Title: District Engineer-Location and Design

State Role Title: Architect/Engineering Mgr II

Hiring Range: $128,541-$208,879

Pay Band: NV 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: NOVA District Office

Agency Website: vdot.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

NOVA VDOT is seeking a District Engineer for Location and Design to provide management, leadership and direction for assigned District engineering section. You will plan, organize and monitor project activities, provide fiscal management and technical guidance on a wide variety of transportation projects, and train and develop team members.

Oversight activity includes:
• Monitor contract performance, evaluate contract deliverables, review billing documentation, monitor the consultant's compliance with the terms of the contract, and prepare and deliver a written evaluation of the consultant's performance.
• Perform and coordinate the review and processing of Plans, Specifications & Estimates (PS&E) submission, special specifications or special provisions.
• Perform highly advanced and complex engineering design work such as development of layouts, sketches, plans, specifications, estimates and contracts.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

Program Management- Provide leadership and create an environment of high performance, commitment, partnership and support for the achievement of business goals. Organize work unit and assign workload ensuring effective use of human and fiscal resources. Monitor workload assignments such that projects and tasks are completed in support of VDOT programs. Manage time and adjust priorities of tasks. Provide on-going direction to project manager roles. Establish organizational structure supporting effective project management. Evaluate performance and make adjustments. Optimize resources across projects.

Budgets- Manage budgets to ensure expenditures do not exceed allocations by providing oversight and direction to the development and management of budgets for each functional area.

Design Projects- Oversee consultant design projects.

Roadway Technical Guidance- Provide guidance for the development of road plans. Oversee QAQC services for District projects.

Strategic Management- Participate with other top departmental senior managers in implementing agency mission, goals and objectives. Engage fully as a member of the district's senior leadership team by working with team members to support and promote achievement of district performance goals. Work on district-wide and special initiatives at DA request. Offer ideas and suggestions to team members supporting process improvements and program efficiencies. Ensure core functions and strategic initiatives are appropriately resourced and linked to the larger VDOT strategic plan.

Communication- Enhance current outreach efforts both internal and external to VDOT. Promote VDOT's mission to the community, business partners, and other stakeholder groups. Respond to inquiries from the public, DOT officials, CTB members, news media, and local, state, and federal agencies concerning district transportation activities, problems, projects, etc. Collaborate and communicate VDOT initiatives to other government entities. Strengthen relationships with legislators, local leaders, and other stakeholders. Maintain communication and outreach efforts with legislators, government and planning agencies, media, citizen groups, and a variety of special interest groups concerning project status, progress, successes and challenges.

Technical Guidance- Demonstrate considerable knowledge of sound engineering practices and project management procedures to address transportation related matters. Apply sound technical guidance to resolve problems and issues. Suggest modifications and changes to current technical policies and directives to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Attend meetings, facilitate actions and communicate. Correspond with appropriate officials in support of VDOT values, goals and objectives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Skill in effective communication, both orally and in writing, with diverse groups.
• Experience building networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
• Experience in roadway construction methods, standards, specifications and materials.
• Experience in leadership coaching, counseling, training, development and effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Progressively responsible managerial experience demonstrating administrative, managerial and leadership principles and practices.
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.
• Skill in managing the delivery of exemplary customer service by self and others.
• Experience applying roadway safety measures impacting roadway standards and special designs.
• Experience applying civil engineering principles related to roadway design and standard design technical knowledge.

Additional Considerations

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Knowledge of applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations specific to area of responsibility for Transportation Engineering Systems.
• Knowledge of applicable plans, specifications and cost estimates preparation, review, processing, and compliance requirements.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the PageUp System. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and/or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

RMS/PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent health and life insurance, benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application. VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants” at: http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/policies/employees/.

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics: your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore please access the following link: https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/about. Click on Mission statement, shared values, and code of ethics to review them and if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

All candidates selected for an interview may be required to perform a skills demonstration as part of the interview process.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants”: http://www.vdot.virginia.gov/policies/employees.

Contact Information

Name: Danielle Rayner

Phone: 703-259-2378

Email: [email protected]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.