Maintenance Superintendent Chilhowie AHQ

Title: Maintenance Superintendent Chilhowie AHQ

State Role Title: Transport Opertns Manager II

Hiring Range: $59,830 - $97,223

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Chilhowie AHQ (Abingdon)

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

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What Drives You? Join the VDOT Team!

VDOT's Bristol District is seeking a motivated individual to be our next Maintenance Superintendent for the Chilhowie Area Headquarters. This is an exciting opportunity for someone passionate about impactful work and leadership. As the Maintenance Superintendent, you will manage the full scope of work activities related to assigned maintenance programs and operations. Your role will be essential to ensuring the continued success and safety of our infrastructure.

The purpose of this position is to plan, develop, deliver, and oversee all aspects of the Area Headquarters maintenance program, ensuring compliance with established schedules and budgets. If you're a strategic thinker with a passion for public service, we want you to help us maintain and improve our transportation network.

This position is designated Essential for Emergency Operations – As defined by VDOT Department Memorandum (DM) Number: 17-1 – Emergency Operations and Traffic Management, VDOT is an emergency operation agency. As such, this job is crucial to our emergency response efforts. You will be expected to report to work during emergencies, maintain communications with your supervisor, and stay updated on weather forecasts to ensure you're ready for duty. Additionally, you will be prepared to operate appropriate equipment in all weather conditions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and plan work within a budget develop cost estimates and

manage inventory.

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures.
• Skill in reading road and bridge sketches.
• Experience supervising staff.
• Ability to schedule, plan and monitor work activities.
• Considerable experience with highway construction and maintenance equipment, materials

and work methods, practices and procedures.

• Ability to gather data, maintain accurate and up to date records, conduct research, and

create reports and correspondence for personnel, equipment and materials.

Additional Considerations

• Experience leading emergency operations activities.
• Experience in maintenance and construction of roads. Supervisory experience.
• DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control certification
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Business Administration,

Transportation Operations or related field desired.

• Experience managing performance and applying progressive discipline.
• Experience planning, developing and managing a budget and monitoring inventory

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.

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

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.