Engineer Supervisor Signals - Staunton, VA
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Location: Staunton, VA 24401
Description:
Title: Engineer Supervisor Signals
State Role Title: Architect/Engineer I
Hiring Range: $71,867 - $116,784
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location:Staunton District Office
Agency Website:www.vdot.virginia.gov/careers
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Are you a Traffic Signal professional driven by public safety and traffic management? VDOT's Engineering Supervisor Signals is the job for you!
Job Duties
VDOT's Staunton District Traffic Operations division is seeking a highly qualified Engineering Supervisor Signals to lead District signal operations in managing traffic signals using traffic management system, traffic monitoring tools, and traffic engineering applications for recurring and non-recurring events. Specifically, you will analyze traffic patterns and adjust traffic signal timings to mitigate traffic congestion and address changing traffic patterns due to special events, construction and maintenance activities, incidents and emergency situations, address concerns regarding traffic signal operations as well as develop strategies to improve transportation network performance, enhance mobility and safety and minimize congestion.
Minimum Qualifications
Ability to effectively communicate technical information orally and in writing and to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Knowledge of traffic signal design and operations to include federal and state regulations, design standards, and specifications.
Skill in critical thinking, decision making and problem solving during emergency and real time sensitive situations.
Knowledge of project and program management.
Supervisory experience to include the ability to plan and prioritize multiple and competing priorities.
Knowledge of traffic flow theory applicable to traffic engineering and signalization.
Ability to apply engineering principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
Ability to solve problems and make decisions regarding traffic signal operational improvements.
Knowledge of traffic control devices, traffic signal and freeway operations, transportation network operational analysis, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and system engineering.
Additional Considerations
Supervisory experience in a transportation planning environment.
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer's (PE) license.
A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field desired.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
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.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit "Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants": http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp
VDOT employees have shared Values and a Code of Ethics. http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. 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.
This position is classified as "designated" to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability Program, a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching, Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, tuition assistance, wellness programs, etc.
State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the state recruitment platform (PageUp). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.
This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your application account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application/resume, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information or attach a resume. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.
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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019.
Contact Information
Name: Ciara Diehl
Phone: (540)292-4079
Email: Ciara.Diehl@VDOT.Virginia.gov
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.
State Role Title: Architect/Engineer I
Hiring Range: $71,867 - $116,784
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location:Staunton District Office
Agency Website:www.vdot.virginia.gov/careers
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Are you a Traffic Signal professional driven by public safety and traffic management? VDOT's Engineering Supervisor Signals is the job for you!
Job Duties
VDOT's Staunton District Traffic Operations division is seeking a highly qualified Engineering Supervisor Signals to lead District signal operations in managing traffic signals using traffic management system, traffic monitoring tools, and traffic engineering applications for recurring and non-recurring events. Specifically, you will analyze traffic patterns and adjust traffic signal timings to mitigate traffic congestion and address changing traffic patterns due to special events, construction and maintenance activities, incidents and emergency situations, address concerns regarding traffic signal operations as well as develop strategies to improve transportation network performance, enhance mobility and safety and minimize congestion.
Minimum Qualifications
Ability to effectively communicate technical information orally and in writing and to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Knowledge of traffic signal design and operations to include federal and state regulations, design standards, and specifications.
Skill in critical thinking, decision making and problem solving during emergency and real time sensitive situations.
Knowledge of project and program management.
Supervisory experience to include the ability to plan and prioritize multiple and competing priorities.
Knowledge of traffic flow theory applicable to traffic engineering and signalization.
Ability to apply engineering principles and practices to a variety of complex projects.
Ability to solve problems and make decisions regarding traffic signal operational improvements.
Knowledge of traffic control devices, traffic signal and freeway operations, transportation network operational analysis, Intelligent Transportation Systems, and system engineering.
Additional Considerations
Supervisory experience in a transportation planning environment.
Engineer-in-Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer's (PE) license.
A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Systems Engineering or related field desired.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
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.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit "Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants": http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp
VDOT employees have shared Values and a Code of Ethics. http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. 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.
This position is classified as "designated" to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability Program, a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching, Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, tuition assistance, wellness programs, etc.
State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the state recruitment platform (PageUp). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.
This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your application account to check the status of your application for this position.
Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application/resume, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information or attach a resume. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.
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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019.
Contact Information
Name: Ciara Diehl
Phone: (540)292-4079
Email: Ciara.Diehl@VDOT.Virginia.gov
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.