Job Description

Title: Operator Structure and Bridge


State Role Title: Transportation Operator II


Hiring Range: $43,690 - $70,996


Pay Band: 2


Agency: VA Dept of Transportation


Location: Lexington Bridge & Sign


Agency Website: www.vdot.virginia.gov


Recruitment Type: General Public - G


Are you driven by community safety and innovation?  VDOT's Structure and Bridge Operator is the job for you!


Job Duties


VDOT's Lexington Structure and Bridge (SB) section is seeking a qualified Operator SB who will participate as a working member of the crew to complete projects and accomplish objectives.  Specifically, you will perform manual labor and other tasks as needed to assist the team in accomplishing construction, repair and maintenance of timber, steel and concrete bridge elements and other structures.


Minimum Qualifications


• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Knowledge of highway and bridge maintenance methods, equipment, materials and safety practices.
• Skill in the operation and use of light and medium-duty equipment, as well as in the use of hand and power tools.
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations to measure and lay out constructed elements on bridges and culverts.
• 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 perform minor repairs and preventive maintenance on equipment and tools.
• Skill in carpentry, concrete forming and finishing, and welding.
• Ability to work at heights, over and, or in water, in heavy traffic and under other adverse conditions.


Additional Considerations


• Experience in carpentry, building forms and false works, and concrete placement and finishing.
• Experience with light to medium-duty equipment and hand and power tools.
• Experience in bridge maintenance or construction.
• Valid Certified Crane Operator with appropriate endorsements.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Construction or related field desired.
• Experience fabricating or welding steel components.
• Valid Commercial Drivers License with appropriate endorsements.
• Flagger


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.


This 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. 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.

Postings without a specified close date, can be closed after a five (5) consecutive workday minimum posting requirement has been met.

This recruitment can be used to fill additional vacancies within 90 days of the posting close date.

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 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.


Contact Information


Name: Michelle Small


Phone: 540-332-7794


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.

Salary

Not Specified

Location

Lexington, VA USA

Job Overview
Job Posted:
1 week ago
Job Expires:
4w 1d
Job Type
Full Time
Education
Any
Experience
N/A
Vacancies
1

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