Engineer Senior Roadway Design

The Virginia Department of Transportation Hampton Roads District is seeking a full-time Engineer Senior Roadway Design.

Job Duties:

Experience applying roadway design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications and materials. Experience applying principles related to roadway design. Experience applying principles of roadway safety that impact roadway standards and special designs. Experience applying local, state and federal transportation rules, regulations, specifications and standards. Ability to coach and train others. Ability to effectively plan and schedule work. Ability to communicate effectively and in writing with diverse audiences. Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering and design software.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Roadway Design – Develop roadway designs for a wide range of transportation projects. Attend project scopings, pre-construction conferences and field visits to gather information and develop design concepts. Take appropriate action to resolve difficult problems. Ensure deliverables to customers are accurate and correct in content. Serve as responsible charge engineer for designs prepared by self or others under his or her direction (signing and sealing).
• Project Management – Manage all aspects of multiple projects to include in-house and consultant designs. Establish and update schedules and budgets to ensure roadway plans are developed using VDOT’s Standards, Policies and Procedures. Coordinate with other divisions ensuring project segments (scope, schedule, budget) remain on target.
• Manage contracts – For projects designed by consultants by guiding the consultant through the project development process, negotiating contracts, processing vouchers, evaluating performance, resolving contract issues and enforcing terms and conditions of contracts. Manage city administered and, or consultant designed projects as necessary. Maintain project schedules and perform Project Closeout Procedures, including a systematic review of project charges.
• Computer and CADD Skills – Demonstrate ability to complete roadway design tasks in Microstation and engineering software programs approved for use by VDOT, as well as other non-CADD applications.
• Valid Professional Engineer’s license.

Additional Considerations: 

• Certification as a Project Management Professional.
• BS in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Progressively responsible experience in roadway design and project management to include responsible charge engineering.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
References and verification of work history
DMV Records Check
Fingerprint-based criminal history records check