Title: Crew Leader Maintenance - Claypool Hill AHQ

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $39,023 - $63,413

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Claypool Hill AHQ (Tazewell)

Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Are you a skilled operator who can lead a team in the areas of maintenance and traffic operations?
The Claypool Hill Area Headquarters is looking for a Maintenance Crew Leader to help keep Virginia Safe and Moving!

In this position you will serve as a member and leader of a work crew performing a
combination of skilled equipment operation, preventive maintenance and manual labor tasks in order to maintain Virginia's roadways.

Duties and Responsibilities of this position include:
Safety
Emergency Response
Records Preparation and Management
Leadership
Preventative Maintenance
Traffic Control
Equipment Operations

Interested in being a part of the team that Keeps Virginia Moving? Apply Today!

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and apply work zone safety and traffic control manuals.
• Ability to lead, direct, oversee the work of others and train others.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Safety shoes required.
• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of highway maintenance and construction practices and
procedures.
• Ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain
thereafter. Must comply with DOT and VDOT policies and standards when operating CDL
equipment.
• Skill operating and maintaining light and medium trucks and equipment.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and use hand and power tools.

Additional Considerations

• Commercial Driver' License (CDL)
• Experience preparing reports and keeping records.
• Basic Tree Cutting & Chainsaw Operator
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Construction or related field desired.
• Experience using computers and software applications.
• Experience in roadway maintenance activities.
• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety
• Experience in roadway maintenance and repair. Experience in work zone set-up, traffic
controls and flagging to include using the MUTCD or similar regulations. Experience
overseeing the work of others.

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 of receipt when your application and/or resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the PageUp System. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and/or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent health and life insurance, benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching.

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.

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics: your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore please access the following link: https://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and; if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. 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 Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants”: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp

Contact Information

Name: Naoma Norris

Phone: (276) 696-3305

Email: [email protected]

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.