What are the responsibilities and job description for the Superintendent Structure and Bridge position at VA Dept of Transportation?
Title: Superintendent Structure and Bridge
State Role Title: Transport Operations Manager II
Hiring Range: $66,263 - $107,677
Pay Band: 4
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Lebanon Residency
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 become our next Bridge Superintendent for the Russell/Buchanan Bridge Crew. In this role, you will be responsible for managing, planning, and directing operations and staff involved in structure and bridge repair, maintenance, and replacement activities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Establishing schedules, planning, and monitoring work activities.
- Ensuring all work activities are performed safely, following workplace safety protocols and guidelines.
- Identifying maintenance and repair needs for structures and bridges, while developing project budgets and cost estimates.
- Managing day-to-day operations, including assigning tasks, complying with environmental regulations, handling administrative duties, and responding to customer concerns.
- Setting work goals and monitoring performance.
- Overseeing the placement of temporary bridges and the removal of damaged structures.
- Supervising snow removal operations.
This position is designated as essential, meaning all duties must be performed during emergencies, including but not limited to inclement weather, disaster response, and other critical operations. As a result, you may be required to work outside of normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays, as determined by VDOT.
Why Choose VDOT?
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers core benefits such as competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, and generous leave programs. Employees are enrolled in a State Retirement Plan, with an optional tax-deferred Retirement Savings Plan that includes employer matching. The State also funds both Short- and Long-Term Disability Programs. Additional benefits include 12 paid holidays, training and tuition assistance, wellness programs, and more.
VDOT employees share common values and adhere to a Code of Ethics. Our culture emphasizes teamwork, transparency, nimble learning, creativity, and collaboration—where diversity is valued. We encourage all applicants to review our values and ethics. Click here to learn more. If these values align with yours, we invite you to apply. Your success in our organization will depend on your commitment to these values and our Code of Ethics.
Minimum Qualifications
- Considerable knowledge of structure and bridge maintenance methods, procedures,
- Knowledge of supervisory principles, policies and practices and experience to manage
- Knowledge of budgets, cost estimates, and inventory management.
- Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
- Ability to effectively resolve citizen complaints and other issues successfully.
- Ability to gather data, conduct research, and create reports and correspondence.
- Ability to schedule, plan, and monitor work activities.
- Ability to read and interpret bridge and structure plans and specifications.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Valid driver's license.
Additional Considerations
- Experience preparing cost estimates, developing budgets, tracking costs, and preparing
- Experience in maintenance and construction of bridges, culverts, and other highway
- Experience managing performance and applying progressive discipline.
- Experience developing, planning, scheduling, and overseeing construction or bridge
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.
Special Instructions:
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
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.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer
Salary : $66,263 - $107,677
