Transportation Engineer Associate Senior - Kanawha County

The Transportation Engineer Associate Senior serves as a lead worker and performs engineering work in the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operation of highways and their attendant facilities and structures. The primary responsibilities of this position will serving as the lead for working with the State’s eight (8) Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), as well as Regional Development Councils (RDCs) and Rural Planning Organizations (RPOs). MPOs are federally mandated transportation policy-making organizations made up of representatives from local government and governmental transportation authorities to take part in transportation planning. This position will deal directly with MPOs, PRDCs, RPOs, local governments, and public officials, as well as other DOH Divisions to discuss, plan, and coordinate on highway matters. Work is performed within a defined framework of policy, but the incumbent independently makes engineering decisions within that framework and may make or assist in making broad decisions in setting objectives and goals. May supervise lower-level employees. Performs related duties as required.

• Reviews design plans for accuracy and completeness from conception to finish
• Prepares special engineering reports for higher-level executives
• Train and evaluates personnel to ensure quality work
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities of sections or groups
• Evaluate the performance of subordinate engineers and other personnel
• Serves as a district or division engineering head for a unit or functional area
• Evaluates data collected by field personnel and incorporates the same into studies and plans
• Reviews contract plans, specifications, test results, and agreements from an engineering aspect for accuracy and completeness
• Performs duties in a transportation engineering specialty such as concrete, steel, bituminous materials, environmental measurements, geotechnical evaluations,  instrumental analysis, computer applications, structural analysis, electronics, metallography, corrosion, welding and mathematical analysis, transportation systems  analysis, route location, project evaluation, transportation planning, design, pavement, hydraulics, or other related fields
• Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver’s license is required.

• Knowledge of the current principles, methods, and practices of civil engineering
• Knowledge and understanding of internal policies, procedures, and practices of the Department
• Knowledge of engineering research techniques
• Ability to supervise and plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the activities of professional engineering staff
• Ability to establish effective working relationships with districts, divisions, industry, governmental units, public interest groups, and individuals
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Ability to conduct successful applied research in a specialized branch of transportation engineering
• Ability to write professional quality papers, reports, research studies, and projects

REQUIRED TRAINING/EDUCATION 

• Current license as a registered professional engineer in West Virginia.
  AND
• Graduation from an EAC/ABET accredited four (4) year engineering program or the equivalent as approved by the WV Board of Registration for Professional Engineers. Please attach your degree's transcript or diploma to your application.
• No substitutions.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Four (4) years of experience in engineering. 
• No substitutions. 

Note: Experience must have been acquired after the obtainment of the bachelor’s degree but may have occurred before or after registration as a professional engineer.