Title: Project Controls Program Manager

State Role Title: Program Admin Manager III

Hiring Range: $89,381 - $183,568

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Richmond District Office

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change, or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism, at the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

Richmond District is seeking a Projects Control Program Manager to provide district-wide project controls leadership to the District Construction Management Team located in South Chesterfield, Virginia. Selected candidate will conduct time and money analyses comparison of planned schedules and budgets versus field results; provide post-award scheduling and time impact analysis support for change orders; and provide pre-award budget preparation as well as post-award budgetary reporting and change order cost estimation. The position will also provide Notice of Intent to File Claim reviews, resolve district-level claim issues, and provide guidance to field staff regarding change order language. You will provide leadership and guidance for pre-ad CN activities via the Constructability Review Team (CRT); assist the District Construction Engineer to evaluate district-wide progress related to statewide quality measures (on-time, on-budget, CQIP, and ECR metrics); and monitor metrics, develop and implement improvement measures to meet or exceed state CQIP and Environmental Compliance goals.

"In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume."

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 modeling these values, therefore please access the following link: https://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge and ability to apply civil and design engineering and highway construction principles, practices and processes related to roadway, structures, drainage and environmental issues.
• Ability to develop and to monitor construction schedules; research, identify and prepare detailed reports on review findings to include promoting sound resolutions to construction problems.
• Managerial experience with oversight of staff to include organization-wide guidance on construction and contract administration issues.
• Ability to interpret contracts, special provisions and specifications; conduct extensive constructability reviews.
• Ability to apply methods of quality assurance and control; Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling, claims avoidance, cost estimating, problem resolution and contract administration.
• Budgetary experience to include monitoring expenses and maintaining financial management systems.
• Valid driver’s license

Additional Considerations

• Extensive experience in leading construction and engineering staff in resolution of transportation issues and in quality improvement applications for a range of projects.
• Extensive experience conducting various comparative analysis relating to planned schedules and budgets to actual results and post award scheduling time impacts.
• Experience preparing CEI budgets, pre-award budgets and post-award reporting and cost estimations.
• Extensive experience in procurement negotiation, management of professional engineering contracts and public involvement process.

Special Instructions

References, work history and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Fingerprint-based background check required. Position is designated as essential to emergency operations and will be required to work outside normal work hours to ensure the safety of the traveling public. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. Once onboard, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy. In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume.

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. State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date, through the PageUp System. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. 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, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

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.

Contact Information

Name: Rebecca Emory

Phone: (804) 401-0234

Email: Rebecca.Emory@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.