Title: Supervisor Structure & Bridge

State Role Title: Transportation Operations Manager I

Hiring Range: $52,971 - $86,078

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Bedford Residency

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state’s roads, bridges, tunnels and ferries. Through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it also provides funding for airports, rail, and public transportation. Virginia has the third largest state-maintained highway system in the country covering 58,321 miles of interstate, primary, secondary and frontage roads. VDOT has about 7,500 employees, making it one of the largest state agencies in Virginia delivering a program that exceeds $5 Billion.

The Salem District maintains more than 9,200 miles of roads in southwestern Virginia in the counties of: Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles. Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, and Roanoke. The district serves more than 650,000 citizens in these counties and the 14 cities and towns in its boundaries.

The Salem District is seeking a Supervisor to oversee a crew for the repair, maintenance and replacement of bridges and structures in accordance with established safety standards, VDOT specifications and procedures and equipment operational standards. Position specific responsibilities and duties will include, but not limited to:

Assist the Superintendent in developing and planning work schedules and obtaining needed tools, equipment, and materials to complete assigned work. Assign work to crew and monitor performance to ensure work is performed safely, on time and within budget. Monitor contractor performance. Respond to complaints and update asset management system.

Assist with review and determination of repair needs. Complete work reports and other administrative tasks as needed. Perform the full range of supervisory duties, including training and development, coaching, and performance management.

Secure materials, equipment, and services as required to perform assigned tasks and emergency repairs.

Receive, issue, and review stock items for daily work assignments. Perform first counts, inventory reviews, and complete all required stock related forms.

May operate equipment, perform preventative maintenance on equipment and tools and perform manual labor. This position is designated as essential for emergency response.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of structure and bridge construction and maintenance methods,procedures, practices and equipment.
• Considerable knowledge of safety policies, procedures and programs applicableto highway and bridge maintenance work, equipment and tools.
• Knowledge of basic inventory practices and procedures and ability to complete reports and maintain records.
• Ability to lead, direct and train others.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and operate and maintain light and medium equipment used for bridge maintenance and repair.
• Considerable skill in use of various carpentry tools, concrete forming and finishing methods and fabricating steel components and welding.
• Skill in use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to obtain flagger and DCR Erosion & Sediment Control Inspector certifications.
• Valid CDL and DOT medical card or ability to obtain within 11 months of employment.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in structure and bridge maintenance, repair and replacement.
• Experience in carpentry, concrete placement and finishing and steel componentfabrication.
• Ability to read and interpret bridge and structure plans and specifications.
• Experience leading, supervising and training others.
• Experience in inventory management.
• Valid CDL and DOT medical card.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

You will be provided a confirmation receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
• Employment reference check and work history verification
• DMV Records Check
• Fingerprint-based criminal history records check

Additionally, required for CDL holders:
• Full Query drug and alcohol history in FMCSA Clearinghouse – Register at: FMCSA Clearinghouse.
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening
• Federal DOT pre-employment physical

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available.

Safety shoes and other personal protective equipment (PPE) required in performance of job duties.

This position is designated as essential and, as such, all duties associated with this job are required during emergency situations which may include, but are not limited to, inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations. Performance of these duties may require work outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends and holidays. VDOT will determine when essential positions are required to report.

Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel independently among assigned work locations is required.

VDOT utilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information about qualifications and work history provided by the applicant in the application and/or optional resume’. State applications will only be accepted through online submission through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/PageUp. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.

Contact Information

Name: Sarah Merrill

Phone: (540) 589-6661

Email: sarah.merrill@vdot.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.