03102 - Engineer Project Management

Virginia Department of Transportation; Culpeper (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking a Project Manager responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and directing work activities to complete assigned transportation projects. The role requires coordinating with internal staff, local governments, consultants, and the public to ensure on-time and on-budget delivery.

The successful candidate will apply engineering principles, communicate effectively, and lead multidisciplinary teams while managing scopes, schedules, and budgets in

Qualifications

• Plan, organize, monitor and direct work activities for projects.
• Prepare analyses, reports, and recommendations based on engineering determinations.
• Provide engineering support and consultation related to engineering programs.

Responsibilities

• Analyze information and prepare clear reports and recommendations.
• Assemble and lead project teams across multiple disciplines.
• Manage program budgets and track expenditures to meet objectives.
• Communicate with internal staff, local governments, consultants and public stakeholders.
• Develop and manage project schedules using Work Breakdown Structures.
• Ensure compliance with policies, standards, and regulations.

Skills

Project management

Budget management

Communication

Team leadership

Engineering principles

Schedule management

Contract management

Risk management

Problem solving

Interagency coordination

Education

Civil Engineering degree

PMP certification

Professional Engineering license

Engineer-in-Training certification

Tools

MS Office

Project management software

Job description

Project management position responsible for overall project management to include planning, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities and resources necessary to complete assigned projects. Manage projects to be consistent with established processes, schedules, budgets, design criteria, standards and specifications. Ensure projects are on-time and on-budget. Provide technical advice, guidance and training regarding assigned engineering program areas. Prepare analyses, reports, and recommendations based on engineering determinations. Provide engineering support and consultation related to engineering program area. Effectively manage assigned projects to ensure timely and accurate completion. Communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.

How you will contribute:

• Analysis and Technical Reporting: Analyze and interpret engineering data and information. Prepare complete, clear and concise reports and recommendations.
• Assemble Project Teams: Consisting of preliminary engineering and construction staff, consultant professional services, programming and funding staff, government officials, FHWA representatives, project stakeholders, and other interested parties. Oversee performance of project team, ensure project goals and objectives are achieved. Provide leadership for assigned project by building team cohesiveness and fostering support for the timely completion of the project, ensuring roles and responsibilities result in the most effective use of project team members.
• Budget Management: Apply project management philosophy to meet programmed budgetary objectives for assigned projects. Maintain accurate and current estimates for the establishing project budgets. Monitor project budgets and maintain budgets utilizing project management applications to ensure projects meet budgetary objectives. Modify approved project budget, obtain appropriate approvals and document changes.
• Communication: Establish an effective line of communication between VDOT, contractors, government agencies and the public. Investigate issues and resolve complaints.
• Communications Management: Manage communication and coordination between project team members and stakeholders. Report overall project progress to the project sponsors and the District's senior management and other key project stakeholders. Advise project sponsors on significant issues that affect programmed scheduled milestones, budgetary objectives, and major impacts on project team performance. Schedule and coordinate project team meetings and milestone reviews ensuring coordination for project activities. Respond to project inquiries from the public, legislature, governmental agencies, planning agencies, media, citizens groups, stakeholders, and a variety of special interest groups.
• Engineering Process Management: Use established VDOT policies and procedures in the development and delivery of engineering projects. Engineering projects are completed in compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Manage Assigned Activities: Plan, schedule and coordinate engineering program activities such that deliverables are met within the established scope and timeline.
• Project Engineering: Assist in the management of projects and tasks including development of and managing the scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reports. Complete multiple concurrent tasks and assignments, and report updates on their status.
• Project Management: Apply project management philosophy to meet programmed schedule objectives for assigned projects. Develop project work plans and schedules using Work Breakdown Structures with project team input. Ensure scheduled project key events and activities are completed on time as programmed. Maintain up to date project schedules in appropriate VDOT tracking systems. Evaluate schedule delays or problems, recommends and implements solutions.
• Resource Management: Oversee assigned resources to meet programmed schedule and budgetary objectives on assigned projects. Ensure adequate staffing needs for projects. Confer with functional managers to determine availability of agency resources and requirements for consultant support. Working with functional managers, determines project team composition.
• Roadway Design: Develop roadway designs for a wide range of complex transportation projects. Provide support to localities and in-house staff for construction cost estimates in software programs and manage RAAP, HSIP, SAAP and No Plan Projects designed by consultants or other VDOT districts.
• Scope Management: Manager overall project scopes in order to meet programmed schedule and budgetary objectives. Through assigned team members, develop project scopes and definitions to include establishing a baseline for project schedule and budget. Modify approved project scope, schedule or budget, obtain appropriate approvals and document any changes.
• Special Assignments: Manage special program initiatives and projects as assigned. Serve and represent VDOT or assigned program area on various committees and work groups.
• Teamwork and Customer Service: Demonstrates customer service and work habits that reflect the VDOT Values, and coordinates the flow of information both orally and in writing.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to apply engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse groups.
• Ability to draw rational conclusions and develop solutions from analysis; make independent decisions; and manage multiple assignments.
• Ability to enforce and demonstrate safety behaviors, as well as advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to interpret technical data and prepare and maintain detailed reports.
• Ability to investigate and resolve design issues.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities with competing deadlines and limited resources.
• Ability to negotiate outcomes and work with diverse customer groups.
• Ability to provide detailed reports on review findings.
• Ability to read and understand highway construction plans.
• Ability to understand and apply advanced engineering and planning principles and practices to a variety of transportation engineering and construction projects and planning design programs.
• Knowledge engineering specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of Civil Engineering principles as they relate to roadway design and Standard Design technical knowledge.
• Knowledge of VDOT, state, and federal policies and procedures relating to transportation engineering.
• Knowledge of project management procedures and principles.
• Knowledge of roadway design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications and materials to include VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications and Standards.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation project management and transportation project engineering.
• Knowledge of transportation project development process, project integration on complex projects, and associated regulatory, financial and legal constraints.
• Skill in contract management, change management, and team leadership.
• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include MS Office, project management and engineering software programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to include presentation skills.
• Ability to investigate and resolve design issues.
• Ability to plan, coordinate and manage multiple projects and contracts.
• Engineering experience related to transportation design, construction and the project development process.
• Knowledge of roadway design criteria, construction methods, standards, specifications and materials to include VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications and Standards.
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation project management and project engineering.
• Skill in contract management and change management.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.

Additional Considerations:

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or related field desired.
• Certification as Project Management Professional.
• Experience in roadway project management and design.
• Professional Engineering license or Engineer in training certification.

VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.