08010 - Eng Sr Supv Traffic

About the role

Serve as a responsible charge engineer and a subject matter expert for Traffic Engineering programs, impacting the agency’s system of traffic assets. 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management and leadership to include planning, supervising, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities of staff and resources.
• Coordinate activities 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.
• Respond to technical inquiries from employees, the public, local government agencies, stakeholders and other special interest groups.
• Establish and maintain timely communications and close working relations with project team members to ensure vital technical project information is disseminated.
• Conduct engineering studies, including providing oversight to the collection/processing of traffic data for engineering studies, safety and operational analysis.
• Manage the performance of crash data retrieval, analysis, and safety studies for internal and external customers.
• Lead safety analysis and research methods to ensure that study findings are thorough and accurate.
• Direct and schedule the timely compilation of crash data for annual summary report and documentation of trends for each highway system.
• Lead engineering studies of corridors, intersections and specific traffic control devices to support the SHSP and HSIP as well as other safety partners and customers.
• Administer the HSIP and related safety assessments of highway systems.
• Update policies and procedures to meet FHWA requirements, stream-line, focus the process, and reduce project schedules.
• Disseminate and post documents, and update improvement project prioritization.
• Ensure field reviews are conducted and crash analysis is performed for countermeasures.
• Direct the compilation and analysis of project implementation and effectiveness (before and after crash data) to complete the annual HSIP report.
• Provide leadership and direction to assigned engineering team, and provide technical support and assistance to VDOT staff in other divisions or districts on projects as needed to meet goals.
• Prepare and review technical reports, and act as team and technical lead for projects and proposals.
• Provide technical leadership to engineers and technical staff, and provide recommendations on various technical aspects of assigned engineering program.
• Prepare frequent management reports documenting staff task assignments, project status and unresolved issues requiring management direction and decision.
• Fulfill duties as responsible charge engineer in compliance with policies, procedures and the Code of Virginia.
• Supervise team of engineers and technicians, assign projects and tasks, monitor work progress and provide guidance.
• Promote training and development opportunities, and provide oversight to the inventory of roadway and roadside safety items for modification or replacement by projects or inquiry by others.
• Manage and lead the development of final pavement marking, pavement marker, sign plans and other traffic control device plans.
• Provide guidance on placement, installation, functionality and condition of signs, markings, markers, roadside barriers and other traffic engineering items or principles.
• Provide oversight to the preliminary engineering functions of Traffic Engineering, and attend various project related meetings to discuss or clarify traffic control requirements.
• Review temporary traffic control plans and estimates of traffic control devices for accuracy and compliance.
• Provide oversight and direction to agency design, construction, maintenance and permit staff regarding work zone and traffic control plans to ensure conformance with established guidelines and the safe and efficient flow of traffic.

Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
• Ability to develop safety policy and procedures.
• Ability to review and interpret roadway existing conditions, design plans and specifications.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Experience applying operations and project planning procedures; HTRIS data; and highway locator and inventory systems.
• Experience applying state and federal regulations and guidelines pertaining to HSIP, the MUTCD and AASHTO criteria.
• Experience planning and conducting studies, preparing reports independently, and the ability to analyze data, draw logical conclusions and document results and recommendations.
• Knowledge of a variety of crash data sources (Crash Summary, DMV Traffic Crash Facts, ADT and Mileage, Critical Rate, etc.).
• Knowledge of various traffic engineering and related software systems such as Falcon, MS Access and GIS.

Skills

• 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 software and analysis tools.