Title: Traffic Engineer Supervisor

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer I

Hiring Range: $88,867-$144,409

Pay Band: NV 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: NOVA District Office

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

NOVA VDOT is seeking a Traffic Engineer Supervisor to provide leadership and resource coordination to a team, while overseeing project progress, budget adherence and schedules, and providing technical guidance of traffic engineering studies and analyses. You will oversee and influence the timely application of improved traffic safety and efficiency, in addition to representing the Traffic Engineering Section in public and private interactions with local and elected officials, government agencies, and the public.

Responsibilities include but may not be limited to:

Reports and Documents- Prepare and approve final reports and documents. Utilize transportation engineering and business-related software packages. Evaluate issues and apply appropriate countermeasures to solve complex traffic engineering problems. Provide quality control and assessment of traffic engineering studies and analyses. Research new technologies, software and devices. Promote awareness of technology-based solutions to transportation issues.

VDOT Representation- Be actively involved in the planning and implementation of traffic engineering initiatives and issues.
Analysis and Technical Reporting- Analyze and interpret technical engineering information and data. Prepare reports and recommendations related to findings.

Project Management- Provide direction and coordination for all project activities, integrating team member deliverables and budgets. Establish schedules and budgets so that complex projects utilize VDOT's standards, policies and procedures. Assist in directing daily project activities. Develop, manage and monitor scope, schedule and estimate for assigned projects to deliver projects on time and within budget. Coordinate with other VDOT sections to ensure all segments of the project are kept on schedule.

Communications- Communicate effectively with internal and external customers including VDOT staff, local governments, elected officials, and FHWA. Prepare correspondence, technical documents, reports, presentations, and demonstrations. Respond to requests for information and resources from internal and external customers.

Team Leadership- Supervise a team of engineers and technicians in performing duties and assignments for related program area. Monitor and evaluate work activities and provide guidance and direction. Promote training and professional development opportunities.

Engineering Compliance- Ensure all engineering projects are completed in compliance with VDOT, state and federal policies, procedures, guidelines, laws and regulations.

Traffic Engineering Studies- Serve as Area Manager in charge of traffic engineering studies and analyses. Provide leadership, planning and resource coordination. Direct manpower and establish priorities for programs involving traffic engineering studies and analyses. Manage the preparation and approval of time sensitive correspondence and reports for signature by District Administration. Assist in managing the work unit by guiding others in problem solving.

Special Projects- Perform special projects and assignments related to engineering program when assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations and represent VDOT to local elected officials, government agencies, and the general public.
• Experience applying local, state, and federal rules, regulations, policies and procedures governing traffic engineering and transportation safety.
• Experience applying transportation and traffic engineering principles and practices.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include transportation engineering software.
• Ability to oversee the work of consultants to ensure tasks are completed within scope of work, policies and procedures.
• Experience analyzing engineering data and determining impacts to site development on transportation networks, as well as measures to maintain the integrity of transportation systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences to include preparing and delivering presentations.
• Experience supervising professional and technical staff and managing traffic engineering programs.

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or related field desired.
• Experience in highway design, site plan and impact analysis review, and traffic engineering studies.

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.

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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/pathways/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

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.