Title: Highway Maintenance Operator
State Role Title: Transportation Operator
Hiring Range: $36,822 - $59,836
Pay Band: 2
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Fairfield AHQ
Agency Website: https://www.virginiadot.org/
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Are you a highly motivated equipment operator driven by community safety? If so, VDOT's Highway Maintenance Operator is the job for you!
Job Duties
The VA Department of Transporation is seeking a highly motivated Highway Maintenance Operator for the Fairfield Area Headquarters. Responsibilities consist of performing a combination of skilled equipment operations, preventive maintenance and manual labor tasks in roadway maintenance.
Minimum Qualifications
• Knowledge of highway maintenance equipment, materials, methods, and
procedures.
• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Ability to read and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• 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.
• Skill in the operation and maintenance of hand and power tools.
• Ability to perform safe/skilled operation and maintenance of light, medium, and heavy duty equipment used for highway maintenance and repair.
• Safety shoes required.
Additional Considerations
• Experience in roadway maintenance and construction.
• Valid CDL with appropriate endorsements.
• Experience in emergency operations to include snow removal, storms and accident clean-up.
• Experience performing preventive maintenance and minor equipment
repairs
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 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.
VDOT is an emergency response agency, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations when services are needed.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATORS:
NOTE: All drivers hired without a valid CDL in hand are required to obtain their CDL within 11 months of their hire date. You cannot operate commercial motor vehicles prior to receiving the necessary licensure and medical certification. Effective February 7, 2022, new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations require entry-level drivers (drivers who are seeking to take the skills test in order to obtain a CDL for the first time, upgrade their CDL to a Class A from a Class B, or take the knowledge test to obtain a hazardous materials endorsement for the first time) to complete FMCSA- approved Entry-Level Driving (ELD) Training before the Department of Motor Vehicles can grant the requested CDL or endorsement. The course is comprised of 160 hours, on average, of training. VDOT is willing to assist with your enrollment in and payment for the course upon your acceptance of an ELD Training Tuition tenure and repayment agreement.
Contact Information
Name: Michelle Small
Phone: 540-332-7794
Email: michelle.small@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 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.
