Engineer Senior Supervisor - Traffic Studies

Position Overview

What drives you? Are you driven to be a champion of change or are you looking to make a positive difference where you live and work? Do you strive to use your traffic engineering skills and expertise to serve others and are committed to leading innovation? Then consider building a career working for VDOT Richmond District Traffic Engineering Team as an Engineer Senior Supervisor (Traffic Studies) located in South Chesterfield, Virginia.

The Traffic Engineering Team is seeking experts with traffic engineering interest, who can support the Virginia Department of Transportation in conducting complicated traffic studies to keep Virginia Safe and moving! We are seeking a dynamic individual to serve as the point of contact and represent Traffic Engineering in complicated planning and traffic studies. Position will serve as a responsible charge engineer in compliance with policies, procedures and the Code of Virginia.

The selected candidate will provide leadership to include planning, supervising and directing staff and resources. Professional Engineer’s license is required.

Serve as the point of contact and represent Traffic Engineering in complicated planning and traffic studies. Conduct detailed and in-depth reviews on microsimulation modeling files. Manage and lead in‑house effort of conducting complicated traffic studies such as OSAR and STARS style studies. Serve as Responsible Charge Engineer for Signal Warrant Analysis/Signal Justification Report, microsimulation model development, and complicated traffic operations and safety studies.

Assist in meeting Land Use review requirements established in legislation. 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.

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. Provide technical leadership to engineers and technical staff. Provide recommendations on various technical aspects of assigned engineering program.

Management Reporting: Prepare frequent management reports documenting staff task assignments, project status and unresolved issues requiring management direction and decision.

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.

Traffic and Transportation Studies: Conduct, manage and participate in complicated traffic engineering and transportation planning studies including corridor studies, access management studies, crossover studies, interchange studies, etc. Collect and analyze data and provide recommendations for transportation deficiencies. Analyze using appropriate microsimulation software to develop alternative solutions and provide solutions.

• 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 roadway safety audits, comprehensive safety reviews and operational capacity analyses.
• Ability to draw rational conclusions and develop solutions from analysis; make…