Transportation Engineering Director

DISCIPLINE/AREA OF CONCENTRATION:

Program Management 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Managing work programs or capital plans for a transportation agency including, but not limited to:
  • Bond financing, planning, project development 
  • Public procurement, processes and policies
  • Construction support, right of way, maintenance and operations.
• Technical knowledge of limited access facilities including roadway, structures, and tolling systems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. 
• Management skills required to lead and direct a team of engineers, Managers, support staff and subconsultants.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Provides supervision and oversight of personnel in the following areas:
  • Professional Services negotiation and contract management
  • Project Management
  • Expressway and tolling infrastructure construction.
  • Traffic and ITS operations
  • Planning, production and implementation of Capital and Transportation Improvement Plans
  • Environmental and corridor studies
  • Right‐of‐way program management
  • Roadway, tolling and bridge design and construction
  • Construction negotiation and contract administration
  • Constructability and Bid‐ability reviews
  • Geotechnical, Survey and Public Involvement
  • Program Controls – develop, track and project capital expenditures
• Provides consulting services on federal, state and local policies related to transportation planning, design and construction.  
• Analyzes complex, technical and administrative problems and provide recommendations and assistance in implementing an effective course of action. 

EXPERIENCE:

• Typically, ten (10) years of experience providing engineering/management services, at least two (2) of those years at a similar management level.  

EDUCATION: 

• Bachelors’ Degree in Engineering
• Registration in Florida as a Professional Engineer (P.E.) or licensed as a Professional Engineer in another state and able to obtain license in Florida.