Construction Manager - Bristol District

Title: Construction Manager - Bristol District

State Role Title: Engineering Technician IV

Hiring Range: $75,046 - $121,950

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Bristol District Office

Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What Drives You?
At VDOT, we are driven by a shared passion to positively impact our communities and the Commonwealth of Virginia. As the Virginia Department of Transportation, we are responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the state’s roads, bridges, and tunnels. Our diverse workforce works toward the common goal of improving transportation for every person who lives in or travels through the state. We are looking for team members who bring creativity, knowledge, leadership, and enthusiasm to help us innovate and reinvent the future of transportation.

The VDOT Bristol District is excited to announce an opportunity to serve as a Construction Manager. We seek an experienced individual to assist the Area Construction Engineer in leading, guiding, and directing the operations of the Bristol District Construction program.

Position-specific responsibilities and duties include, but are not limited to:

Provide responsive management oversight and administration throughout all phases of roadway construction projects, maintenance projects, and transportation facilities, ensuring successful delivery of projects of moderate to considerable complexity on time, on budget, with high quality, and environmental compliance.

Responsible for project management, cost management, time management, quality management, contract administration, and safety/risk management.

Review and interpret plans, specifications, and contract documents during all phases of project development, including both design and construction.

Proactively resolve issues and avoid claims during construction.

Actively monitor scope, schedule, and budget, and prepare cost estimates as needed.

Analyze and process change orders, write project-related correspondence, and supervise inspection personnel.

Review project documentation and certify project records and material testing results.

Ensure environmental, safety, and quality compliance and oversee utility coordination throughout the construction process.

Provide project oversight, support, technical advice, and perform contractor performance evaluations. Identify and provide on-site technical training and mentoring for inspection staff as needed.

Ensure inspection tasks are adequately covered, and all project construction activities are accurately documented.

Maintain Construction Engineering Inspection (CEI) budget and staffing plans development.

Conduct construction progress meetings to resolve construction-related issues and partnering meetings to ensure both stakeholder coordination and citizen concerns are met.

Actively participate in constructability and biddability reviews during the design development phase.

Ensure pay quantities are reconciled with contractors and that all project communication and decision-making are in conformance with policies and procedures established by the Department and contract documents.

Minimum Qualifications

• Proven ability to manage construction activities on a wide variety of roadway, structure and
bridge construction projects.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local transportation rules, regulations and policies.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications to include AASHTOWare Project
(AWP) or project management software.
• Knowledge of road and bridge construction standards, specifications, MUTCD,
environmental regulations, safety requirements, and DBE, EO and CR guidelines, rules and
regulations.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with contractors, political entities
and general public.
• Knowledge of preliminary engineering practices and contract development and management
processes (contracts, special provisions and specifications).
• Safety shoes required.
• Possession of or ability to obtain required certifications within 12 months of employment.
• Knowledge of strategic, managerial, operational, human resource, supervisory,
administrative and financial management principles, practices and techniques.
• Considerable knowledge of highway construction management techniques, methods,
procedures, practices, materials and equipment.

Additional Considerations

• Asphalt Field Level II
• Possession of current certifications and completion of fall protection and confined space
training.
• DEQ: Inspector for Erosion Sediment Control (ESC IN)
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, Construction
Management, or related field desired.
• DEQ: Inspector for Storm Water Management (SWM IN)
• Experience in engineering or surveying related to construction and inspection requirements
on highways and structures. Experience supervising and training others. Experience with
VDOT contract specifications desired.
• Radiation Safety USDOT HAZMAT Certification (Nuclear Gauge)
• Professional Engineer's license or Certified Construction Manager (CCM) certification.
• Soils & Aggregate Compaction
• Guard Rail Installer Training (GRIT)
• Asphalt Field Level I
• CPR with AED, Standard First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Combined Course
• American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Field Level I (CCWA) OR WACEL Concrete I
Certification
• Experience supervising consultant or in-house inspection staff.
• Experience with VDOT contract specifications.
• Pavement Marking

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 resume is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

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.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days of the closing date.

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.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available. 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 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

Contact Information

Name: Jessica Meyer

Phone: 276-213-1791

Email: Jessica.Meyer@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.