04453 - Engineer Senior Construction Management

Job Summary

Provides contract administration support on Local Assistance Program (LAP) projects, ensuring compliance with NPDES and environmental regulations. Develops and maintains statewide standards, construction administration policies and procedures, analyzes schedules and costs, and equips districts with tools and training to improve construction delivery performance.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains statewide standards, construction administration policies and procedures.
• Analyzes schedules and costs.
• Equip districts with tools and training to improve construction delivery performance.
• Provide input in safety measures, quality control, biddability and constructability reviews and other project components.
• Supervise and train professional engineering and technical staff.
• Plan, develop, coordinate and monitor activities of engineers responsible for the technical review, analyses and approval of engineering activities.
• Lead projects across functional areas of the department.
• Provide project management and leadership to include planning, supervising, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities of staff and resources.
• Collaborate with management, stakeholders, customers, and key individuals throughout VDOT.
• Communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze data, draw logical conclusions and document results and recommendations.
• Ability to apply advanced engineering planning principles and practices to a variety of complex transportation projects.
• Ability to build networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to conduct constructability reviews for a wide range of projects.
• Ability to effectively lead and coach professional and technical staff.
• Ability to focus individuals and teams on goal-oriented solutions.
• Ability to manage financial resources.
• Ability to organize and analyze data, work with detail, problem solve and communicate problems.
• Ability to oversee assigned engineering roles of multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Ability to perform duties within an electronic data and communication environment.
• Ability to plan and conduct studies, prepare reports independently, and work with others.
• Ability to plan and schedule work effectively.
• Ability to read and understand engineering plans.
• Ability to research, identify, and implement effective resolutions for construction problems.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Knowledge of VDOT policies, procedures and practices related to transportation engineering.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices as they relate to transportation and highway engineering.
• Knowledge of engineering construction principles and practices, quality assurance and control methods, civil engineering, and regulatory and legal constraints.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal transportation rules, regulations, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of project management practices and principles.
• Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include performance management and discipline.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation and project management, project design and construction.
• Knowledge of the transportation project development process.
• Skill in leadership coaching, counseling and training others in effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.
• Skill in negotiating.
• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
• Skill in recognizing employee development needs and facilitating development plans to enhance employee performance.
• Skill in the application of time management principles and practices.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering and project management software.
• Skill in the use of project management software.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to apply principles and practices related to civil engineering, construction engineering, quality assurance and control, project management, and regulations to a variety of transportation projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences to include making presentations.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Knowledge of the transportation project development process.
• Knowledge of computers and software applications to include engineering and project management software.
• Skilled in conducting constructability reviews for a wide range of projects.
• Professional engineering experience, including supervising professional staff.