Assistant District Engineer Traffic - Suffolk, VA

Job Description

Assist the District Section Engineer in providing management, leadership and direction for assigned engineering section. Assist in planning, organizing and monitoring project activities. Assist in providing fiscal management and technical guidance on a wide variety of transportation projects. Train and develop team members. Serve as an Assistant District Traffic Engineer by leading assigned programs in a district Traffic Engineering section. Oversee and manage traffic engineering studies, plan reviews, project management, land development support, and data collection. Address roadway safety and operational problems for all modes of travel through a process of conducting traffic engineering studies, analyses, and preparation of recommended solutions. Assess and establish program priorities including developing inventories for traffic assets. Provide PE level review and signatory authority for the design and installation of all traffic control devices on the roadway system. The Assistant District Traffic Engineer may also manage Traffic Control Device Maintenance forces to include inspection, condition assessment, maintenance, repair, and installation of traffic control devices.

How you will contribute:

• Communications: Communicate with staff, public and other VDOT employees on a variety of engineering related issues. Respond to stakeholder inquiries and participate in stakeholder meetings as necessary.
• Customer Service: Provide excellent customer service in response to citizen inquiries and concerns.
• Engineering Budget Oversight: Develop, manage and monitor budgets for assigned program areas including staff, equipment, projects, etc. Monitor expenditures and status of allocations. Ensure financial metrics are met.
• Engineering Reviews: Perform detailed, technical engineering reviews on a variety of documents and projects and do so as responsible charge engineer as required. Formulate and document recommendations and make presentations on findings.
• Project Coordination: Represent VDOT when meeting with outside entities to include resolving issues of public concern. Work with district and residency staff to communicate all project issues and work as a team member and leader to resolve problems. Coordinate with stakeholders to meet established project performance measures.
• Project Management and Documentation: Organize work unit and assign workload. Monitor workload assignments so tasks are completed in support of VDOT programs. Manage time and adjust priorities of tasks. Responsible for the delivery of projects on time and within budget.
• Regional Traffic Engineering Services: Provide Traffic Engineering support for various regional operations functions such as regional on-call contracts and services, systems engineering, ITS design, and arterial operations. Provide resources to develop corridor preservation initiatives, specialized traffic operations analysis, and automated and connected vehicle initiatives.
• 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.
• Traffic Control Device Maintenance: Manage the TCD maintenance program to include maintenance staff, workload, inventory, and contract development and monitoring. Develop performance measures and metrics to assess the effectiveness of the maintenance program. Establish and oversee quality assurance measures for services and tasks performed by the TCD maintenance group.
• Traffic Engineering Budget Oversight: Manage the development of and monitor TE budgets for assigned program areas including staff, equipment, projects, etc.
• Traffic Engineering Design and Field Support: Function as program lead for traffic engineering design activities for installation, reconstruction or modification. Oversee the design of traffic control devices (signs, signals, lighting, pavement markings, markers, guardrail, ITS devices, etc.), field review, plan preparation, and traffic control device design, quantities, and cost estimates. Review and approve same items prepared by others. Represent TE and provide guidance and instruction to others (Location and Design, Land Development, consultants, etc.) in the development of traffic control plans, specifications, and quantities. Work with traffic data and analysis software to guide projects and operations including work hour recommendations. Monitor schedules and manage resources ensuring traffic engineering milestones are met and products are delivered. Provide oversight and manage resources for field support for operations, maintenance, and construction projects.
• Traffic Engineering Safety and Studies Program: Manage resources to provide data, recommendations and contract support for traffic safety programs and projects. Support development and prioritization of safety improvement projects. Work with traffic data and analysis software to guide projects and operations including work hour recommendations. Provide oversight of the studies program including speed limits, pavement markings, traffic signals, safety, operations, crash history, guardrail, data collection, field reviews, etc. Provide guidance and manage resources required to ensure tasks are completed. Make sound engineering recommendations and provide technical engineering alternatives and solutions to difficult and complex transportation issues. Identify and develop effective initiatives that result in safe and efficient movement of people and goods based on traffic engineering principals complying with laws, policies and guidelines.
• Work Zone Safety: Management of Work Zone plan review, quality assurance and Work Zone safety teams. Prepare and review complex transportation management plans and temporary traffic control work zone safety plans. Assess and establish priorities and allocate resources to meet program needs. Establish appropriate controls to monitor for the effective delivery of work. Manage workload by accurately tracking receipt, completion, and backlog of tasks.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to analyze problems and exercise independent judgment in reaching a solution.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to interpret and use construction plans, MUTCD, Virginia Supplement to MUTCD, Road and Bridge Specifications and Standards and various federal and state policy design manuals.
• Ability to provide technical direction, guidance and training to others.
• Ability to research and analyze data to provide recommendations and solutions to problems.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Knowledge of Transporation engineering principles and practices.
• Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources and leadership techniques.
• Knowledge of civil and traffic engineering principles and practices for the design of traffic control devices.
• Knowledge of engineering principles and practices related to traffic engineering, traffic control equipment and related communication systems.
• Knowledge of project development process, policies, guidelines and regulations related to traffic control devices and ITS elements.
• Knowledge of signal control system operations and characteristics, signal timing and adaptive signal control, and analysis and simulation software (e.g. Synchro, CORSIM and VISSIM).
• Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations related to transportation engineering.
• Knowledge of supervisory and human resources practices and principles to include hiring, discipline, performance management and employee development.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include traffic engineering design programs (e.g. AGI, Guide Sign, MicroStation).
• Skill in the use of computers and web based applications to include engineering software.
• Skilled in project scheduling and project management.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to plan, supervise, evaluate, and train others.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to design and review traffic control device plans.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret and use construction plans, MUTCD, Road and Bridge Specifications and Standards and various federal and state policy design manuals.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, coordinate and prioritize multiple assignments with set timeframes.
• Experience applying civil and traffic engineering principles and practices for the design of traffic control devices.
• Experience applying project development process, policies, guidelines and regulations related to traffic control devices and ITS elements.
• Experience managing traffic engineering programs and services.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include traffic engineering design programs (e.g. AGI, Guide Sign, MicroStation).
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.
• 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 within an organization.
• Project management level experience in Traffic Engineering and design. Progressive managerial and supervisory experience. Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) certification.

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