Engineer Senior Supervisor Project Manager

Title: Engineer Senior Supervisor Project Manager

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer II

Hiring Range: $88,678-$144,102

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem District

Agency Website: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Salem District is looking for a responsible charge engineer who can lead and manage team members within the Salem District.  This position reports to the District’s Assistant Location & Design Engineer.

You will be in charge of:
• Developing and overseeing project estimates/budgets
• Conducting project reviews and risk analysis
• Providing project management and leadership for professional and technical staff and resources
• Coordinating activities with management, stakeholders, customers, and key individuals throughout the agency
• Communicating with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens, and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs
• Delivering projects on-time and on-budget while inspiring vision and motivation

Responsibilities: As a senior supervisor project manager, you will:
• Manage communication and coordination between project team members and stakeholders
• Apply project management methodology to meet programmed scope, schedule, and budget objectives for assigned projects
• Ensure project team members provide project data input into tracking systems
• Develop metrics and data analysis tools in various systems for decision making
• Utilize multiple estimating tools/methods to develop estimates and provide oversight of estimating procedures
• Spearhead technical development of concepts, estimating and scheduling efforts for application-based programs (SMART SCALE, Revenue Sharing, HSIP, SGR, TAP)
• Provide quality control/peer review of plan assemblies, approval packages, estimates, and schedules
• Provide oversight of comment resolution process
• Analyze and perform risk analysis for projects
• Apply a commonsense engineering mindset to overcome project challenges
• Find opportunities to improve the team’s efficiency and streamline processes

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.

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.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering and project management software
• Valid Professional Engineer (PE) license
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse groups
• Experience applying roadway engineering design and state and federal standards related to highway infrastructure and construction projects
• Experience applying federal, state, and local transportation rules, regulations, policies, and practices
• Experience in preliminary engineering and construction activities
• Ability to supervise staff, project portfolio, programs, and budgets
• Experience building collaborative partnerships with internal and external stakeholders
• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or related field

Additional Considerations

• Progressively responsible experience managing complex projects in the transportation engineering and construction industry
• Experience using Tableau, Power BI, and other data analysis software
• Experience in using MicroStation/ORD /Concept Station skills or ability to work in a 3D environment to review project drawings and concepts
• Experience in estimating techniques/tools for transportation projects
• Possess a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification or be a Certified Construction Manager (CCM)
• Leadership Experience to include project and program management, coaching, counseling and training others
• Experience in performing quality control reviews, risk analysis relative to project development and constructability

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.

Position is designated as essential to emergency operations and will be required to work outside normal work hours to ensure the safety of the traveling public. Fingerprint based background check, 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. Once on board, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy. In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm 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. 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.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp.

Contact Information

Name: Donna Fizer

Phone: 540-494-9465

Email: Donna.fizer@vdot.virginia.gov

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.