04051 - Area Construction Engineer

About the role

Lead and guide construction inspection staff and managers to achieve district contract goals for safety, quality, schedule, and budgeting for construction and maintenance contracts. Independently perform and oversee contract construction activities within a geographic region. Identify methods for improvement and make cost effective recommendations that are in compliance with safety, environmental, federal and state standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction, leadership, and professional engineering advice to staff and serve as responsible charge engineer for highway construction functions.
• Plan, organize and monitor project activities.
• Provide fiscal management and technical guidance on a wide variety of transportation projects.
• Train and develop team members.
• Manage budgets to ensure expenditures do not exceed allocations.
• Enhance current outreach efforts both internal and external to VDOT.
• Respond to inquiries from the public, DOT officials, CTB members, news media, and local, state, and federal agencies concerning district transportation activities, problems, projects, etc.
• Collaborate and communicate VDOT initiatives to other government entities.
• Strengthen relationships with legislators, local leaders, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

• Degree in Construction Engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of engineering design for roadways, structures, drainage and environmental state and federal standards related to highway design and construction.
• Knowledge of quality assurance and control methods.
• Knowledge of transportation construction principles and practices, transportation project management, processes, quality assurance and quality control methods.
• Skill in project scheduling and management.
• Skill in use of computers and software applications to perform tasks which support VDOT operations.
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.
• Valid driver's license.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with contractors, political entities and general public.
• Ability to manage administrative, financial, and technical functions of an engineering work unit.
• Ability to manage staff, programs, and develop budgets.
• Ability to provide technical and engineering guidance and direction to construction staff, design engineers, and others.
• Ability to research and analyze data and prepare and present technical reports.
• Ability to supervise and evaluate the work of others.
• Advanced knowledge of transportation and highway engineering principles, laws and regulations.

Skills

• Skill in building networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
• Skill in effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.
• Skill in leadership coaching, counseling, training, and development.
• Skill in managing the delivery of exemplary customer service by self and others.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering design and analysis software.
• Skill in working with all levels of management and elected and appointed officials.

Benefits

VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM.