Pavements Asset Senior Transportation Engineer

Summary

The Pavements Asset Senior Transportation Engineer will manage TDOT's pavements asset management program and software and provide support to Project Teams directly responsible for delivering projects for all phases of the Project Delivery Network (PDN) according to the project's scope, budget, and risk. This position will create work plans that align with the strategic vision of the Pavements Asset Section and ensure the necessary resources are available to support its success.

These projects will range in complexity and risk from simple to highly complex. The Senior Transportation Engineer role requires collaboration with multiple TDOT divisions, project team members, FHWA, contractors, and other external stakeholders. This position requires critical thinking and engineering judgment to solve problems and make well-informed decisions that increase asset safety, performance, sustainability, level of service, and life cycle efficiency that maintain TDOT's critical infrastructure.

This position provides integration and alignment with specialized information and data in pavements to assess asset management needs. This position will also be responsible for compiling the data and producing the reports in collaboration with the Pavement Management Section that complies with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements for the Transportation Asset Management Plan (TAMP).

The Pavements Asset Senior Transportation Engineer ensures Department policies, technical guidance, procedures, software, and systems are current and accurate for incorporation into the asset management delivery process. This position implements the Pavements Asset Management program as part of the Asset Management Division's activities. This position must effectively articulate quality concepts through training, mentoring, and collaborating as part of a matrix organization.

The Pavements Asset Senior Transportation Engineer will support and assist the Pavements Management Section and the Regions with asset information and data sharing, ensuring safety, state of good repair, and level of service are consistently managed for the transportation network. The Senior Transportation Engineer assists with monitoring and managing the scope, schedule, and budgets to make the required adjustments as necessary to ensure that the work completed is in alignment with the Department's Asset Management and Strategic goals.

Serve on Project Teams as part of a matrix organization by providing technical expertise related to pavements asset management elements; preserve the project vision in alignment with Asset Management Division objectives and quality program requirements; define critical asset goals and intended outcomes for quality in coordination with Pavements Management Section and other technical disciplines; confirm strategies; evaluate innovative concepts; proactively assess risk factors and assign Performance/Quality Management team members;

and, for Project Teams associated with Alternative Delivery Contracts, evaluate the cause and effect of implementing Alternative Technical Concepts related to the Request for Proposal (RFPs), project quality, and life-cycle implications. Support Project Teams directly responsible for delivering projects for all phases of the Project Delivery Network (PDN) according to the project's scope, budget, and risk. Optimize a Project Team's ability to mitigate risk and address unanticipated challenges while meeting TDOT's asset management requirements and needs.

Coordinate with the Pavements Asset Management Section to establish policies and objectives related to pavement asset management governance; implement policies and objectives through a strategic roadmap; measure progress and monitor implementation over time. Contribute to the development of policies, standards, and guidelines related to asset management and lifecycle planning that consistently align with organizational strategic objectives. Assist with establishing protocols for risk management, resilience planning, and emergency response for critical infrastructure assets.

Assist in preparing budgets and funding requests for asset management programs, justifying expenditures with detailed condition assessments and lifecycle cost analysis. Track program costs and optimize spending based on asset priority, level of service, and risk. Determine asset management pavement goals and how they will be achieved in alignment and commitment with the TDOT/FHWA Stewardship Agreement and TDOT strategic goals.

Establish cross-functional teams with defined accountability and present to leadership the case for sufficient resources to support the growth and enhancement of asset management. Collaborate with multiple disciplines, including finance, decision-makers, planning, and operations of each relevant service area. Create and sustain communication connections across teams to build a top-down, bottom-up culture that supports asset management. Guide the…