Highway Maintenance Crew Member - Gloucester

Title: Highway Maintenance Crew Member - Gloucester
Hiring Range: $35,489 - $48,797
Pay Band: 2
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Gloucester AHQ
Agency Website: www.jobs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties

• Job Safety: Determine and demonstrate proper work site protection techniques. Identify workplace safety hazards and make suggestions for improvement. Wear proper personal protection equipment. Maintain current knowledge of safety rules, regulations, laws and procedures (OSHA and VOSHA, etc.). Use equipment properly and safely. Apply MUTCD for detours, lane closures, work zones, etc. Maintain clean, orderly, and safe work environment. Follow VDOT safety regulations and practices.
• Manual Labor: Participate as a working member of the crew to complete projects and accomplish objectives. Perform manual labor and other maintenance tasks to complete assigned work. Use a variety of hand and power tools to completed assigned tasks.
• Traffic Control Devices: Install, maintain and remove traffic control devices for work zones, detours, lane closures, etc., in assigned areas using the MUTCD. Assist in tracking inventory and maintaining records.
• Equipment Operations: Operate and maintain light, medium and heavy-duty highway equipment and vehicles to perform maintenance and construction related work tasks.
• Preventative Maintenance: Perform maintenance repair, replacement and preventive maintenance. Complete pre-trip inspections for any vehicle or equipment operated.
• Emergency Operations: Prepare and operate equipment for snow and ice removal or other types of emergency operations. Clear roadways of snow, ice and debris, and clean up after accidents. Provide traffic control.

Required Skills

• Ability to maintain inventory records and complete simple paperwork.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations regarding traffic control devices.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions, read and interpret work plans and specifications, and complete accurate work documentation.
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy duty equipment used for highway maintenance and repair.
• Ability to read and interpret plans and sketches.
• Knowledge and application of work zone safety, traffic controls and flagging operations to include the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
• Ability to work on a team to complete work assignments.
• Working knowledge of work zone traffic control standards and techniques.
• Ability to obtain valid 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 communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures.

Licenses and Certifications

• Commercial Driver' License (CDL)
• Basic Tree Cutting & Chainsaw Operator
• Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety
• CPR with AED, Standard First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Combined Course
• Flagger

Education Level

• High school diploma or GED preferred; equivalent experience or training may substitute for education.

Experience Level

• Experience in roadway maintenance and construction. Experience in emergency operations to include snow removal, storms and accident clean-up. Preventive maintenance and minor equipment repair experience.

• Safety: VDOT employees are expected to routinely demonstrate safety behaviors as well as advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities. Manages area(s) of responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Demonstrates and routinely practices safety behaviors as a condition of employment. Reports all safety accidents, incidents and/or concerns appropriately and in a timely manner.

Essential Emergency Operations: As defined by VDOT Department Memorandum (DM) Number: 17-1 Emergency Operations and Traffic Management, VDOT is an emergency operation agency. As such, this job is essential to emergency response operations and expected to work in these situations. Report to work when called. Maintain communications with supervisor. Keep abreast of weather forecasts for duty readiness in reporting. Be prepared to operate appropriate equipment in all kinds of weather.
Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Safety shoes required.
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy duty equipment used for highway maintenance and repair.
• 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 communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and procedures.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in emergency operations to include snow removal, storms and accident cleanup.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment repairs.
• Experience in roadway maintenance and construction.
• Valid CDL with appropriate endorsements.

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.
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”.

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:

• References and verification of work history
• DMV Records Check
• DOT physical and drug screen.
• Fingerprint-based criminal history records check

This position is designated as essential to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
Contact Information:
Name: Sarah Duncan
Phone: 540-706-3623
Email: sarah.duncan@vdot.virginia.gov

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.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $35,489.00 - $48,797.00 per year