Title: Engineer Specification

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer I

Hiring Range: $34.97 - $56.83

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Dept of Transportation

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.

Our Construction Division is seeking an Engineer Specification to join our team. The selected candidate will be responsible for:
Project Specifications - Formatting electronically and distributing project specifications, notes or documents developed for individual maintenance and construction projects. Reviewing written contract specifications for inclusion in contracts.
Maintain and Develop Specifications - Developing and maintaining critical engineering elements for statewide maintenance and construction specifications that govern and regulate activity and incorporation of materials and services during construction. Writing contract specifications and documenting project specific notes detailing the engineering expectation unique to the specific maintenance and construction project.
Policies and Procedures - Researching and analyzing engineering design standards, products, construction methods and procedures, and governmental legislation, regulations, policy, and procedures.
Special Assignments - Managing special program initiatives and projects as assigned. Serving and representing VDOT or assigned program area on various committees and work groups.
Communication - Establishing an effective line of communication between VDOT, contractors, government agencies and the public. Investigating issues and resolving complaints.

Minimum Qualifications

• Extensive oral and written communication experience with multi-discipline engineering and legal experts.
• Extensive experience in the design, construction, inspection, or maintenance of civil engineering projects.
• Extensive experience with planning and specification development, reading, interpretation, and application of construction and maintenance engineering principles, practices and procedures.
• Extensive experience in contract administration and management, value engineering, project constructability reviews, and maintenance program management.

Additional Considerations

n/a

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.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

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.

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.

Contact Information

Name: Shiron Haskins

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.