Title: Maintenance Operations Manager
State Role Title: Transportation Ops Manager III
Hiring Range: $92,430 - $120,159
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Ashland Residency
Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
VDOT is driven by safety, purpose, and a commitment to excellence. If you have a drive to improve and maintain infrastructure, VDOT has the opportunity for you! The Richmond District’s Ashland Residency is seeking a Maintenance Operations Manager to plan and direct maintenance operations.
As a Maintenance Operations Manager, you will:
• Assist VDOT leadership in the coordination, integration, and management of resources allocated to the maintenance program.
• Develop and manage workforce development, maintenance schedules, long-range strategic plan, organizational initiatives, and budgets.
• Coordinate and direct emergency operations to include inclement weather and disaster response.
VDOT is an emergency response agency and this position is the core of this requirement, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations.
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.
Minimum Qualifications
• Considerable knowledge of roadway constructions and maintenance operations, equipment, materials, and techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of federal and state highway and transportation rules, regulations, and policies.
• Considerable knowledge of short and long-range planning and budgeting.
• Considerable knowledge of inventory management.
• Ability to plan and coordinate resources, managed multiple projects and schedules; assess training needs and provide workforce development opportunities.
• Ability to supervise and manage diverse staff by analyzing needs, identifying solutions, and implementing recommendations to support organizational values and goals.
• Ability to understand, apply, and advocates for safety standards and procedures for implementation into the workforce.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Valid driver’s license.
Additional Considerations
• Progressively responsible experience in budget management and allocations
• Progressively responsible experience in the management and supervision of roadway maintenance or construction activities.
• Demonstrated experience in the use of automated financial software, advanced skilled in computers a plus.
• Skilled communicator with strong customer service focus.
• Degree in engineering, public administration, or related field or equivalent experience or training may substitute for education.
• Considerable experience developing and promoting effective workforce teams that demonstrate VDOT’s core competency model.
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.
In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume.
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.
Fingerprint based background check, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Must possess a valid Driver’s License. Will be required to work to support emergency operations outside of normal work schedule. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. Once on board, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.
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.
“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.”
Contact Information
Name: Jarita Taylor
Phone: 804-629-2086
Email: jarita.taylor@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.
