Virginia Department of Transportation · 21 hours ago
23240 - Prog Analyst Const
Suffolk, VA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelThe Virginia Department of Transportation is seeking a Program Analyst to provide analysis and support for the construction program. The role involves supervising contract specifications, monitoring financial performance of projects, and providing technical expertise on large construction projects.
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Responsibilities
Supervise origination of contract specifications, notes or documents and monitor and maintain database of notes and special provisions
Meet with stakeholders to determine needs based on engineering strategies, functionality, cost restrictions, materials or specialty construction availability
Analyze construction plans, specifications, design standards for need of other project notes or provisions
Monitor specification development in the evaluation, analysis process
Revise index of standard specification revisions
Determine instructions, time, and implementation for use
Provide technical supervision, review and authoritative oversight for in-house road and bridge design engineers or consultant generated specifications
Direct and authorize corrections, revisions to include in advertisement ready contract documents
Originate or supervise preparing general notes governing plans
Post memorandums of understanding between VDOT, contractors, plan sketches
Originate revision, update and addition to VDOT Construction Division
Supervise revisions, updates or additions to VDOT’s Specification book
Develop and author contract requirements to procure publication services
Monitor publication process for compliance to contract requirements and jointly authorize payment for publication services
Originate policy and procedural memoranda to clarify needs
Establish guidelines for compliance, determine means and clarify measurement and payment basis for specific items of construction or maintenance work
Assist in the revisions of other division publications such as the construction manual, claims manual, phased inspection manual and others
Monitor, conduct budget analysis on multi-million dollar projects, expenditures, revenues, funding sources
Research charges; resolve financial discrepancies
Assist with estimates; monitor, resolve issues in automated systems
Compile cost data; identify cost saving; prepare financial, programmatic reports
Monitor federal financial authorizations; review cost reimbursement agreements, funding transfers, disbursements
Prepare invoices; manage, monitor payment to consultants and private partner reimbursements
Monitor engineering, right-of-way, construction project’s financial performance; advise on potential shortfalls
Prepare financial reports from data or summary information to management
Monitor, revise internal budgets; reconcile funding; generate procedures for project finance functions
Execute consultant and utility voucher transactions, travel, and petty cash reimbursements, invoices; manage payments for state, local reimbursements
Enter projects in IPM
TIP and STIP amendments, adjustments are processed, federal authorizations obtained; identify funding; establish project schedules
Coordinate informative project meetings
Compile project schedule, meeting documentation; prepare correspondence; maintain project files
Prepare and develop graphs, presentations
Determine compliance, policy procedures
Provide Cardinal assistance and support
Evaluate integrity of operating systems; train staff on data retrieval
Ensure procurements meet guidelines
Oversee, resolve issues of internal audit business practices
Ensure program compliance
Prepare financial, project performance reports
Prepare budgets for distribution and review by PPTA partners
Process consultant, contractor vouchers and travel, petty cash reimbursements
Prepare updates to project financial plan
Develop, maintain and update Six Year Plan (SYP)
Provide senior level technical expertise on large, complex, multi-phase construction projects in the preparation and development of job specifications and related contract documents
Represent Division as technical advisor on VDOT and Construction industry committees
Provide technical expertise on specification interpretation, determination of specific use in a wide variety of project applications, or the need for revised or new specifications, plan notes or related legally binding contract documents
Research and analyze construction engineering design standards, products, methods, procedures and government legislation, regulations, policy and procedures
Ensure specifications, notes and contract documents align with current construction standards and legally binding contract document requirements for complex, unique or specific maintenance and construction projects
Answer general questions, provide instruction and security access
Provide training for all modules and specifically preliminary engineering in Transport
Develop user training materials and user guides and order training materials as needed
Conduct classroom instruction as well as Train-the-Trainer
Assist with helpdesk calls, technical aspects related to Transport and electronic publications
Interact with vendors and employees during procurement requests
Qualification
Required
Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
Ability to follow oral and written instructions
Ability to gather and analyze data and reach sound, logical conclusions
Ability to prepare and customize reports using various tools to create charts, graphs and spreadsheets
Ability to read, analyze and understand federal and state laws and regulations and apply value engineering principles and practices
Ability to research and analyze a wide range of subjects and develop or apply technical and legal language to projects
Ability to work independently to set priorities, schedules, resolve issues and make decisions
Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to transportation construction and financial management
Demonstrated knowledge of project and financial controls related to transportation construction projects
Knowledge of civil engineering methods, principles, practices and procedures related to transportation construction
Knowledge of contract development or administration
Knowledge of road and bridge design, construction technology and terminology
Skill in the use of computers and software applications
Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences to include developing presentations, leading meetings and conducting training
Ability to prepare and customize reports using various tools to create charts, graphs, spreadsheets
Ability to research, analyze a wide range of subjects and develop or apply technical and legal language to projects
Comprehensive knowledge of state and federal laws, regulations, policies and procedures related to transportation construction and financial management
Demonstrated knowledge of project and financial controls related to transportation construction projects
Knowledge of civil engineering methods, principles, practices and procedures related to transportation construction
Knowledge of contract development or administration
Knowledge of road, bridge design, construction technology and terminology
Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include MS Office products, and construction, financial and project management programs
Preferred
A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, Information Systems, Financial Management, Business, Accounting or related field desired
Company
Virginia Department of Transportation
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state's roads, bridges and tunnels.
Founded in 1875
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.9MKey Investors
U.S. Department of Agriculture
2022-02-16Grant· $1.9M
Leadership Team
Laura Farmer
Chief Financial Officer
Edward Cooper
Deputy Chief Information Officer
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