Transportation Engineer Associate Senior - Kanawha County

The Transportation Engineer Associate Senior will serve in the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Section at the Operations Division in Kanawha County, and will report to the Statewide Load Rating and Permitting Manager. The Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) Load Rating Unit Leader in this position should have significant load rating experience and will perform bridge load ratings using AASHTOWare BrR software. The selected employee will be responsible for oversight and administration of the bridge evaluation QA/QC program, providing comprehensive reviews of district bridge load rating evaluations to ensure uniformity and compliance with established policies and procedures. Under limited supervision, the incumbent will supervise subordinate QA/QC Rating Engineers as well as train and develop subordinate staff to gain proficiency and in-depth knowledge of bridge load rating and necessary skills to perform in-depth QA/QC reviews and evaluations. Additionally, the applicant will participate in aiding district bridge load rating and evaluation staff, as needed, to ensure documented load rating principles and policies are utilized properly and consistently across the state. The QA/QC Load Rating Unit Leader will assist in the Statewide Load Rating and Permitting Section’s other permitting and load rating units, as needed. Performs other 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.