Keith Darrow, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

-Manage and lead the Department’s Engineering Division comprising of 14 skilled and professional employees.-Provide oversight and guidance of the Department’s VDOT Program, which executes approximately $230 million dollars in state and federal dollars.-Manage and lead the VDOT Program the Traffic Management Signal Operations Center consisting of a network of over 310 traffic signals and traffic monitoring cameras. -Manage and provide oversight of the Department’s Safety and… Show more -Manage and lead the Department’s Engineering Division comprising of 14 skilled and professional employees.-Provide oversight and guidance of the Department’s VDOT Program, which executes approximately $230 million dollars in state and federal dollars.-Manage and lead the VDOT Program the Traffic Management Signal Operations Center consisting of a network of over 310 traffic signals and traffic monitoring cameras. -Manage and provide oversight of the Department’s Safety and Engineering Services team. Oversight of in-house design, traffic data collection, crash data analysis, field inspections, and citizen requests.-Serve as acting Director of Transportation in the director's absence.-Review and evaluate various types of transportation infrastructure design plans, including roadway design, traffic signal design, pedestrian improvements, and multimodal improvements, for feasibility and constructability.-Develop and manage the Department’s capital improvement program and operating budget. Prepare annual budget requests to continue and expand on the Department’s initiatives and goals.-Manage and supervise Department’s indefinite quantity contracts. Oversight of RFP preparation, procurement, and selection. Ensure procurement is compliant in accordance with federal, state, and local procurement requirements.-Meet and communicate with residents at meetings to understand their concerns and work on solutions with Department staff. -Serve as a liaison between the City and the Virginia Department of Transportation for locally administered and VDOT administered projects.-Represent the City and its interests at the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO) and its subcommittees.-Prepare presentations, memorandums, reports, and summaries for City Council, department heads, residents, VDOT, and other stakeholders invested in Norfolk’s transportation goals and projects. Show less

Norfolk, Virginia Area

- Manage various levels, including design and construction, of transportation projects and studies.- Manage federally and state funded projects with VDOT and associated government agencies.- Negotiate scope, schedule and fee for projects and studies with varying degrees of complexity.- Verify compliance of contractor with federal and state regulations.- Identify new projects based on safety, congestion, financial and political issues.- Prepare cost… Show more - Manage various levels, including design and construction, of transportation projects and studies.- Manage federally and state funded projects with VDOT and associated government agencies.- Negotiate scope, schedule and fee for projects and studies with varying degrees of complexity.- Verify compliance of contractor with federal and state regulations.- Identify new projects based on safety, congestion, financial and political issues.- Prepare cost estimates and feasibility of projects and alternatives.- Review transportation design plans for engineering accuracy and constructability.- Evaluate various grant/funding opportunities to position the City to compete for funding and leverage City funding to the maximum extent possible.- Coordinate with and assist other City departments in management of projects. Show less

Norfolk, Virginia Area

-Applied for state and federal funding (TAP, CMAQ, RSTP, HSIP) applications on behalf of local municipalities.-Construction administration and inspection for municipal infrastructure projects, serving as a direct representative of the City to review and respond to RFIs, change orders -Design of roadway, infrastructure, and stormwater projects for local municipalities.-Prepared and designed erosion and sediment control plans for roadway, stormwater, and pedestrian safety… Show more -Applied for state and federal funding (TAP, CMAQ, RSTP, HSIP) applications on behalf of local municipalities.-Construction administration and inspection for municipal infrastructure projects, serving as a direct representative of the City to review and respond to RFIs, change orders -Design of roadway, infrastructure, and stormwater projects for local municipalities.-Prepared and designed erosion and sediment control plans for roadway, stormwater, and pedestrian safety projects.-Design maintenance of traffic plans for roadway and infrastructure projects.-Prepared specifications utilizing VDOT and regional standards.-Prepared project cost estimates for varying degrees of roadway and infrastructure projects.-Utility coordination with public and private utility companies.-Prepared right-of-way plans permits for Dominion Power Undergrounding Initiative in the Hampton Roads region.-Verified compliance of contractor with federal and state regulations.-Assisted with preparing task orders for transportation projects with different municipalities.-Assisted with preparing a Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) audit contracts with state and federal language.-Coordinated with City project managers on transportation related projects. Show less

- Managed various levels, including design and construction, of transportation projects and studies.- Managed federally and state funded projects with VDOT and associated government agencies.- Negotiated scope, schedule and fee for projects and studies with varying degrees of complexity.- Verified compliance of contractor with federal and state regulations.- Identified new projects based on safety, congestion, financial and political issues.- Prepared… Show more - Managed various levels, including design and construction, of transportation projects and studies.- Managed federally and state funded projects with VDOT and associated government agencies.- Negotiated scope, schedule and fee for projects and studies with varying degrees of complexity.- Verified compliance of contractor with federal and state regulations.- Identified new projects based on safety, congestion, financial and political issues.- Prepared cost estimates and feasibility of projects and alternatives.- Evaluated various grant/funding opportunities to position the City to compete for funding and leverage City funding to the maximum extent possible.- Coordinated with and assist other City departments in management of projects.- Assisted in the management of the City of Virginia Beach’s Transportation Program.- Designed transportation projects around the City.- Prepared and analyzed the City’s yearly Capital Improvement Program budget for the Transportation Division, a $1.2 billion program.- Prepared briefings for the City Manager and City Council annually on the state of the Transportation Program and Budget. Show less

Virginia Beach, Virginia

- Preliminary engineering design and research including grading, drainage, sewer, water, and site layout.- Coordinated work with clients, contractors, and other members of design team.- Performed final site inspection and construction administration.- Prepared cost estimates for infrastructure of business parks and commerce parks.- Conducted payment requests for a large residential project.- Prepared site design narratives and plan set for city submittal.

Master Of Public Administration - Mpa, Public Administration

Bachelor Of Science, Civil Engineering