Title: Engineer Specification

State Role Title: Architect Engineer I

Hiring Range: $77,276 - $125,574

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Dept of Transportation

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Our Construction Division is seeking an Engineer Specification to join our team. The Specifications section is responsible for managing the VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications to include coordinating with internal and external stakeholders, reviewing proposed changes, maintaining specifications documentation, and developing pay items.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:
• Procedure Development: Develop policies, procedures, and instructions to clarify and guide statewide personnel involved in all stages of engineering related to construction.
• Teamwork and Customer Service: Demonstrates customer service and work habits that reflect the VDOT Values and coordinate the flow of information both orally and in writing.
• Document Requirements: Plans or documents complex specific maintenance and construction projects in accordance with the latest technological standards and legal requirements.
• Analysis and Technical Reporting: Analyze and interpret engineering data and information. Prepare complete, clear, and concise reports and recommendations.
• Contracts: Write contract specifications and document project specific notes detailing the engineering expectation unique to the specific maintenance and construction project.
• Contract Approval: Review and approve written contract specifications for inclusion in contracts.
• Manage Assigned Activities: Coordinate engineering program activities such that deliverables are met within the established scope and timeline.
• Project specifications: Format electronically and distribute project specifications, notes or documents developed for individual maintenance and construction projects.
• Maintain and Develop Specifications: Develop and maintain critical engineering elements for statewide maintenance and construction specifications that govern and regulate activity and incorporation of materials and services during construction.
• Policies and Procedures: Research and analyze engineering design standards, products, construction methods and procedures, and governmental legislation, regulations, policy and procedures.
• Special Assignments: Manage special program initiatives and projects as assigned. Serve and represent VDOT or assigned program area on various committees and work 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.
• Communication: Establish an effective line of communication between VDOT, contractors, government agencies and the public. Investigate issues and resolve complaints.
• Provide Engineering Guidance: Share knowledge of VDOT and program area policy and procedures, and electronic document processing capabilities to other engineering disciplines and construction industry through participation in committees, other divisions, departments, industries, associations, alliances; and subcommittees (as requested).

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive oral and written communication experience with multi-discipline engineering and legal experts.
• Extensive experience in the design, construction, inspection, or maintenance of civil engineering projects.
• Extensive experience with planning and specification development, reading, interpretation, and application of construction and maintenance engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Extensive experience in contract administration and management, value engineering, project constructability reviews, and maintenance program management.

Additional Considerations

• Experience administering highway construction contracts.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office products including, but not limited to Word, Excel, and SharePoint.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Contact Information

Name: Shiron Haskins

Email: [email protected]

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.