Engineering Senior Supervisor – Signal Operations

As the qualified candidate, you will:
• Provide project management and leadership to include planning, supervising, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities of staff and resources.

• Coordinate activities with management, stakeholders, customers, and key individuals throughout VDOT.

• Assist in the development of policies, procedures and practices reflecting proactive management of the arterial transportation network.

• Supervise team of engineers and technicians.

• Supervise, develop and optimize signal timing plans using signal optimization and simulation software such as Synchro and SimTraffic to alleviate recurring congestion and to accommodate traffic pattern changes.

• Support the real-time traffic signal operations using decision support tools and technologies and various traffic management and analysis tools.

• Sign and seal any clearance interval or phase changes to traffic signals.

• Coordinate with TOC (Transportation Operation Center) , regional maintenance staff and contractors, Traffic Engineering and localities to actively manage and improve overall transportation network performance.

• Prepare frequent management reports documenting staff task assignments, project status and unresolved issues requiring management direction and decision.

• Suggest and lead the implementation of improvement opportunities for the section.

Minimum qualifications:
• Valid driver’s license.

• Experience in automated signal control system operations and characteristics; signal timing and adaptive signal control; and analysis and simulation software such as Synchro, CORSIM and VISSIM.

• Experience analyzing workloads, prioritizing work effort, and identifying and resolving problems.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.

• Experience applying Federal, State and local laws, codes and ordinances pertaining to traffic control and engineering.

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.

• Valid Professional Engineer’s license.

• Experience applying Arterial System Management, Traffic Management Center operations, Traffic Signal Systems.

• Experience applying engineering principles and practices related to traffic engineering, traffic control equipment and related communication systems.

• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field.