Supervises section activities and personnel in engineering and non-engineering areas • Visits projects and makes on-site engineering decisions • Train and evaluate personnel to ensure quality work • Plans, schedules, and coordinates the activities of subordinate personnel • Reviews ongoing work at major decision points concerning problems or alternatives under consideration at that time • Investigates and responds to citizen complaints or requests • Represent the Department at internal and external meetings • Serves as a senior level with recognized expertise which may include papers and/or credits published in nationally recognized transportation literature; presentations to national, regional or State professional groups, active membership in recognized national organizations or professional groups dealing with transportation engineering or other demonstrated expertise in a transportation engineering specialty such as concrete, steel, bituminous materials, environmental measurements, geotechnical evaluations, instrumental analysis, computer application, structural analysis, electronics, metallography, corrosion, welding and mathematical analysis, transportation systems analysis, route location, project evaluation, transportation planning, design, pavement, hydraulics, and other related fields • Travel may be required; therefore, a valid driver's license is required . • Ability to supervise and plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the activities of professional engineering staff • Ability to establish effective working relationships with districts, divisions, industry, governmental units, public interest groups, and individuals • Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing • Ability to conduct successful applied research in a specialized branch of transportation engineering • Ability to write professional quality papers, reports, research studies, and projects .