• Job Schedule:
  
  Full time
• Minimum Salary: 95353.00
• Maximum Salary: 154948.00
• Job-Specific Insights:
  Join the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) as a Senior Roadway Design Engineer! Lead complex roadway projects, provide technical guidance, and ensure design excellence that supports safe, efficient transportation across Virginia. Ideal candidates have strong roadway design experience, leadership skills, and a valid Professional Engineer’s license. Build your career shaping Virginia’s infrastructure with VDOT!

Manage and support preconstruction project activities, design and production of right of way and construction roadway plans (SAAP, RAAP, emergency, no-plan, minimum plan and C-plan projects), and Enhancement and Locally Administered Programs. Provide engineering expertise in assigned program areas. Provide recommendations for resolution of project issues. Communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.

Assist in developing, implementing and monitoring policies, procedures, guidance and practices for engineering projects and programs.

• Communications:
  Communicate effectively with customers internal and external to VDOT including local governments, elected officials, citizen groups, and FHWA.
• Computer and CADD
  
  Skills:
  
  Complete roadway design tasks in Open Roads Designer, AASHTOWare, PCES, Project Wise and other non-CADD applications. Recognize and analyze significant problems and develop and recommend solutions.
• Conduct Engineering Studies:
  Participate in or oversee engineering studies. Collect, analyze and process data and information. Develop written reports, recommendations, and solutions that are technically accurate and compliant. Prepare business correspondence and technical letters with recommendations for suggested corrective measures as a result of studies. Prepare or present formal presentations for VDOT staff, or other organizations.
• Manage contracts:
  For projects designed by consultants by guiding the consultant through the project development process, negotiating contracts, processing vouchers, evaluating performance, resolving contract issues and enforcing terms and conditions of contracts. Manage city administered and, or consultant designed projects as necessary. Maintain project schedules and perform Project Closeout Procedures, including a systematic review of project charges.
• Policies and Procedures:
  Assist in the development of policies, procedures and practices reflecting proactive management of the assigned engineering program area.
• Process Improvements:
  Develop, recommend and implement process and policy improvements as needed. Assist in monitoring compliance to ensure conformance to the policy, procedures and state and federal laws and regulations.
• Project Management and Documentation:
  Organize work and monitor work tasks such that projects and documentation are completed within schedule using VDOT’s standards, policies and procedures.
• Project Management:
  Manage all aspects of multiple projects to include in-house and consultant designs. Establish and update schedules and budgets to ensure roadway plans are developed using VDOT’s Standards, Policies and Procedures. Coordinate with other divisions ensuring project segments (scope, schedule, budget) remain on target. Manage the iPM system to control schedules and revise as needed.
• Project Team Participation:
  Participate or lead project teams as assigned. Ensure timely communications between project team members and stakeholders. Ensure information is technically accurate and effectively disseminated. Review and resolve challenges to enhance team performance.
• Responsible Charge Engineer:
  Fulfill duties as responsible charge engineer in compliance with policies, procedures and the Code of Virginia.
• Roadway Design:
  Develop roadway designs for a wide range of transportation projects. Attend project scoping’s, pre-construction…