89902 - Eng Mgr LAP

Lead and guide construction inspection staff to achieve district contract goals for safety, quality, schedule, and budgeting for construction and maintenance contracts administered by localities and funded through federal and state funds. 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. Ensure continuous improvement of all aspects of contract construction. Provide direction, leadership, and professional engineering advice to staff and serve as responsible charge engineer for highway construction functions related to locally administered projects. Provide leadership and guidance and assist the District Engineer with overall project management, to include planning, organizing, budget preparation, monitoring and directing work and resources. Coordinate and communicate with contractors. Provide guidance to field staff as needed to meet or exceed overall goals and compliance.

How you will contribute:

Budget Oversight: Develop, manage and monitor budgets for assigned programs and projects in support of goals and objectives. Ensure expenditures do not exceed allocations. Manage budgets to ensure metrics are met.

Communications: Enhance current outreach efforts both internal and external to VDOT. Promote VDOT's mission to the community, business partners, and other stakeholder groups. Respond to inquiries from the public, DOT officials, CTB members, news media, and local, state, and federal agencies concerning district transportation activities, problems, and projects with a focus on locally administered projects. Collaborate and communicate VDOT initiatives to other government entities. Strengthen relationships with legislators, local leaders, and other stakeholders. Maintain communication and outreach efforts with legislators, government and planning agencies, media, citizen groups, and a variety of special interest groups concerning project status, progress, successes and challenges.

Engineering Management: Lead team and develop policies, procedures and practices in management of assigned engineering program area. Develop and provide technical guidance and recommendations on engineering projects.

Local Government Coordination: Manage and coordinate with Local Governments ensuring that construction efforts for roadway systems are developed appropriately within allocated budgets, established schedules and in compliance with VDOT and FHWA policies and procedures. Ensure formal agreements for construction projects to be administered by localities are followed. Monitor and track the development and progress of construction activities.

Locally Administered Project Budgets : Manage contract construction budgets for all assigned locally administered projects to meet performance goals. Coordinate with FHWA in the preparation and review of work orders, NOIs, and claims to validate necessity of work and level of federal participation. Work jointly with residencies within assigned region to determine needs for project managers, inspectors, equipment, and supplies for projects. Conduct on-site field visits to ensure all elements of design and construction are within scope of contract and within established standards and specifications. Meet with all involved engineering and construction groups as necessary to gain additional information and to ensure understanding of factors relating to projects. Identify costs and benefits related to recommendation implementation and reports findings to management. Consult with District LAP Manager, District Contract Administrator and District Business Manager to prepare monthly and fiscal year end reports.

Pre-Advertisement Phase and Project Development : Evaluate project development process for locally administered projects to ensure they adequately address constructability and contract lessons learned. Conduct extensive constructability reviews focusing on scheduling. Develop project schedules and establish project timeframes. Participate in scoping meetings, field inspections, concurrent engineering meetings, public hearings, field reviews, and pre-ad conferences to identify details for clarification or to be addressed upon discovery along with lessons learned from ongoing and past projects. Recommend steps to address identified shortcomings. Prepare and submit constructability review reports and checklist. Ensure biddability analysis is performed prior to ad and coordinate with appropriate Construction Division staff on modifications to bid proposal. Review plans and contract special provisions prior to beginning construction work.

Program Management: Provide leadership and create an environment of high performance, commitment, partnership and support for the achievement of business goals. Organize work unit and assign workload ensuring effective use of human and fiscal resources. Monitor workload assignments such that projects and tasks are completed in support of VDOT programs. Manage time and adjust priorities of tasks. Provide on-going direction to project manager roles. Establish organizational structure supporting effective project management. Evaluate performance and make adjustments. Optimize resources across projects.

Project Management and Communication: Manage communication and coordination between project team members and stakeholders. Advise key stakeholders on significant issues affecting project schedules, milestones, budget objectives or team performance. Establish and maintain communications with project team members. Schedule and coordinate project team meetings and milestone reviews. Respond to project inquiries from public, legislature, government agencies, planning agencies, media, citizen groups, stakeholders and special interest groups.

Project Scheduling: Manage VDOT resources and partner with contractors to facilitate on-time completion of locally administered construction projects. Ensure adequate staff is in place to accomplish work within schedules and guidelines. Conduct periodic assessments to ensure compliance with established guidelines, procedures, and policies. Complete review based on project findings and provide reports to management. Make detailed recommendations for corrective actions. Ensure Construction Division directives are implemented in accordance with written instructions. Provide monthly and fiscal year-end program accomplishment reports. Review, coordinate and schedule projects and monitor progress throughout construction phase. Work to resolve issues that may delay projects through partnering with all stakeholders.

Quality Improvement: Manage and facilitate contract and construction quality improvement on locally administered projects. Provide leadership in dispute resolution; perform analysis and lead negotiations. Interpret plans, schedule, and contract requirements and provide technical advice to contractors, design and field staff. Ensure reviews of project correspondence are conducted. Conduct meetings with engineering and construction groups to address project issues and maintain consistency. Conduct follow-up reviews with staff and management to support implementation of recommendations. Conduct on-site field visits and document findings to appropriate parties; perform follow-up assessments to evaluate implementation effectiveness. Prepare reports with constructability issues clearly identified with recommendations for resolution.

Responsible Charge Engineer: Fulfill duties as responsible charge engineer in compliance with policies, procedures and the Code of Virginia.

Staff Training and Development: Ensure staff development, performance planning, evaluation and recognition activities are completed to ensure a productive and motivated team.

What will make you successful:

Ability to analyze and evaluate complex system operations problems and challenges.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.

Ability to manage administrative, financial, and technical functions of an engineering work unit.

Ability to research and analyze data and prepare and present technical reports.

Ability to research and identify sound resolutions to transportation engineering problems.

Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.

Considerable knowledge of federal, state and local transportation rules, regulations, policies and practices.

Considerable knowledge of transportation engineering principles and practices.

Knowledge of advanced engineering and or planning principles and practices to transportation engineering and construction projects.

Knowledge of general managerial and administrative and principles and practices.

Knowledge of public policy, local politics and business practices related to transportation issues.

Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and techniques.

Knowledge of supervisory and human resources practices and principles to include hiring, discipline, performance management and employee development.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation project management and project engineering.

Knowledge of the principles, practices, procedures and technical aspects of the transportation project development and delivery process and associated constraints.

Skill in building networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers, FHWA representatives and local governments.

Skill in effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.

Skill in leadership coaching, counseling, training, and development.

Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.

Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software.

Skill in working with all levels of management and elected and appointed officials.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ability to plan and develop administrative or operational strategies.

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.

Experience applying engineering principles, practices and applications.

Knowledge of the principles, practices, procedures and technical aspects of transportation project management and transportation project engineering.

Skill in applying principles, practices and technical aspects of transportation project development and delivery process; project scheduling, budgeting and quality assurance for transportation projects.

Skill in managing staff, programs and budgets.

Skill in the design, management, coordination and administration of advanced engineering and practices related to transportation engineering and construction projects.

Valid Professional Engineer's license.

Additional Considerations:

Experience in the management, coordination and administration of multiple construction projects including budget management, project schedule monitoring and quality assurance.

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VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.
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Physical Requirements VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer. 
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• Fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check
• DMV Record Check
• Work History Verification
• References
• Pre-employment physical
• Drug screen