Engineer Program Manager

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Hiring Range: $111,775 - $181,635

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Dept of Transportation

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Our Construction Division is excited to invite a passionate and skilled Engineer Program Manager to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will serve as VDOT’s Engineer Program Manager, playing a key part in delivering the Commonwealth’s infrastructure goals. You’ll lead a dedicated team responsible for advertising, awarding, and executing the state’s annual construction program contracts. From ensuring accuracy in proposals, contracts, and estimates, to providing expert guidance and resolving challenges, your leadership will help shape the future of Virginia’s roads and bridges.

Success in this role relies on strong attention to detail, effective problem-solving skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.

• Contract Procurement
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  Responsible for all activities related to the advertisement, award, and execution of design‑bid‑build construction projects. Serve as a resource to the Districts for contract development and procurement.
• Local Assistance Division Construction Project Procurement Liaison
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  Coordinate assigned functions with VDOT’s Local Assistance Division on procurement related issues. Coordinate review of locality advertisement and award packages.
• Strategic Planning
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  Develop short and long‑range statewide strategic plans to ensure VDOT programs align with VDOT's vision, mission and goals.
• Establish Priorities
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  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.
• Staffing and Management
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  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.
• Compliance
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  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.
• Program Evaluation
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  Evaluate program and institute changes and procedures as required. Provide technical guidance to internal and external stakeholders. Ensure quality control reviews are completed and recommendations for program performance and improvement are implemented.
• Technical Support
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  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 modifications.
• Risk Management and Partnering
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  Direct, guide, and support District Construction Engineers with On‑Time, On‑Budget delivery of Six Year Plan.
• Manage Technical Problem Resolution
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  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.
• Statewide Program…