04051 - Area Construction Engineer

Area Construction Engineer (Ace)

The Hampton Roads District has an exciting opportunity for an area construction engineer (ACE) in the Williamsburg area. The ideal candidate will have a professional engineer's license, comprehensive transportation construction experience in design-build and design-bid-build projects in urban environments.

Job description:

Lead and guide construction inspection staff and managers to achieve district contract goals for safety, quality, schedule, and budgeting for construction and maintenance contracts. Independently perform and oversee contract construction activities within a geographic region. Identify methods for improvement and make cost effective recommendations that are in compliance with safety, environmental, federal and state standards. Ensure continuous improvement of all aspects of contract construction.

Provide direction, leadership, and professional engineering advice to staff and serve as responsible charge engineer for highway construction functions. Provide management, leadership and direction for assigned district engineering section. Plan, organize and monitor project activities. Provide fiscal management and technical guidance on a wide variety of transportation projects. Train and develop team members.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with contractors, political entities and general public.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences to include making technical presentations and conducting public meetings.
• Ability to manage administrative, financial, and technical functions of an engineering work unit.
• Ability to manage staff, programs, and develop budgets.
• Ability to provide technical and engineering guidance and direction to construction staff, design engineers, and others.
• Ability to research and analyze data and prepare and present technical reports.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of others.
• Advanced knowledge of transportation and highway engineering principles, laws and regulations.
• Knowledge of civil engineering and design engineering principles related to roadway, structures, drainage and environmental.
• Knowledge of constructability review processes and practices, project management, and problem resolution methods and ability to conduct constructability reviews for a range of projects.
• Knowledge of contract administration.
• Knowledge of engineering construction principles and practices.
• Knowledge of state and federal standards related to highway construction and design.
• Knowledge of strategic and operational principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of supervisory and human resources practices and principles to include hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
• Knowledge of transportation project management and transportation project engineering.
• Skill in building networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
• Skill in effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.
• Skill in leadership coaching, counseling, training, and development.
• Skill in managing the delivery of exemplary customer service by self and others.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering design and analysis software.
• Skill in working with all levels of management and elected and appointed officials.

Minimum qualifications:

• Ability to apply knowledge of federal, FHWA, state and local transportation rules, regulations and policies.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentation and conduct meetings.
• Ability to oversee construction activities for multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Degree in construction engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of engineering design for roadways, structures, drainage and environmental state and federal standards related to highway design and construction.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and control methods.
• Knowledge of transportation construction principles and practices, transportation project management, processes, quality assurance and quality control methods.
• Skill in project scheduling and management.
• Skill in use of computers and software applications to perform tasks which support VDOT operations.
• Valid professional engineer's license.
• Valid driver's license.

Additional considerations:

• Certification as certified construction manager (CCM).
• Certified project management professional (PMP).
• Experience in project and program management related to transportation engineering. Progressively responsible managerial experience in transportation engineering.
• Experience interpreting federal and state guidelines, policies and practices related to transportation engineering.
• Extensive experience conducting constructability reviews focusing on scheduling, assessments, and report recommendations for highways and structures.
• Extensive experience leading and…