Engineering Program Manager Structure and Bridge

Engineering Program Manager Structure and Bridge

VDOT

Job Posting

May. 13, 2026

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. We are looking for an enthusiastic, detail oriented, self‑directed and technically proficient engineering professional to lead our Statewide National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP).

This position will serve as a liaison with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for programmatic compliance reviews. This position will develop statewide programmatic standards, manage inventory and element data completeness and correctness, facilitate inventory system of record upgrades and enhancements and oversee bridge data reporting and export functions.

Job Description

• Provider leadership, direction, and technical engineering guidance to related program areas.
  How you will contribute: 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.
• 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.
• Program Area Management:
  Assign and review work of subordinate team members to facilitate office objectives. Adjust work assignments and manpower as needed. Monitor staff schedules to ensure adequate assistance is available during peak work hours. Guide and follow‑up on assignments and projects to ensure completion. Outline and communicate purpose of assignments to team members. Ensure that schedules and budgets are met. Ensure that appropriate liaison and technical support is provided to PPTA an DB projects.
  
  Allocate work to team and ensure that area personnel are meeting goals and expectations.
• Program Evaluation:
  Evaluate program and institute changes and procedures as required. Provide technical guidance to field offices and monitor adherence to approved 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 modifications.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and prepare reports.
• Ability to conduct the administrative and technical operations of the assigned engineering program area.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships at all…