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. To coordinate, direct and accomplish delivery of preliminary engineering for projects and programs on roadway systems within specific counties ensuring compliance within program priorities, budgets, quality of work and initiate first VDOT agreements. Initiate, develop, implement and apply human resource, administrative, operational, financial and programmatic management methods, procedures and techniques.
How you will contribute:
Budgets: 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.
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.
Program Administration: Coordinate and represent VDOT in the public involvement meeting processes to include development of public involvement documents, coordination of meeting logistics, preparation of pre-meetings, participation in public involvement meetings, preparation of transcripts, development of district recommendations for approval by VDOT management and the Commonwealth Transportation Board and subsequent administrative notifications. Communicate and facilitate activities with citizens, community groups, homeowner associations, businesses, local transportation and government officials and media to accomplish objectives.
Program Development: Manage and coordinate preliminary engineering activities ensuring that project development for roadway systems are developed from inception through completion within allocated budgets, established schedules and in compliance with VDOT policies and procedures. Coordinate the development of formal agreements for projects to be administered by localities. Monitor and track the development and progress of preliminary engineering development activities using VDOT's PPMS, financial and related automated systems.
Program Management: Coordinate development of the Secondary Six Year Improvement Program ensuring overall compliance with VDOT goals and objectives. Develop financial strategies, monitor actual costs, determine variance, forecast overruns and make adjustments to ensure project needs are accomplished. Represent VDOT at the County Board of Supervisor's meetings to coordinate actions related to preliminary engineering and to communicate the annual development of the Secondary Six Year Improvement Program.
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.
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.
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.
What will make you successful:
Ability to analyze and evaluate complex system operations problems and challenges.
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 research and analyze data and prepare and present technical reports.
Advanced knowledge of transportation and highway engineering principles, laws and regulations.
Knowledge of advanced engineering and or planning principles and practices to transportation engineering and construction projects.
Knowledge of public policy, local politics and business practices related to transportation issues.
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 the principles, practices, procedures and technical aspects of the transportation project development and delivery process and associated constraints.
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 plan and develop administrative or operational strategies.
Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
Experience applying engineering principles, practices and applications.
Experience in principles, practices and technical aspects of transportation project development and delivery process; project scheduling, budgeting and quality assurance for transportation projects.
Experience in the design, management, coordination and administration of advanced engineering and practices related to transportation engineering and construction projects.
Experience managing staff, programs and budgets.
Knowledge of the principles, practices, procedures and technical aspects of transportation project management and transportation project engineering.
Valid Professional Engineer's license.
Additional Considerations:
Experience in the design, management, coordination and administration of multiple preliminary engineering projects including budget management, project schedule monitoring and quality assurance.
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