Assistant Residency Administrator- Salem District

Title: Assistant Residency Administrator

State Role Title: Gen Admin Manager I

Hiring Range: $73,003-$118,630

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem Residency

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having a great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation, and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to professionalism. At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for you.

The Salem District maintains more than 9,200 miles of roads in southwestern Virginia in the counties of Bedford, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Henry, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, and Roanoke. The district serves more than 650,000 citizens in these counties and the 14 cities and towns in its boundaries.

Assist the Residency Administrator or Resident Engineer to ensure the coordination, integration and management of VDOT resources that impact the Residency program. At the Residency Administrator's discretion, may serve as the focal point for services and primary contact or liaison for local governments on activities that impact the local geographic region. Manage resources allocated to the program to accomplish the objective.

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Skill in building and maintaining effective relationships.
• Ability to manage conflict.
• Ability to manage and direct the activities of a large-scale multi-faceted public service operation to include budgeting, prioritizing, scheduling, and problem solving.
• Ability to lead people and get results through others.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Considerable knowledge of federal and state rules, regulations, and policies as they relate to transportation.
• Ability to train and manage the performance of others.
• Working knowledge of transportation engineering principles and practices.
• Ability to make quality and timely decisions without having complete information.
• Skill in developing and managing effective teams.
• Ability to work effectively with customers with multiple needs or interests to resolve issues and complaints.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Valid driver's license.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Considerable knowledge of roadway construction and maintenance operations, equipment, materials and techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of federal and state rules, regulations, and policies as they relate to transportation.
• Skill in maintaining effective relationships and building teams.

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or related field desired.
• Professional Engineer license or Engineer in Training.
• Experience leading and supervising others.
• Experience in the management of transportation programs and projects of varying complexity.
• Experience in budget development and administration using automated financial software systems.

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.

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.

If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
• Employment reference check and work history verification
• DMV Records Check
• Fingerprint-based criminal history records check

Safety shoes and other personal protective equipment (PPE) required in performance of job duties.

This position is designated as essential and, as such, all duties associated with this 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.

Valid Driver’s License and ability to travel independently among assigned work locations is required.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy. (only for eligible positions)

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.

The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information about qualifications and work history provided by the applicant in the application and/or optional resume’. State applications will only be accepted through online submission through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board/PageUp. PageUp provides a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your PageUp 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.

Contact Information

Name: Donna Fizer

Phone: 540-494-9465

Email: donna.fizer@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.