What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning Engineer position at Commonwealth of VA Careers?
Title: Planning Engineer
State Role Title: Architect Engineer I
Hiring Range: $77,276- $125,574
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Annex Building
Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) is excited to offer and announce a competitive opportunity to serve as a Transportation Planning Specialist in the Central Office – Richmond. The selected candidate will support the Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) program with technical assistance. Multiple vacancies will be filled through this recruitment.
Position specific responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:
• Support Strategically Targeted Affordable Roadway Solutions (STARS) program.
• Conduct and review traffic forecasting and analysis.
• Develop/test alternatives to address study needs.
• Conduct and review planning/operational studies.
• Analyze and interpret engineering data and information. Prepare complete, clear and concise reports and recommendations.
VDOT employees serve the citizens of the Commonwealth and travelling public daily through our mission to plan, deliver, operate and maintain a transportation system that is safe, moves people and goods, enhances the economy, and improves quality of life. VDOT is the third largest state-maintained highway system in the country, maintaining over 58,000 miles of roads, bridges, and tunnels, and employing over 7700 people through a diverse workforce. Our culture includes teamwork, transparency, nimble learning, creativity and collaboration that values differences.
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent health and life insurance benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short and Long Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching.
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.
We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore visit http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
Additional vacancies may be filled from this recruitment.
Minimum Qualifications
• Understanding of traffic engineering and transportation planning principles and practices.
• Knowledge of principles of roadway capacity analysis and safety analysis impacting roadway designs.
• Knowledge of civil engineering principles to include roadway design, survey, hydraulics, traffic design, roadway safety, estimating, and construction methods and materials, ensuring compliance.
• Knowledge of VDOT, state, and federal policies and procedures relating to transportation engineering.
• Ability to evaluate and develop innovative solutions for transportation planning and mobility initiatives.
• Skill in using ArcGIS, spreadsheet/database (Power BI) and mapping tools.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences and to make presentations and conduct meetings.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, coordinate and complete multiple assignments within scheduled timeframes.
• Skill in the use of computers, Microsoft office, and web-based applications.
• Ability to interpret technical data and prepare and maintain detailed reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to negotiate outcomes and work with diverse customer groups.
• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
Additional Considerations
• Engineer in Training (EIT) license.
• Experience using traffic analysis software (Highway Capacity Software, Synchro, Sidra) and microsimulation tools (VISSIM).
• Experience in using probe data tools such as STREETLIGHT and INRIX.
• Experience using Bentley MicroStation and Open Roads Designer.
• Certified Planner with American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) or Project Management Professional (PMP).
• A combination of training, experience and education in civil engineering or planning may substitute for degree.
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.
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.
Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.
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.
This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.
Contact Information
Name: Audrey Phillips
Phone: 804-837-4748
Email: audrey.phillips@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.
Salary : $77,276 - $125,574
