Title: Section Manager Facilities

State Role Title: Trades Manager I

Hiring Range: $67,270 - $109,313

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Culpeper District Complex

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and commitment to excellence! We would love for you to join our team to keep Virginia moving. As a Facilities Manager, you will use our foundational drivers to play a crucial role in shaping the highways that connect communities and drive progress across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

VDOT's Culpeper District is nestled in Virginia's Piedmont between Rappahannock and Rapidan Rivers. We are situated near Skyline Drive, the Blue Ridge Mountains and Shenandoah National Park.

The Facilities Manager will coordinate, manage and monitor activities of the district's Facilities functions. Oversee hired contractors to perform construction, alterations, maintenance and major day-to-day repairs to buildings, infrastructure and facilities for a multi-site organization. Plan and initiate projects to improve or effectively maintain facilities in a manner consistent with VDOT goals and available funding. Oversee district security operations.

Why Choose VDOT:
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers core benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, and leave programs. Employees participate in a State Retirement Plan; a tax-deferred Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching provision is also available. Also, the State funds a Short and Long Term Disability Program. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, training and tuition assistance programs, wellness programs, etc.

VDOT employees have Shared Values and abide by a Code of Ethics. Our culture includes teamwork, transparency, nimble learning, creativity, and collaboration of work that values differences. We encourage all those who apply to review our values and ethics. Click here to review http://www.virginiadot.org/about/mission andvalues.asp. If you share these values, we invite you to apply. Your success in our organization depends upon sharing these values and keeping this Code of Ethics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
  
  
  


• Valid driver's license.
  
  
  


• Considerable knowledge of construction, trades and overall facilities operations.
  
  
  


• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
  
  
  


• Considerable knowledge of architecture and engineering specialty.
  
  


• Ability to read and interpret architectural/engineering project plans for plan review.
  
  
  


• Ability to effectively plan and apply project management skills.
  
  
  


• Experience related to oversight of health and safety related issues.
  
  
  


• Supervisory experience to include managing staff, programs and budgets.

Additional Considerations

• Tradesman license.
  
  
  


• Experience in the areas of facilities construction, maintenance and repair, planning, project management, compliance and performing management and supervisory duties.
  
  
  


• A combination of training, experience, or education in Business Management, Architecture, Engineering or related field desired.

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 Virginia Jobs account (jobs.virginia.gov) 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. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person cannot be considered.

The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application or optional resume; therefore, those who fully represent their qualifications will be more successful with obtaining an interview. Submitting an incomplete application or resume lacking relevant experience detail may impact interview eligibility.

VDOT is an emergency response agency, and this position may be required to assist during emergency operations, requiring work outside of normal work hours to ensure the safety of the traveling public.

Fingerprint based background check, employment references, work history, and DMV driving record 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 the Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM). Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

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: Sherri Johnson

Phone: 540-727-7055

Email: sherri.garcia@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.