Title: Maintenance Operations Manager

State Role Title: Transportation Operations Manager III

Hiring Range: $68,768 - $111,748

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Warrenton Residency

Agency Website: www.virginia.dot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Would you like to build a career in highway maintenance and construction, an industry that will offer you long-term career opportunities? Do you strive to serve others and make the place where you work and live a better place to be? Then consider working for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Culpeper District, Warrenton Residency.

VDOT's Culpeper District, Warrenton Residency is seeking an individual who will assume a key role in maintaining and preserving Virginia’s investment in roadway infrastructure. VDOT employees serve the citizens of the Commonwealth and traveling public daily through our mission to plan, deliver, operate, and maintain a transportation system that is safe, moves people and goods, enhances the economy, and improves quality of life.

VDOT is the third largest state-maintained highway system in the country, maintaining over 58,000 miles of roads, bridges, and tunnels, and employing over 7700 people through a diverse workforce. Our culture includes teamwork, transparency, nimble learning, creativity and collaboration that values differences.

As a Maintenance Manager, you will:

• Assist the VDOT leadership in the coordination, integration and management of resources allocated to the maintenance program.
• Plan and direct maintenance operations
• Develop and manage workforce development, maintenance schedules, long-range strategic plan, organizational initiatives, and budgets.
• Ensure financial resources are planned and expended to fulfill needs within budgetary limits, policies, procedures, and deadlines.
• Coordinate and direct emergency operations to include inclement weather and disaster response.
• Respond to inquiries from internal and external customers by researching and reviewing requested information and providing responses.
• Ensure timely submittal of documents to Environmental and Hydraulic sections, as prescribed, for maintenance operations requiring permits and/or having environmental impacts.
• Serve as Safety Leader and Mentor by managing all safety aspects of safety relating to maintenance operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to plan and coordinate resources, manage multiple projects and schedules; assess training needs and provide workforce development opportunities.

• Considerable knowledge of federal and state highway and transportation rules, regulations, and policies.

• Valid driver's license.

• Ability effectively communicate orally and in writing with the general public, property owners, contractors, and VDOT staff.

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.

• Considerable knowledge of inventory management.

• Ability to supervise and manage diverse staff by analyzing needs, identifying solutions, and implementing recommendations to support organizational values and goals.

• Considerable knowledge of roadway constructions and maintenance operations, equipment, materials, and techniques.

• Ability to understand, apply, and advocate for safety standards and procedures for implementation into the workforce.

Additional Considerations

• Progressively responsible experience in budget management and allocations

• Progressively responsible experience in the management and supervision of roadway maintenance or construction activities.

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Engineering, Public Administration or related field desired.

• DEQ: Inspector for Erosion Sediment Control (ESC IN).

• Experience developing and promoting effective workforce teams that demonstrate VDOT's core competency model.

• Experience or skill in the use of automated financial software; advanced skilled in computers a plus.

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.

The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application or optional resume; therefore, those who fully represent their qualifications will be more successful with obtaining an interview. Submitting an incomplete application or resume lacking relevant experience detail may impact interview eligibility. State applications or resumes submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.
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.

Why Choose VDOT:
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; a tax-deferred Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching provision is also available. Also, the State funds a Short- and Long-Term Disability Program. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, training and tuition assistance programs, wellness programs, etc.

VDOT employees have Shared Values and abide by a Code of Ethics. Our culture includes teamwork, transparency, nimble learning, creativity, and collaboration of work that values differences. We encourage all those who apply to review our values and ethics. Click here to review http://www.virginiadot.org/about/mission andvalues.asp. If you share these values, we invite you to apply. Your success in our organization depends upon sharing these values and keeping this Code of Ethics.
VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and commitment to excellence! If you are driven by innovation and a passion for roadway maintenance, we want you to join our team to keep Virginia moving. As a (insert position), you will use our foundational drivers to play a crucial role in shaping the highways that connect communities and drive progress across the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Contact Information

Name: Alyssa Allen

Phone: 540-642-8401

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.