Engineer Program Manager – Construction

What drives you? Whether it’s knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Our Construction Division is excited to invite a passionate and skilled Engineer Program Manager to join our dynamic team. In this pivotal role, you will serve as VDOT’s Engineer Program Manager, playing a key part in delivering the Commonwealth’s infrastructure goals. You’ll lead a dedicated team responsible for advertising, awarding, and executing the state’s annual construction program contracts. From ensuring accuracy in proposals, contracts, and estimates, to providing expert guidance and resolving challenges, your leadership will help shape the future of Virginia’s roads and bridges. Success in this role relies on strong attention to detail, effective problem-solving skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

Contract Procurement: Responsible for all activities related to the advertisement, award, and execution of design-bid-build construction projects. Serve as a resource to the Districts for contract development and procurement.

Local Assistance Division Construction Project Procurement Liaison: Coordinate assigned functions with VDOT’s Local Assistance Division on procurement related issues. Coordinate review of locality advertisement and award packages.

Strategic Planning: Develop short and long-range statewide strategic plans to ensure VDOT programs align with VDOT’s vision, mission and goals.

Establish Priorities: Establish objectives and priorities for the team in support of overall goals, communicate objectives and priorities to employees, and update objectives as needs change. Establish priorities for the program’s objectives to enhance achievement of division and VDOT goals. Modify objectives to reflect changes.

Staffing and Management: Proactively manage human and fiscal resources by recognizing future needs and taking appropriate actions to address those needs. Organize program area’s assignments to best utilize available resources. Ensure production schedules and budgets continuously reflect current information.

Compliance: Provide oversight of the program area within the Division and Districts to ensure compliance with VDOT, state, and federal policies, practices, guidelines and specifications. Review central office and district plans for compliance with established practices and procedures. Provide review and make recommendations on new and innovative procedures, specifications and products. Provide a written summary of findings and recommendations for division management.

Program Evaluation: Evaluate program and institute changes and procedures as required. Provide technical guidance to internal and external stakeholders. Ensure quality control reviews are completed and recommendations for program performance and improvement are implemented.

Technical Support: Serve as a technical expert in providing assistance in assigned areas of transportation engineering. Provide research to solve problems and questions. Provide instruction and guidance with policies and procedures. Prepare new VDOT guidelines or memos to address changes or modifications.

Risk Management and Partnering: Direct, guide, and support District Construction Engineers with On-Time, On-Budget delivery of Six Year Plan.

Manage Technical Problem Resolution: Apply sound engineering practices and methods to satisfy customers, reduce complaints and resolve concerns. Provide leadership in technical areas of engineering. Proactively address issues that are identified within program area and raise appropriate issues to Division Management ensuring compliance with VDOT policies and procedures.

Statewide Program Oversight: Serves as responsible charge engineer for designated program area. Develop and update policies, procedures and guidelines for statewide implementation and administration. Communicate changes in policies and procedures to staff and ensure consistent application statewide.

Teamwork: Coordinate the flow of information both orally and in writing to and from others that contributes to project development. Organize and prioritize work effectively, keep multiple projects on schedule within section. Meet expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Competent consultation skills and excellent oral and written communications skills to interact with all levels.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Valid Professional Engineer’s license.
• Skill in resolving complex engineering and contractual disputes and customer focused skills as related to program delivery.
• Comprehensive knowledge of transportation engineering, methods and procedures as related to the construction of roadways.
• Demonstrated ability to administer complex programs, involving procurement, transportation contracts, construction, land development and policy development.
• Demonstrated ability to administer functions related to budget management, financial oversight, statistical reporting and staff development.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in estimating highway transportation projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of state and federal procurement laws, regulations, and requirements.