What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance Superintendent position at VA Dept of Transportation?
Title: Maintenance Superintendent
State Role Title: Transportation Operations Manager II
Hiring Range: $59,830 - $97,223
Pay Band: 4
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Blacksburg 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 the job 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.
This position will plan, develop, deliver and operate all aspects of the Blacksburg Area Headquarters maintenance program in compliance with established schedules and budgets. This position inspects roadway assets; plans, prioritizes, schedules, and manages roadway maintenance /construction activities; manages budgets in planning work, analyzing data, and monitoring expenditures; manages area headquarters staff, equipment, materials, and other inventory; and oversees hired equipment and contractors. The Superintendent develops and manages the area safety program, coordinates response to accidents, incidents, inclement weather, and other emergencies in assigned area.
VDOT is an emergency response agency and this position is key to fulfilling this agency requirement, and this position will be called upon to work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations such as inclement weather, flooding, and/or traffic incidents.
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.
- 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. Safety shoes must e to code, and are reimbursable up to $200 annually.
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.
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.
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.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer
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