Assistant District Engineer Location and Design

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Assistant District Engineer Location and Design

Virginia Department of Transportation - Virginia (Bristol, VA)

Looking for a rewarding and challenging career with growth potential? If so, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is currently seeking qualified engineering applicants to work within VDOT’s Bristol District Location and Design Section! We are looking for a professional engineer to manage, produce, and perform quality reviews of roadway and transportation related design projects. For more information on VDOT's Bristol District, please visit https://www.virginiadot.org/about/bristol_quick.asp This position will ensure consistency with established processes, schedules, budgets, design criteria, standards, and specifications along with supervising, training and providing guidance to team members in support of organizational objectives. The position will also: • Apply knowledge of roadway design and principles of hydraulic design and survey to complex projects resolving difficult problems and performing program wide quality reviews of roadway plans, corresponding estimates, and contract documents; • Apply organizational skills to the work unit, assign and monitor workloads ensuring that roadway designs and design tasks are completed consistent with project scheduling and in support of VDOT programs; • Manage time and adjust priorities of tasks as needed; • Manage consultant design projects, design-build project and on-call contracts; • Lead the Location and Design Section with effective communication and customer service; • Lead the Location and Design QA/QC program by performing QA/QC reviews of design projects personally and with the use of on-call consultant contracts of VDOT internal wage employees. Teleworking options available at the manager’s discretion. At VDOT, we work collaboratively, communicate effectively, serve customers with excellence, encourage nimble learning, and value differences to do our best and achieve a high performance culture. We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics and encourage all who wish to apply to review them. If you share our values, we invite you to apply. In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short and Long Term Disability Program, a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, tuition assistance, wellness programs, etc. For more information about our benefits, click visit https://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/benefits_of_working_at_vdot.asp. To apply, please visit https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/postings/214092 for more information and to apply.

Required Qualifications:

You are minimally qualified if you have: • Experience reflecting extensive knowledge of roadway and transportation design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications and agency policies and procedures; • Experience reflecting considerable knowledge of Civil Engineering principles as they relate to roadway design and Standard Design technical knowledge; • Leadership experience to include project and program management, coaching, counseling and training others; • Experience related to building networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives; • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; • Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets; • Valid Professional Engineer’s license; • Skill in the use of computers and software applications; • Project management coursework and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in mentoring personnel; • Experience in Open Roads Design (ORD) or equivalent.


3/4/2021
Full time
Based on Experience

Bristol, VA
Virginia
24201

All applications must be submitted online through the State of Virginia Recruiting Management System. Please visit https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/postings/214092 to apply.

Company Information

Virginia Department of Transportation
Government
https://www.virginiadot.org/