Engineer Senior Supervisor – Construction

Austin Community College; Mechanicsville (VA); On-site; USD 95,353 - 154,948; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Virginia is seeking a qualified individual to oversee and manage transportation projects, ensuring quality and compliance with budget and schedule constraints. The role involves leading a team of engineers, providing communication with stakeholders, and applying advanced engineering principles to complex projects. Candidates must possess a degree in Civil Engineering and a valid Professional Engineer's license. This full-time position offers competitive compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyze data and draw logical conclusions.
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse audiences.
• Experience with advanced engineering planning principles.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the transportation program and projects.
• Manage communication with stakeholders and team members.
• Ensure project schedule and budget objectives are met.

Skills

Data analysis

Project management

Effective communication

Leadership

Constructability reviews

Customer service

Time management

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Engineering software

Project management software

Job description

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Job Category: Architecture and Engineering Services

Apply Before: 03/06/2026, 11:59 PM

Job Schedule: Full time

Minimum Salary: $95,353.00

Maximum Salary: $154,948.00

Job Description

Oversee the transportation program and projects in the design and implementation phases with an emphasis on providing quality in the completed project, within constraints imposed by schedule and budget. Develop and monitor contract performance time limits, using CPM schedule for complex projects to achieve organizational objectives through defining and overseeing projects and resources. Complete projects ensuring measures of safety, quality control, biddability, constructability reviews and other project components are executed. Provide reports and confer with VDOT's senior management and key stakeholders. Supervise and train professional engineering and technical staff. Plan, develop, coordinate and monitor activities of engineers responsible for the technical review, analyses and approval of engineering activities. Lead projects across functional areas of the department. Provide project management and leadership to include planning, supervising, organizing, monitoring and directing work activities of staff and resources. Coordinate activities with management, stakeholders, customers, and key individuals throughout VDOT. Communicate with internal VDOT staff, local government staff, consultants, citizens and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs.

How you will contribute:

• Communications: Respond to technical inquiries from employees, the public, local government agencies, stakeholders and other special interest groups. Establish and maintain timely communications and close working relations with project team members to ensure vital technical project information is disseminated.
• Facilitate Section Improvement: Suggest and lead the implementation of improvement opportunities for the section. Develop implementation strategies that result in improved quality in the outcomes for customer satisfaction and efficiency.
• Leadership and Program Support: Provide leadership and direction to assigned engineering team. Provide technical support and assistance to VDOT staff in other divisions or districts on projects as needed to meet goals. Prepare and review technical reports. Act as team and technical lead for projects and proposals. Provides technical leadership to engineers and technical staff. Provides recommendations on various technical aspects of assigned engineering program.
• Manage assigned projects: Ensure programmed schedule and budgetary objectives are met through project management processes of initiating, planning, controlling, executing, and closing throughout design and construction. Develop and maintain up-to-date project work plans and schedules. Determine cause or problems in schedule delays, recommend solutions and follow-up on implementation.
• Manage communication and coordination: Ensure communications between project team members and stakeholders occur timely. Ensure information is effectively disseminated. Review and resolve construction and project implementation challenges. Schedule and coordinate project team meetings and milestone reviews. Report overall project progress to stakeholders. Respond to project inquiries from public, legislature, governmental agencies, media, citizens groups and special interest groups.
• Manage overall program and project scope: Oversee project scope development to include establishing a baseline for schedule and budget. Manage project scoping modifications impacting project completion and recommendations. Document scope changes and modifications and coordinate through management, programming and funding divisions.
• Management Reporting: Prepare frequent management reports documenting staff task assignments, project status and unresolved issues requiring management direction and decision.
• Oversee resources to meet programmed schedule and budgetary objectives: Ensure adequate staffing and CEI budgeting needs for assigned project. Assemble project teams to ensure project goals are met. Provide technical leadership for project issues.
• Responsible Charge Engineer: Fulfill duties as responsible charge engineer in compliance with policies, procedures and the Code of Virginia.
• Team Leadership: Supervise team of engineers and technicians. Assign projects and tasks, monitor work progress and provide guidance. Promote training and development opportunities.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to analyze data, draw logical conclusions and document results and recommendations.
• Ability to apply advanced engineering planning principles and practices to a variety of complex transportation projects.
• Ability to build networks and relationships with employees from other divisions, field personnel, contractors, manufacturers and FHWA representatives.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to conduct constructability reviews for a wide range of projects.
• Ability to effectively lead and coach professional and technical staff.
• Ability to focus individuals and teams on goal-oriented solutions.
• Ability to manage financial resources.
• Ability to organize and analyze data, work with detail, problem solve and communicate problems.
• Ability to oversee assigned engineering roles of multiple projects of varying complexity.
• Ability to perform duties within an electronic data and communication environment.
• Ability to plan and conduct studies, prepare reports independently, and work with others.
• Ability to plan and schedule work effectively.
• Ability to read and understand engineering plans.
• Ability to research, identify, and implement effective resolutions for construction problems.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering construction principles and practices, quality assurance and control methods, civil engineering, and regulatory and legal constraints.
• Knowledge of VDOT policies, procedures and practices related to transportation engineering.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles and practices as they relate to transportation and highway engineering.
• Knowledge of local, state and federal transportation rules, regulations, specifications and standards.
• Knowledge of project management practices and principles.
• Knowledge of strategic, operational and financial management principles, practices and techniques.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include performance management and discipline.
• Skill in leadership coaching, counseling and training others in effectively planning and scheduling work of diverse teams.
• Skill in negotiating.
• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
• Skill in recognizing employee development needs and facilitating development plans to enhance employee performance.
• Skill in the application of time management principles and practices.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering software and analysis tools.
• Skill in the use of project management software.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of transportation and project management, project design and construction.
• Thorough knowledge of the transportation project development process.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences to include making presentations.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience applying advanced engineering planning principles and practices to a variety of complex transportation projects.
• Experience applying engineering construction principles and practices, quality assurance and control methods, civil engineering, and regulatory and legal constraints.
• Experience applying principles and practices of transportation and project management, project design and construction.
• Experience conducting constructability reviews for a wide range of projects.
• Experience with the transportation project development process.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include engineering and project management software.
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.

Additional Considerations:

• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams comprised of engineers, technicians and business analysts.
• Extensive experience managing a wide range of projects of varying complexity in the transportation engineering and construction industry.
• Management level experience, work experience on highway civil engineering, report writing, evaluation, research and training. Professional engineering experience, including supervising professional staff.