Title: Maintenance Crew Leader, Specialty Crew - Bolling Green

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $45,317 - $73,640

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Bolling Green

Agency Website: www.vdot.virginia.gov/jobs

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having 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 your professional development...At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for YOU!

The Fredericksburg Residency is seeking a highly skilled individual to lead its Specialty Crew in addressing time-consuming customer-focused roadway maintenance and construction tasks. The Crew Leader will plan work schedules and identify/assign manpower, materials and equipment needed to accomplish the job.

As a specialty crew leader, you will:
• Determine and demonstrate proper work site protection techniques; ensure crew has proper PPE
• Train crews in proper safety methods
• Apply VAWAPM (Virginia Work Area Protection Manul) for detours, lane closures, work zones, etc.
• Take corrective action when unsafe conditions are identified
• Provide traffic control in support of maintenance operation
• Conduct on-the-job training and recommend additional training needs to Superintendent.
• Demonstrate considerable skill and expertise as an operator in the proper/safe use and maintenance of all equipment
• Perform snow and ice removal and other emergency response activities

VDOT is an emergency response agency and this position is the core of this requirement, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations.

NOTE: This position requires approved safety shoes. Preference will be given to current CDL carriers.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license
• Considerable knowledge of highway maintenance and construction practices and procedures
• Knowledge of safety policies, procedures, and programs related to roadway construction and maintenance
• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures
• Skill in operating and maintaining light and medium trucks and equipment
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications
• Ability to lead, direct and train others to perform manual labor and use hand and power tools
• Ability to interpret and apply work zone safety and traffic control manuals
• Ability to complete reports and keep records
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• 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
• Flagging Certification

Additional Considerations

• Experience in roadway maintenance activities
• Experience in applying inventory practices/procedures
• Experience in leading and training work crews
• Experience in preparing reports and maintaining records
• Emergency operations experience to include snow removal, storm damage and accident clean-up
• CDL with appropriate endorsements

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.

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.

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

VDOT employees have shared Values and a Code of Ethics. http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, 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.

NOTE: All drivers hired without a valid CDL in hand are required to obtain their CDL within 11 months of their hire date. You cannot operate commercial motor vehicles prior to receiving the necessary licensure and medical certification. Effective February 7, 2022, new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations require entry-level drivers (drivers who are seeking to take the skills test in order to obtain a CDL for the first time, upgrade their CDL to a Class A from a Class B, or take the knowledge test to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement for the first time) to complete FMCSA- approved Entry-Level Driving (ELD) Training before the Department of Motor Vehicles can grant the requested CDL or endorsement. The course is comprised of 160 hours, on average, of training. VDOT is willing to assist with your enrollment in and payment for the course upon your acceptance of an ELD Training Tuition tenure and repayment agreement.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days of the closing date. State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through PageUp.

This position is designated as essential to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.

"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."

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

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the state recruitment platform (PageUp). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your application account to check the status of your application for this position.

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/resume, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information or attach a resume. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019.

Contact Information

Name: Priya Paranthaman

Email: [email protected]