Assistant Environmental Section Manager - Bristol District

Title: Assistant Environmental Section Manager - Bristol District

State Role Title: Environmental Manager I

Hiring Range: $74,006 - $120,260

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Bristol District Office

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What Drives You? Join VDOT Bristol District as an Assistant Environmental Section Manager!

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Bristol District is seeking an experienced and dedicated Assistant Environmental Section Manager to support the supervision and oversight of daily environmental program activities. In this role, you will provide guidance, direction, and feedback to team members, ensuring effective program delivery and compliance with environmental standards.

Key responsibilities include managing environmental studies such as NEPA document preparation, hazardous materials reviews, cultural resource studies, and ensuring that QA/QC reviews are performed at appropriate milestones. You will also monitor and track project delivery schedules in accordance with environmental performance metrics. Additionally, you will provide training and technical assistance to consultants, VDOT staff, and local government teams in environmental and regulatory compliance areas.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will assist in implementing preliminary engineering activities for VDOT projects, offering recommendations and solutions for environmental procedural, policy, or contractual matters. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Safety: VDOT employees are expected to demonstrate safety behaviors routinely and advocate for safety in all work activities.

Supervisory: Manage program direction, planning, monitoring, and evaluation; oversee fiscal stewardship and human resource management of staff.

Senior Environmental Lead: Provide recommendations and solutions for procedural, policy, or contractual matters related to environmental issues.

Technical Expert: Oversee daily operations, verifications, and approvals in the absence of the district environmental manager.

Senior Project Manager: Provide environmental oversight for VDOT-administered and alternative project delivery projects (e.g., LAP, PPTA, design-build).

CEDAR Workflow Management: Use the CEDAR system to manage workflows, measure accomplishments, and update project files as needed.

Consultant Oversight: Oversee on-call consultant contracts involving NEPA and permit-related deliverables.

If you're passionate about environmental work and want to play a key role in supporting VDOT's mission to maintain safe and sustainable transportation infrastructure, we encourage you to apply today!

Minimum Qualifications

• Proficiency in using computers and software applications.
• Strong ability in workload planning and scheduling, budgeting, financial resource allocation, and technical data management.
• Knowledge of environmental laws, regulations, policies, procedures, programs, and practices.
• Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills by preparing clear and concise reports, presentations, and correspondence; effectively communicating complex environmental concepts to diverse audiences, including team members, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Skilled in gathering and analyzing data to make informed environmental recommendations.
• Ability to review, critique, and interpret plans, contracts, special provisions, and specifications.
• Strong supervisory skills with the ability to manage the work of others and handle multiple projects simultaneously.

Additional Considerations

• Experience managing multiple environmental programs.
• Progressive experience in managing staff performing environmental functions and overseeing multiple environmental programs.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Environmental Studies, Sciences, or a related field is preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of professional experience in environmental management, with a focus on transportation projects, including expertise in NEPA documentation.

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.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days of the closing date.

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

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

Contact Information

Name: Jessica Meyer

Phone: 276-213-1791

Email: Jessica.Meyer@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.