Senior Transportation Engineer - QA

Quality Assurance Group

The QA Group supports all capital improvement programs for the Division during planning, design, procurement, construction, and closeout phases of highway, rail, transit, and facilities projects. As a Senior Transportation Engineer, you will play an important role in ensuring delivery of quality products and services for the Division. The QA Group’s responsibilities include developing each project’s Contract‑specific Quality Management Plan (CQMP), conducting audits and surveillances based on the approved CQMPs, and monitoring and assuring effective implementation.

Strong interpersonal, communication, and attention to detail, as well as the ability to lead the QA team with day‑to‑day activities, are desirable skill sets.

Definition
Under direction, to have charge of varied and difficult engineering work involving the supervision of a professional transportation engineering staff engaged in a variety of activities, such as the planning and design of transportation systems and facilities, the operation of transit systems, special studies or services, and other transportation projects.

• Possesses a Professional Engineer (PE) license from the State of California with an emphasis in transportation engineering (strongly desired at the time of application, but required at the time of employment).
• Has at least five years of professional engineering experience in transportation, including supervision of professional transportation engineering staff.
• Demonstrates direct experience in implementing and managing quality control and/or quality assurance activities under a Quality Assurance Program (essential).
• Brings a strong background in designing capital improvement projects related to highway, rail, transit, and/or facilities projects, with the ability to provide actionable findings and resolve noncompliance issues (highly desirable).

In addition to these qualifications, the successful candidate will also have the ability to take on management, administrative, and supervisory responsibilities that may include the following typical tasks:

• Providing quality provisions for design and construction contracts, including review of scope of services and construction contract packages.
• Reviewing and approving design and construction Contract‑specific Quality Management Plans (CQMPs).
• Leading the execution of audits and surveillance of CQMPs (schedules, plans, reports, findings/noncompliance resolutions).
• Supervising professional transportation engineering staff by reviewing work products, assigning work, providing training, and completing performance evaluations.
• Performing other duties associated with a Senior Transportation Engineer position, including updating, managing, and implementing the Division’s Quality Assurance Program.

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employs more than 2,000 people dedicated to providing solutions that move Silicon Valley. Unique among transportation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, VTA is Santa Clara County’s authority for transit development and operations (light rail and bus), congestion management, transportation‑related funding, highway design and construction, real estate and transit‑oriented development, and bicycle and pedestrian planning.

With local, state, and federal partners, VTA works to innovate the way Silicon Valley moves and provide mobility solutions for all.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible, community‑focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our region.

VTA provides bus, light rail, and paratransit services, as well as participates as a funding partner in regional rail service including Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, and the Altamont Corridor Express.

As the county’s congestion management agency, VTA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, including congestion management, design and construction of specific highway, pedestrian, and bicycle improvement projects, as well as promotion of transit‑oriented…