Program Specialist Senior Supervisor Traffic (Richmond District)

VDOT Richmond District Traffic Operations is looking for an experienced professional to lead, direct, and coordinate the needs in identifying, prioritizing, planning, programming and project development oversight for district operations related highway maintenance and installation projects.

“In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume.”

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 evaluating, investigating, gathering, analyzing data for business support and quality decisions by management.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with customers.
• Considerable knowledge of federal, state, local transportation rules, regulations, and policies
• skill in organization and time management
• skill in use of computers, software applications related to design, studies, modeling, and work zone safety.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs, and budgets.
• Ability to interpret, apply policies and procedures related to traffic engineering.
• Experience in managing a large workload in an engineering environment, working with local governments, elected officials, citizens and engineering consultants.
• Considerable knowledge of traffic engineering, design principles, traffic standards, specifications, policies, and procedures.

Additional Considerations
• Experience managing a large workload in an engineering environment and working with local governments, elected officials, citizens, and engineering consultants.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or related field desired.

Special Instructions
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. 

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. State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date 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: Maureen Paciello
Phone: 804-801-4227
Email: [email protected]