Architect Engineering Mgr II

Leads and manages a statewide program area. Administer the required quality assurance and acceptance programs. Provides support to District Materials, Maintenance and Construction sections statewide within all aspects of the designated program area. Provider leadership, direction, and technical engineering guidance to related program areas.

How you will contribute:

• Compliance: Provide oversight of the program area within the Division and Districts to ensure compliance with VDOT, state, and federal policies, practices, guidelines and specifications. Review central office and district plans for compliance with established practices and procedures. Provide review and make recommendations on new and innovative procedures, specifications and products. Provide a written summary of findings and recommendations for division management.
• Establish Priorities: Establish objectives and priorities for the team in support of overall goals, communicate objectives and priorities to employees, and update objectives as needs change. Establish priorities for the program's objectives to enhance achievement of division and VDOT goals. Modify objectives to reflect changes.
• Manage Technical Problem Resolution: Apply sound engineering practices and methods to satisfy customers, reduce complaints and resolve concerns. Provide leadership in technical areas of engineering. Proactively address issues that are identified within program area and raise appropriate issues to Division Management ensuring compliance with VDOT policies and procedures.
• Materials Training: Provide instruction for designated materials school. Review and evaluate national training programs related to materials; modify programs for implementation in VA. Attend engineering and technical meetings and seminars; review current technical literature for materials technology.
• Materials: Make recommendations for the use and treatment of all types of applicable materials used in pavement maintenance and construction. Serve as a resource and expert consultant in production, placement and evaluation of applicable materials. Review and comment on applicable designs submitted to District Materials Section. Prepare and present technical materials related information to highly political groups. Review, revise and keep up-to-date all information for assigned program areas.
• Program Evaluation: Evaluate program and institute changes and procedures as required. Provide technical guidance to field offices and monitor adherence to approve standards and practices through field coordination, visitation and consultation. Ensure quality control reviews are completed and recommendations for program performance and improvement are implemented.
• Research: Participate in Research Advisory Committees. Participate in identifying research needs, priorities and scope of needed research. Review research and implement outcomes. Participate on national research boards and activities as necessary.
• Staffing and Management: Proactively manage human and fiscal resources by recognizing future needs and taking appropriate actions to address those needs. Organize program area's assignments to best utilize available resources. Ensure production schedules and budgets continuously reflect current information.
• Statewide Materials Program Management Oversight: Establish and supervise uniform job acceptance, quality assurance monitoring, independent assurance sampling and testing, as well as inspection frequencies and procedures to be used in laboratories and on the road. Review quality control from contractors and suppliers and set guidelines for quality assurance acceptance programs.
• Statewide Program Oversight: Serves as responsible charge engineer for designated program area. Develop and update policies, procedures and guidelines for statewide implementation and administration. Communicate changes in policies and procedures to staff and ensure consistent application statewide.
• Strategic Planning: Develop short and long-range statewide strategic plans to ensure VDOT programs align with VDOT's vision, mission and goals.
• Teamwork: Coordinate the flow of information both orally and in writing to and from others that contributes to project development. Organize and prioritize work effectively, keep multiple projects on schedule within section. Meet expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Establish and maintain effective relationships with customers.
• Technical Support: Serve as a technical expert in providing assistance in assigned areas of transportation engineering. Provide research to solve problems and questions. Provide instruction and guidance with policies and procedures. Prepare new VDOT guidelines or memos to address changes or modifications.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and prepare reports.
• Ability to conduct the administrative and technical operations of the assigned engineering program area.
• Ability to develop effective working relationships at all organizational levels with internal and external customers.
• Ability to interpret, apply, and provide guidance on policy and procedures related to program areas.
• Ability to manage an engineering program, manage multiple work teams of professional engineering and technical staff, and oversee complex engineering projects.
• Ability to manage multiple and complex statewide programs and projects.
• Ability to plan and schedule work effectively.
• Ability to supervise staff, programs and budgets.
• Ability to supervise, coach, train and develop staff.
• Ability to train others in a classroom setting.
• Demonstrated leadership and consultation skills working with all levels of management, stakeholders, and contractors.
• Knowledge of current methods of materials science or engineering as applied to control and use in highway construction and maintenance of assets.
• Knowledge of policies, specifications and standards of current materials practices.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
• Skill in analyzing and prioritizing tasks and assignments to appropriately manage resources and responsibilities.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications including engineering software and Microsoft Office Suite.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
• Ability to conduct the administrative and technical operations of the designated materials program area.
• Ability to train others in a classroom setting.
• Degree in Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering or related field.
• Experience applying current methods of materials science as applied to control and use in highway construction and maintenance of assets.
• Experience supervising staff, programs and budgets.
• Knowledge of policies, specifications and standards of current materials practices.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Valid Professional Engineer's license.
• Valid driver's license.

Additional Considerations:

• Experience being a team leader, team member and working with consultants.
• Experience executing independent evaluation studies.
• Experience in working with materials processes and programs, training and evaluation.
• Experience working in a DOT Materials Division and making recommendations to field engineers on specifications, policies and standards.
• Expertise in materials engineering.

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