Title: Contract Monitor Abingdon Residency

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $43,127 - $70,082

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Abingdon Residency

Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What Drives You? Join the Bristol District of VDOT!

At the Bristol District of VDOT, we are driven by a commitment to excellence and the desire to make a real impact in the community. We are looking for dedicated individuals to fill our Contract Monitor position and help monitor and oversee the work of contractors, ensuring the highest standards in maintenance and construction activities. If you're motivated by responsibility and pride in your work, we want you to inspect and document all phases of contractor operations, ensuring full conformance with contract specifications. You'll also have the opportunity to operate equipment and engage in heavy manual labor as part of daily maintenance and emergency response operations. If you're ready to be part of a team that drives progress and safety, we invite you to apply today.

Minimum Qualifications

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

• Thorough knowledge of roadway construction, maintenance, and repair techniques, practices and equipment.

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.

• Skill in the use of computers and software programs.

• Knowledge of inspection procedures, as well as materials testing and acceptance.

• Ability to monitor and oversee the work of others.

• Safety shoes required.

• Ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain thereafter. Must comply with DOT and VDOT policies and standards when operating CDL equipment.

• Ability to collect and analyze data and prepare timely and accurate reports.

• Ability to obtain Work Zone Safety and Flagging certification, Erosion and Sediment Control certification, ACI Concrete, and VDOT materials certifications within 6-12 months of employment.

Additional Considerations

• Possession of valid CDL and DOT medical card.

• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety.

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

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Construction or related field desired.

• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Field Level I (CCWA) OR WACEL Concrete I Certification.

• Asphalt Field Level I.

• Experience in highway, structures, or equipment maintenance or construction.

• Experience in roadway maintenance, construction and equipment operations.

• Flagger.

• DEQ: Responsible Land Disturber (RLD).

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

• CPR with AED, Standard First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Combined Course.

• Soils & Aggregate Compaction.

• Possession of Work Zone Safety and Flagging certification, Erosion and Sediment Control certification, ACI Concrete, and VDOT materials certifications.

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 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: [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 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.