Crew Leader Structure and Bridge

Title: Crew Leader Structure and Bridge

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $47,764 - $77,617

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Hanging Rock AHQ

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 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 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.

VDOT's Salem District has an exciting opportunity available in its Structure and Bridge Department. We are seeking qualified candidates to fill a Crew Leader Structure and Bridge vacancy. This position serves as a member and leader of a crew performing repairs, maintenance, and replacement of bridges and structures to maintain the district’s roadways and bridges. This position is based out of our Salem Residency.

Core Responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:
• Routinely demonstrate safety behaviors as well as advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities. Manages area(s) of responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Demonstrates and routinely practices safety behaviors as a condition of employment. Reports all safety accidents, incidents and/or concerns appropriately and in a timely manner.
• Fabricate bridge superstructure elements including steel beams and pre-cast concrete slabs. Perform all necessary rebar cutting and installation and shop fabrication necessary. Perform mathematical calculations to measure and layout construction elements; determine quantities, and simple geometric layout on bridges and culverts. Read and interpret bridge plans, shop drawings, and sketches.

• Lead and apply appropriate in-stream and environmental protection measures during all structural maintenance and construction activities.

• Provide traffic control in support of bridge operations. Install and remove traffic signs and other warning devices in a timely and appropriate manner. Flag traffic to ensure a safe and effective work zone.

• Performs manual labor and other tasks to accomplish the construction, repair and maintenance of timber, steel, and concrete bridge elements and other structures.

• Demonstrate considerable skill and expertise as an operator in the proper and safe use of all equipment needed to perform bridge related construction and or maintenance tasks.

• Conduct on-the-job training and recommend additional training needs to Bridge Superintendent. Provide constructive feedback on job performance of crew. Assist with record keeping and administrative tasks. May serve as back-up Bridge supervision and may represent work unit at meetings. May serve in a supervisory capacity during emergencies.

• Lead and perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs on equipment and power tools used in bridge construction and maintenance.

• Build and install footers, abutments and wing walls by placing and finishing major and minor concrete elements. Erect fabricated steel beam bridges and install timber and concrete bridge decks.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read, interpret, apply work zone safety and traffic control manuals. Ability to read and interpret bridge plans.

• Skill in the use of various hand, power and carpentry tools, concrete forming and finishing methods and fabricating steel components and welding.

• Ability to perform physically demanding heavy manual labor, to work at heights, in and over water, around heavy traffic conditions, irregular terrain, and other adverse conditions.

• Considerable knowledge of bridge maintenance methods, equipment, materials, safety practices and concrete finishing techniques.

• Ability to lead, direct, and train others. Provide technical direction and guidance to variety of skilled workers.

• Safety shoes required.

• Ability to perform mathematical calculations, to measure, layout construction elements on bridges and culverts.

• Skill in the operation of equipment used for highway and, or bridge maintenance.

• Skill in computers and software and basic knowledge of inventory 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.

Additional Considerations

• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety.

• Current possession of Class A, CDL.

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Bridge Repair or related field desired.

• Possession of Crane Operator Certification

• Experience preparing reports, keeping records and using computers.

• Skilled in welding and fabrication of steel components.

• Experience leading and training skilled workers.

• Guard Rail Installer Training (GRIT).

• Extensive experience in bridge fabrication and maintenance methods, equipment, materials, and safety practices.

• DEQ: Responsible Land Disturber (RLD).

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 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

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.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

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: Landon Osborne

Phone: 540-750-0284

Email: landon.osborne@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.

Salary : $47,764 - $77,617