Transportation Engineer - Kanawha County

Under limited supervision, the Transportation Engineer in this position will serve as supervisor of the Environmental & Coatings Section. Will plan, coordinate, organize, assign, and monitor the activities of the unit for the purpose of assuring that all environmental issues, chemical analysis, and coating materials are in compliance with the project plans, standards, specifications, materials procedures, special provisions, and all other applicable specifications. Assign, monitor and control the work the section encounters to ensure that deadlines and expectations of the WVDOH are met; maintain a high level of expertise and competency with respect to the technical and professional areas pertinent to the section, and ensure that the section's employees comply with applicable laws, regulations, directives, and policies. Responsible for the quality assurance and laboratory testing of structural steel and other coatings, as well as chemical testing of metals, cements, supplementary cementitious materials, soils, wastewater, and other highway construction materials. This position will be responsible for environmental investigations at possible hazardous waste contaminated sites, as well as other various environmental related work. This position requires some travel; therefore, a valid driver's license is required. Other duties as assigned.

• Supervises section activities and personnel in engineering and non-engineering areas
• Visits projects and makes on-site engineering decisions
• Train and evaluate personnel to ensure quality work
• Plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities of subordinate personnel
• Reviews ongoing work at major decision points concerning problems or alternatives under consideration at that time
• Investigates and responds to citizen complaints or requests
• Represent the Department at internal and external meetings
• Serves as a senior level with recognized expertise which may include papers and/or credits published in nationally recognized transportation literature;  presentations to national, regional or State professional groups, active membership in recognized national organizations or professional groups dealing with transportation engineering or other demonstrated expertise in a transportation engineering specialty such as concrete, steel, bituminous materials, environmental  measurements, geotechnical evaluations, instrumental analysis, computer application, structural analysis, electronics, metallography, corrosion, welding and mathematical  analysis, transportation systems analysis, route location, project evaluation, transportation planning, design, pavement, hydraulics, and 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, including registration as a professional engineer
• 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.
• No substitutions.

 REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Six (6) years of highway engineering experience involving the design, construction, or maintenance of highways.
• Substitution #1: Master of Science degree in civil engineering from a regionally accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience. Please attach your degree's transcript or diploma to your application.
  OR
• Substitution #2: Non-highway engineering experience may be substituted for the highway engineering experience at the rate of two (2) years of general experience for one (1) year of highway-related experience.

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.