Title: Engineer Senior Supervisor Traffic

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer II

Hiring Range: $95,353 - $154,948

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Richmond District Office

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

VDOT Richmond District, Traffic Engineering Section is excited to announce they are seeking an experienced responsible charge engineer and subject matter expert for Traffic Engineering programs, impacting the agency’s system of traffic assets. Selected candidate will supervise and train professional engineering and technical staff; and plan, develop, coordinate and monitor activities of engineers responsible for the technical review, analyses and approval of engineering activities. You will lead and manage projects across functional areas of the department and provide project management and leadership to include planning, supervising, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities of staff and resources. Position will coordinate activities with management, stakeholders, customers, and key individuals throughout VDOT; and communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.

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

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

Additional Considerations

• Experience in strategic planning, human resource and financial management, and communications with local government, elected officials, citizens, and consultants.
• Progressively responsible experience managing traffic engineering operations.
• Progressively responsible experience in the design of traffic control devices and ITS elements.
• Project management level experience in Traffic Engineering and design.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences, to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Progressive supervisory and resource management experience.
• Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification.

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. 

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: Rebecca Emory

Phone: (804) 401-0234

Email: [email protected]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.