Engineering Program Manager

Job Details

Job Category
:
Architecture and Engineering Services

Apply Before
: 12/19/2025, 11:59 PM

Job Schedule
:
Full time

Minimum Salary
: $

Maximum Salary
: $

Contact Name
:
Audrey Phillips

Contact Email
: audrey.phillipsginia.gov

Lead a Planning section or sections. Lead development of planning studies, decisions, transportation models, planning tools and data sets that lead to investment decisions. Ensure that traffic VDOT standards, policies and best practices are applied consistently. Ensure that traffic forecasts and data sets that support project development and planning efforts are developed and gathered based on established methods. Oversight of planning study elements on projects (including high-profile projects) done both in-house and with consultants.

Work will support SMART SCALE, other funding programs, VTRANS, and projects on the National Highway System. Will have oversight of planning programs, on-calls, interact with management, and advocate recommended solutions and strategies to VDOT, regional and locality staff. Review and document consultant activities, progress and related billings as needed. Provider leadership, direction, and technical engineering guidance to related program areas.

• Compliance:
  Provide oversight of the program area within the Division and Districts to ensure compliance with VDOT, state, and federal policies, practices, guidelines and specifications. Review central office and district plans for compliance with established practices and procedures. Provide review and make recommendations on new and innovative procedures, specifications and products. Provide a written summary of findings and recommendations for division management.
• Division Liaison:
  Coordinate and advocate effective engineering solutions with other stakeholders in VDOT Districts, Location and Design, Traffic Engineering, Environmental, Bridge, and Operations. Develop planning level cost estimates. Help advance projects to funding.
• Establish Priorities:
  Establish objectives and priorities for the team in support of overall goals, communicate objectives and priorities to employees, and update objectives as needs change. Establish priorities for the program's objectives to enhance achievement of division and VDOT goals. Modify objectives to reflect changes.
• Manage Technical Problem Resolution:
  Apply sound engineering practices and methods to satisfy customers, reduce complaints and resolve concerns. Provide leadership in technical areas of engineering. Proactively address issues that are identified within program area and raise appropriate issues to Division Management ensuring compliance with VDOT policies and procedures.
• Management Oversight:
  Supervise staff as well as consultant contracts to complete work.
• Planning Studies:
  Conduct, manage and participate in planning studies including corridor studies, access management studies, crossover studies, interchange studies, area studies, etc. Collect and analyze data to provide recommendations for transportation deficiencies. Analyze using appropriate software tools to develop recommendations and provide solutions. Ensure that concepts are consistent with VDOT policies, standards, and best practices.
• Program Evaluation:
  Evaluate program and institute changes and procedures as required. Provide technical guidance to field offices and monitor adherence to approve standards and practices through field coordination, visitation and consultation. Ensure quality control reviews are completed and recommendations for program performance and improvement are implemented.
• Staffing and Management:
  Proactively manage human and fiscal resources by recognizing future needs and taking appropriate actions to address those needs. Organize program area's assignments to best utilize available resources. Ensure production schedules and budgets continuously reflect current information.
• Statewide Program Oversight:
  Serves as responsible charge engineer for designated program area. Develop and update policies, procedures and guidelines for statewide implementation and administration. Communicate changes in policies and procedures to staff and ensure consistent application statewide.
• Strategic Planning:
  Develop short and long-range statewide strategic plans to ensure VDOT programs align with VDOT's vision, mission and goals.
• Teamwork:
  Coordinate the flow of information both orally and in writing to and from others that contributes to project development. Organize and prioritize work effectively, keep multiple projects on schedule within section. Meet expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers.
• Technical Support:
  Serve as a technical expert in providing assistance in assigned areas of transportation engineering. Provide research to solve problems and questions. Provide instruction and guidance with policies and procedures. Prepare new VDOT guidelines or memos to address changes or…