Contract Monitor- Wage

Title: Contract Monitor- Wage

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $20.17-$32.78

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Chesterfield Residency

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Are you looking for the opportunity to build a career in highway maintenance and construction industry that will offer you long-term career opportunities. Then consider working for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Chesterfield Residency.

VDOT, Chesterfield Residency is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual with strong highway maintenance experience to inspect and document all phases of contractor's maintenance activities to ensure conformance with contract specifications. The Contract Monitor will monitor contractor work areas ensuring compliance with regulations and take necessary action when contractor fails to correct inadequacies; prepare/review documentation covering contract activities, quantity and cost of work, progress, etc.; and check/prepare and submit progress reports and daily/weekly pay documents.

The selected candidate will ensure contractor meets work zone safety and other safety requirements during maintenance operations; monitor contract expenditures; estimate quantities; and assist in preparing/developing future ASD contracts. Communicate with contractors, public and utility companies; perform materials testing on roadway maintenance projects and document results, costs, quantities, progress, etc.; and review projects to ensure contractors are in compliance with all federal/state environmental regulations and guidelines. Assist with inspection of county and city streets and utility work as necessary; provide supervision to work crews during emergency operations. Investigate and recommend solutions to maintenance complaints; estimate repair, construction and material costs.

THIS IS AN HOURLY/WAGE POSITION AND IS NOT ENTITLED TO STATE BENEFITS PACKAGE AND IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 1500 HOURS IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD.

"In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume."

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge and application of construction, maintenance, and repair techniques; of inspection procedures; and materials testing and acceptance.

• Ability to read, analyze and interpret contracts, road/bridge specifications and regulations in highway maintenance

• Ability to collect and analyze data and prepare reports.

• Ability to monitor and oversee the work of others.

• Skill in the use of computers and software programs.

• Ability to obtain Work Zone Safety and Flagging Certification. Ability to obtain DEQ Dual Inspector certification within 6-12 months of employment. Valid driver's license is required.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in roadway maintenance, construction, and equipment operations.

• Experience in monitoring/inspecting and documenting contractors work or overseeing the work of others.

• Skill in the use of automated construction management and financial software.

• Possession of Work Zone Safety and Flagging Certification. Possession of DEQ Dual Inspector Certification and ability to obtain VDOT materials certifications.

• Possession of CDL.

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 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.

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.

"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."

Contact Information

Name: Maureen Paciello

Phone: 804-801-4227

Email: maureen.paciello@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.