Bridge Crew Leader

Title: Bridge Crew Leader

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $50,000 to $69,299

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Amissville AHQ

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and commitment to excellence! If you are driven by innovation and passion for infrastructure, we want you to join our team to keep Virginia moving. As a Bridge Crew Leader, you will use our foundational drivers to play a crucial role in shaping the highways that connect communities and drive progress across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Do you enjoy the outdoors? Like working with your hands to build or restore items? How about leading and developing others? Then VDOT has a career for you! Located in beautiful Rappahannock County, Virginia you will:

• Identify bridge maintenance needs develop schedules and plan work.

• Determine resources and materials needed for repair or construction, working with staff to obtain for project implementation.

• As a working crew leader, will perform preventative and restorative structural maintenance activities on large culverts, bridge structures, and other concrete structures.

• Place and finish concrete, erect steel beam bridges and install timber and concrete bridge decks.

• Perform manual labor in forming footers, abutments, and wing walls. Work is accomplished over, in, and around water, in heavy traffic, and from scaffolding. Requires working at heights, using proper fall protection.

• Operate a 25-ton dump truck, rubber tire front-end loader, backhoes, truck-mounted crane, forklift, and various types of hand/power tools.

• Conduct preventative maintenance and minor repairs on equipment/tools.

• Monitor operations for safety and compliance with standards; maintain work accomplishment records and serve as supervisor as needed.

• Work during emergencies including bridge strikes, incident management, snow removal, and hurricane preparedness. Performance of duties requires work outside of normal business hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Minimum Qualifications

• Skill in carpentry, concrete forming, and finishing, and welding.

• Skill and experience in operating construction-related equipment, and hand and power tools.

• Knowledge of highway/bridge maintenance methods and safety practices.

• Basic experience in leading, directing, and training others.

• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures and skill in the use of computers and

software applications.

• Skilled in performing minor repairs and preventative maintenance on equipment and power tools.

• Experience in performing heavy manual labor.

• Capability to conduct basic math calculations to measure and layout constructed elements on bridges and culverts.

• Ability to read and interpret bridge and structure plans.

• Ability to obtain flagging certification.

• Possess a valid driver's license. Must be able to obtain a Commercial Driver's License within 11 months of employment. See below for more details.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in the maintenance and/or construction of roadways, bridges, facilities, or comparable large-scale construction projects.

• Experience preparing reports and keeping records.

• Valid Class A CDL

• Experience in fabrication or welding steel components.

• Valid Certified Crane Operator with appropriate endorsements.

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.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the Page Up System. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent their 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.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified before employment. Selected applicants holding a valid CDL must complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen, otherwise, applicants will be required to complete a pre-employment physical. 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.

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.

In addition to a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, a $3,000 sign-on bonus is available for new employees to VDOT.

This position is eligible for VDOT's Employee Referral Bonus Program. If you were referred to this opportunity by an existing VDOT employee, please be sure to answer the "How did you find out about this opportunity question" by selecting "Other" and entering their full name and either work email or phone number so we can be sure they are credited for any applicable rewards. Only one person may be entered.

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.

VDOT employees have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics: your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore please access the following link: VDOT Shared Values and Ethics to review them and if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

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" VDOT Information

Contact Information

Name: Leitha Atkins

Phone: 540-829-7532

Email: leitha.atkins@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.