We have an outstanding career opportunity for aBureau Chief - Project Developmentto join a leading Company located in theChicago, ILsurrounding area.

Functions as Chief Engineer of the Project Development Bureau. Plans, formulates, executes, and supervises the activities and operations of four divisions including Traffic Services, Mechanical and Electrical, Project Studies, and Programming encompassing professional, technical, or paraprofessional support staff. Responsible for the development of an integrated transportation system and its relationship to the comprehensive system. Compiles, prepares, and submits the annual Five Year Transportation Plan for the County. Under the direction of the Superintendent of Highways, formulates and implements all bureau policies and procedures; determines and develops long-range planning strategies. Confers regularly and in a confidential manner with the Superintendent in all matters pertinent to the above including problematic assignment, consultant, and personnel issues that may arise.

Responsibilities :

• Provides administrative direction to the Traffic Services Division in the preparation and administration of pavement markings and signs maintenance contracts for the county transportation and highways system to ensure the installation and placement of necessary traffic controls as required by the Illinois Vehicle Code, the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the Illinois Department of Transportation's Standard Specifications for Traffic Control Items

• Reviews and approves the application of technical traffic engineering procedures to the study of plans for improvement projects; submits data and makes recommendations to ensure improvement projects provide capacity and geometries to meet design year volume estimates

• Provides administrative direction to the Traffic Services Division ensuring the erection and installation of all traffic control devices necessary to provide safe and optimum services on county roadways

• Maintains all traffic signals and pumping stations under the jurisdiction of the County to ensure the safety of the motoring public

• Supervises the use of video filming techniques of all county highways to provide information on field conditions; assists in the future planning, design, and general operations of county roadways; may furnish relevant data for the State's Attorney's Office for use in legal actions

• Oversees and handles all confidential personnel issues including performance evaluations, recommendations on promotions, and disciplinary actions

• Confers with Supervisor of Employment relative to job postings for available positions; interviews job applicants and recommends candidates

• Interviews and recommends consultants who provide engineering services for highway projects; negotiates contracts, reviews and evaluates consultants' performance and approves invoices for payment

• Examines work assignments regarding transportation and planning prepared by support staff to ensure proper policies and procedures are followed relative to state and federal highway rules and regulations

• Organizes, prioritizes, and monitors all work assignments for Project Development Bureau Staff to guarantee highway projects meet deadlines

• Develops and recommends goals and long-range planning strategies for the Project Development Bureau relative to the five-year plan on projects and to the department's overall mission and objectives; confers and advises the Superintendent on the implementation of policies and procedures for the Bureau

• Prepares and submits budget appropriations for the Project Development Bureau

  Basic Hiring Criteria :

• Graduation with a Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited program in Civil Engineering as listed in the most recent Accredited Board of Engineering and Technology Annual Report

• Current registration in the State of Illinois as a Licensed Professional Engineer/Licensed Structural Engineer

• A minimum of three (3) years of full-time work experience as a Highway Engineer or related field

  Desired Qualifications :

• Master's degree in Civil Engineering from an accredited engineering program

• Five (5) years of management experience in the highway or related field

• Prior supervisory or managerial work experience

• Thorough knowledge of generally accepted engineering procedures and methods; County, State, Federal, and American Association of State Highway Officials specifications, policies, programs, regulations, and requirements relative to transportation and planning of highways

• Extensive knowledge of transportation systems, the application of traffic data as related to the planning function

• Knowledge of the operations and functions of the Transportation and Planning Bureau Divisions

• Ability to administer a variety of highly technical and managerial functions, coordinating diverse engineering efforts to assure the timely and efficient completion of projects; ability to exercise sound engineering judgment in the formulation and execution of plans in the Project Development area

• Possession of advanced supervisory skills acquired through exposure to a wide variety of management problems

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in written form

• Ability to direct, motivate, and supervise subordinates through to the completion of work assignments

• Ability to analyze, prioritize, and handle a large number of projects and problems effectively under stressful conditions and time constraints

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