Provide leadership, direction and engineering expertise for the engineering services. Provide technical and administrative assistance, technical expertise and support to Central Office and District field personnel, contractors, federal, state and local government agencies and suppliers relevant to program areas. To provide leadership and administrative oversight for multiple statewide transportation program areas. Develop policies and procedures applicable to program areas and ensure timely implementation of the programs. Direct the planning and implementation of new or revised programs and operational policies and procedures relating to statewide traffic safety objectives. Evaluate functional program areas' performance and staffing needs; recommend and implement desired changes. Develop and monitor the Division budget, MEL, and provide oversight of procurement process and authorize expenditures.
How you will contribute:
Budget Development: May oversee or assist in the development and management of the division budget. Maintain close communication with agency financial divisions and the district program areas.
Employee Performance: Ensure personnel matters are addressed timely and in accordance with established HR Division policy and procedures. Encourage, guide, and participate in the development of staff.
Engineering Program Leadership: Assist State Engineer as required to lead and manage Division.
Informational Requests: Review and respond to requests for information. Draft responses to priority letters and respond to phone calls and emails from localities, businesses and citizens.
Leadership: Provide leadership and oversight of the assigned statewide program areas. Conduct program evaluations for efficiencies, consistent statewide application, and program areas meet business need of Agency. Make recommendations for program modifications to the State Engineer. Maintain active participation in committees and positive engagement with internal and external stakeholders.
Liaison: Coordinate assigned functions with other VDOT divisions, the federal government, other state agencies, local governments and private sector through regular communication and mutual adherence to policies and procedures.
Operational Efficiency: Develop effective relationships between Central Office, districts and regions. Advise district staff on solutions for complex, non-routine traffic engineering problems about operational efficiency analysis. Lead Central Office staff in developing effective relationships with the districts to maximize the organization's ability to deliver a high quality, state-of-the art traffic engineering operational program.
Process Management: Capture division processes to communicate, monitor, and improve the delivery of all Division processes. Use models to monitor progress and assist other division assistants in developing performance management tools to convert knowledge activities into division deliverables.
Program Management: Determine statewide program direction for various traffic engineering functions. These functions may include traffic studies, data analysis, traffic control devices, field assistance, MUTCD compliance, integrated directional signing program, safety, budget development and monitoring, procurement duties, staffing, planning and transportation legislation updates, etc. Establish performance goals, identify and assign resources across work units. Review key deliverables and performance measures.
Program Management: Oversee assigned program areas. Provide technical guidance and sound engineering review and evaluation. Interpret state and federal laws, rules and policies, and make decisions to resolve issues. Institute process and procedure changes as needed. Ensure adherence to schedules, budgets and quality control standards. Implement programs and procedures which promote and achieve agency and divisional goals and objectives. Assess workloads, resources and recommend staffing levels. Identify need for outsourcing and overtime.
Service Contracts: Oversee development, administration, and execution of professional and non-professional service contracts assigned to respective program areas.
Special Assignments: Perform special assignments as requested. Review, research, and coordinate buy-in from stakeholders. Recommend or develop new policies, procedures or updates for various functions to ensure clear and consistent interpretation and application of policies statewide.
Strategic Planning: Oversee and direct the work of assigned areas by participating in the development of strategic plans and implementing programs and procedures which effectively promote and achieve agency and divisional goals and objectives. Prioritize and assign work, set schedules for achievement of projects and meeting deadlines, assess workloads and resources and recommend staffing levels. Determine the need for outsourcing and overtime. Oversee and provide for effective working relationships and promote staff development.
Teamwork: Promote and build effective work teams. Represent VDOT on internal and external committees.
Technical Guidance: Provide technical guidance and recommendations on assigned program areas to internal and external customers and staff.
What will make you successful:
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and prepare reports.
Ability to develop effective relationships at all organizational levels and external to VDOT.
Ability to develop engineering procedures and practices in specialty areas.
Ability to direct safety related research and development.
Ability to interpret and apply relevant state and federal laws, policies, regulations and guidelines.
Ability to manage and direct a diverse workload within program areas, and to supervise, coach and develop a professional staff.
Ability to manage multiple, complex statewide multi-million dollar programs to ensure grants are effectively managed.
Ability to manage multiple, complex statewide program areas.
Ability to read plans, analyze complex projects, interpret laws and specifications, and make engineering based judgments.
Ability to represent VDOT on local, state and national levels while working to improve the safety of our transportation system.
Comprehensive knowledge of transportation engineering, methods, and procedures.
Considerable knowledge of large-scale organizational functions related to traffic engineering principles, safety programs and operations.
Extensive knowledge of the federal safety programs and funding mechanisms.
Extensive knowledge of traffic engineering principles and analysis practices.
Knowledge and skill in strategic planning.
Knowledge of accounting principles and state and VDOT procurement policies, procedures and practices on consultant and service contracts.
Knowledge of budget development and management.
Knowledge of project management, risk analysis and mitigation plan development.
Knowledge of supervisory and human resources practices and principles to include hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
Knowledge of transportation engineering related laws, regulations, policies, and programs.
Knowledge of use and development of complex information management systems in support of traffic engineering programs.
Skill in project and process management, leadership, and critical thinking.
Skill in the use of computers and web-based applications.
Thorough knowledge of agency, state and federal laws, regulations policies and programs relating to highway engineering and traffic safety issues.
Minimum Qualifications:
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
Ability to develop effective relationships at all organizational levels and external to VDOT.
Ability to manage and direct a diverse workload within program areas, and to supervise, coach and develop a professional staff.
Ability to manage multiple, complex statewide program areas.
Considerable knowledge of large-scale organizational functions related to traffic engineering principles, safety programs and operations.
Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
Extensive knowledge of traffic engineering principles and analysis practices.
Thorough knowledge of agency, state and federal laws, regulations policies and programs relating to highway engineering and safety issues.
Valid Professional Engineer's license.
Additional Considerations:
Ability to direct safety related research and development.
Ability to represent VDOT on local, state and national levels while working to improve the safety of our transportation system.
Experience in policy development, interpretation and analysis.
Experience in scooping programs and projects, negotiating for resources.
Knowledge of accounting principles and state and VDOT procurement policies, procedures and practices on consultant and service contracts.
Knowledge of project management, risk analysis and mitigation plan development.
Progressive responsible experience in the management of significant traffic engineering programs, planning, managing large scale programs, report writing and presentation preparation and the supervision of professional staff.
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