Crew Leader Maintenance

Title: Crew Leader Maintenance

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $46,373 - $75,356

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Ashland Residency

Agency Website: http://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, safety, or community, there is a spot at VDOT for you to help keep Virginia moving!

The Ashland Residency is seeking a highly skilled individual to lead its Specialty Crew in addressing time-consuming customer-focused roadway maintenance and construction tasks. As a Crew Leader Maintenance, you will schedule assignments received from supervisor, identify proper procedures and work assignments. Demonstrate considerable skill and expertise as an operator in the proper and safe use of equipment; and perform snow and ice removal and other emergency response activities. Determine and demonstrate proper work site protection techniques. Ensure crew has proper personal protection equipment, and train crew in proper safety methods. Apply Virginia Work Area Protection Manual (VWAPM) for detours, lane closures, work zones, etc. and take corrective action when unsafe conditions are identified; provide traffic control in support of maintenance operations; and conduct on-the-job training and recommend additional training needs to Superintendent.

Position is designated as essential and, as such all duties associated with the job are required during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers core benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts and leave programs. Employees participate in a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirements saving including employer matching. The Commonwealth of Virginia also funds a short- and long-term disability program. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, training and tuition assistance programs, wellness programs and more.

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: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/.

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore visit http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Minimum Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of highway maintenance and construction practices and procedures.
• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures
• Skill in operating and maintaining light, medium, and heavy-duty equipment.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Ability to lead, direct, and oversee the work of others and train others.
• Ability to interpret and apply work zone safety and traffic control manuals.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and use hand and power tools.
• Ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain thereafter.

Additional Considerations

• Experience in roadway maintenance activities to include pipe installation.
• Experience overseeing the work of others.
• Experience in building forms for concrete structures
• Experience pouring and finishing concrete for structures such as sidewalks, curbs and gutters, drop inlets, headwalls, etc.
• Experience in work zone set-up, traffic controls, and flagging to include use of the VA Work Area Protection Manual (VWAPM) or similar regulations.
• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety Certification desired.
• Emergency operations experience to include snow-removal, storm damage, and accident clean-up.
• Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).

Special Instructions

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