Engineering Program Coordinator

Arlington County's Transportation Engineering & Operations (TE&O) Bureau of the Department of Environmental Services is seeking an Engineering Program Coordinator. This is a senior engineering position and will be part of the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) group in TE&O. The primary function of ITS is to manage County's signal system and Streetlight system.
 
The ITS unit is responsible for maintaining 296 traffic signals along with growing Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) infrastructure and approximately 7,350 streetlights, which can be controlled form the central system; and tracking/reporting outages for ~11,300 Dominion Virginia Power (DVP) streetlights. The team performs the design, construction, inspections, maintenance and operation of County Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), traffic signals, and streetlights programs, and carries a portfolio of 30-40 capital projects comprising $30M at any given time.

Specific duties include:

• Assisting with the execution of Signal Capital Improvement Project (CIP) program, including scoping, design, and construction, etc.;
• Designing signage, pavement markings for existing roadway networks impacted by complete streets projects;
• Developing traffic signal designs and timing schemes for urban multimodal operation;
• Conducting field investigations to resolve design issues where Right-of-way (ROW) and traffic impacts must be assessed;
• Reviewing engineering plans to ensure compliance with County and state standards and guidelines;
• Conducting quality review of decisions and work performed by Engineering Technicians and/or consultants;
• Developing guidelines for installation of traffic control devices to assist technicians in applying engineering best practices to ensure safe and consistent application in the public ROW;
• Assisting with the Bureau's and ITS team's strategic planning efforts; and
• Making presentations to the County Board and community groups on capital projects and programs.

 
The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills and be able to make technical language comprehensible to other DES colleagues, the County Manager's Office and Departmental staff, County Board members, civic leaders and local residents. The employee in this position will have excellent written skills and be able to produce presentations, technical reports, master plans, RFPs, and compliance reports.

Additionally, this Engineer Program Coordinator will need to support trades managers and trades employees in daily operations as well as work directly with Professional Engineers and Budget Professionals in the County and with outside consulting firms and other jurisdictions.