Senior Roadway Design Engineer
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!
Job Description:
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.
What will make you successful:
- Ability to apply advanced engineering principles and practices to a variety of complex transportation projects.
- Ability to build networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
- Ability to develop effective working relationships at all organizational levels, both internally and externally.
- Ability to draw rational conclusions and develop solutions from analysis; make independent decisions; and manage multiple assignments.
- Ability to interpret and apply local, state and federal transportation laws, regulations and guidelines.
- Ability to plan, coordinate and manage multiple, concurrent assignments.
- Ability to read and interpret plans, contracts, specifications and regulations.
- Ability to research, analyze, and prepare technical reports and project correspondence.
- Considerable knowledge of civil engineering principles related to roadway design.
- Considerable knowledge of roadway design criteria, basic storm water management regulations, construction methods, standards, specifications and materials.
- Knowledge of federal, state and local laws, codes and ordinances and policies pertaining to transportation engineering.
- Knowledge of financial management to include budgeting and cost estimation.
- Knowledge of project management processes.
- Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and techniques.
- Knowledge of the principles of roadway safety that impact roadway standards and special designs.
- Knowledge of transportation engineering principles, practices, standards, and specifications.
- Skill and ability to positively interact with employees, citizens and government officials.
- Skill in delivering exemplary customer service and the ability to interact courteously and professionally with the public and other employees.
- Skill in negotiating.
- Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software.
- Skill in the use of design software.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Ability to coach and train others.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
- Ability to effectively plan and schedule work.
- Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
- Experience applying civil engineering principles related to roadway design.
- Experience applying local, state and federal transportation rules, regulations, specifications and standards.
- Experience applying principles of roadway safety that impact roadway standards and special designs.
- Experience applying roadway design criteria, basic storm water management regulations, construction methods, standards, specifications and materials.
- Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering and design software.
- Valid Professional Engineer's license.
Additional Considerations:
- Certification as a Project Management Professional.
- Progressively responsible experience in roadway design and project management to include responsible charge engineering.
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