Operator Structure and Bridge
Virginia Department of Transportation
Location
Virginia | United States
Job description
Title: Operator Structure and Bridge
State Role Title: Transportation Operator II SB
Hiring Range: $38,506-$62,000
Pay Band: 2
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Christiansburg Residency
Agency Website:
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
We are seeking qualified individuals interested in joining our Christiansburg Bridge Crew within the Salem District Structure & Bridge Team to repair, maintain and replace bridges and structures in accordance with established safety standards, VDOT specifications and procedures, and equipment operation standards.
We are looking for individuals with skills in carpentry, concrete forming and finishing, welding, and equipment operation (e.g. dump truck, loader, backhoe) and the ability to perform manual labor.
As a member of the bridge maintenance team, you will:
• respond to emergency roadway and severe weather events to prepare and operate equipment for snow and ice removal and other types of hazardous road conditions
• operate light to medium-duty equipment to perform bridge maintenance and construction related tasks
• form footers, abutments, wing walls, and place and finish concrete
• erect steel beam structures, install timber and concrete bridge decks
• complete pre-trip inspections, demonstrate proper jobsite protection techniques
The current vacancy is located at the Christiansburg location. This recruitment may be also used to fill future vacancies at Christiansburg, Bedford, Ironto, Hillsville, Martinsville and Salem locations.
Position requires physically demanding labor over, in, and around water from boats and scaffolding at various heights and in harsh weather conditions.
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.
At VDOT, we work together to serve citizens and visitors to the Commonwealth with excellence, valuing differences to do our best and achieve a high-performance culture. We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics: Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values.
VDOT Mission and Values and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for
VDOT Employees and Applicants” at: V3 Details.
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.
Minimum Qualifications
• knowledge of highway and bridge maintenance methods, equipment, materials, and safety practices
• experience in carpentry, concrete forming and finishing, and welding
• able to perform heavy manual labor, including frequently lifting up to 50 lbs
• skill using and maintaining light to medium duty equipment, hand and power tools
• able to work at heights, over and in water, in heavy traffic and under adverse conditions
• able to perform mathematical calculations to measure and lay out constructed elements on bridges and culverts
• valid CDL and DOT medical card or ability to obtain with 11 months of employment and maintain thereafter
Additional Considerations
• valid certified crane operator with appropriate endorsements
• experience in bridge maintenance and construction
• experience fabricating or welding steel components
• skilled in carpentry, building forms, concrete placement and finishing
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 résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
• 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.
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.
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
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 decision to interview an applicant is based on the information about qualifications and work history provided by the applicant in the application and/or optional resume’. State applications will only be accepted through online submission through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/PageUp. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp account to check the status of your application for this position.
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: Tabatha Adkins
Phone: 540.750.5525
Email: [email protected]
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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.
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