Title: Engineer Project Controls

State Role Title: Architect Engineer I

Hiring Range: $67,646 - $109,925

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Lynchburg District Office

Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

VDOT's Lynchburg District Construction section is seeking a highly qualified Project Controls Engineer. As the qualified candidate, you will provide assistance to Project Controls management for in-house and consultant designed projects from the engineering phase through the construction phase to facilitate project delivery. Specifically, you will:

Oversee and perform constructability and biddability reviews, CPM schedule development, claims analysis, change order development, and contract document review.

Coordinate with project staff to implement lessons learned and to improve construction quality, safety, and environmental compliance.

Provide oversight in managing construction project activities by providing technical guidance to construction staff relating to contract compliance and interpretation of plans and specifications.

Assist in providing district leadership with program summary of business goal achievements related to safety, quality, schedules, and budgets.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience applying engineering design and construction principles and practices to include roadway, structures, drainage and environmental.

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include spreadsheet, database, and project scheduling programs

• Experience interpreting construction plans, contracts, special provisions and specifications.

• Experience with highway construction processes, CPM scheduling, cost estimating, quality assurance and quality control methods, and claims avoidance.

• Knowledge of state and federal standards and regulations related to highway construction and design.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to include providing technical assistance to others.

• Skill in the use of CADD for design reviews and constructability issues.

• Experience researching, identifying and resolving construction issues, as well as preparing detailed reports on findings.

• Progressive experience related to construction issues and quality improvement applications for a range of projects of varying complexity.

Additional Considerations

• Professional Engineering license or Engineer in training certification.

• A combination of training, experience or education in Civil Engineering or related field desired.

• Ability to provide expert guidance regarding change order language and claims avoidance, as well as provide cost impacts and savings related to construction.

• Progressive experience related to construction issues and quality improvement applications for a range of projects of varying complexity.

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.

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.

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided; therefore, those who fully represent their qualifications and work history will be more successful with obtaining an interview. Page-Up provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities, availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy. Only for eligible positions.

If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
Reference Checks
Verification of work history
DMV Records Check
Fingerprint-based criminal history records check.

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.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics which may be viewed at www.Virginiadot.org/about. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore, please to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

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.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. It is the intent of VDOT’s employment and personnel practices to conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination.

Contact Information

Name: Marsha Reese

Phone: 540-430-6313

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.