Contract Monitor Wage No CDL

Title: Contract Monitor Wage No CDL

State Role Title: Transportation Operator III

Hiring Range: $22.29 - $36.23

Pay Band: 3

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Chesterfield Residency

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Are you looking for the opportunity to build a career in highway maintenance and construction industry that will offer you long-term career opportunities. Then consider working for the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Chesterfield Residency.

VDOT, Chesterfield Residency is seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual with strong highway maintenance experience to inspect and document all phases of contractor’s maintenance activities to ensure conformance with contract specifications. The Contract Monitor will monitor contractor work areas ensuring compliance with regulations and take necessary action when contractor fails to correct inadequacies; prepare/review documentation covering contract activities, quantity and cost of work, progress, etc.; and check/prepare and submit progress reports and daily/weekly pay documents. The selected candidate will ensure the contractor meets work zone safety and other safety requirements during maintenance operations; monitor contract expenditures; estimate quantities; and assist in preparing/developing future ASD contracts. Communicate with contractors, public and utility companies; and review projects to ensure contractors are in compliance with all federal/state environmental regulations and guidelines. Assist with inspection of county and city streets and utility work as necessary; provide supervision to work crews during emergency operations. Investigate and recommend solutions to maintenance complaints; estimate repair, construction and material costs.

THIS IS AN HOURLY/WAGE POSITION AND IS NOT ENTITLED TO STATE BENEFITS PACKAGE AND IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 1500 HOURS IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD.

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

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor.
• Ability to monitor the work of others.
• Ability to obtain Intermediate Work Zone Safety and Flagging certification and Erosion and
Sediment Control certification within 12 months of employment.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret contracts, road and bridge specifications and
associated regulations in highway maintenance.
• Ability to collect and analyze data and prepare timely and accurate reports.
• Knowledge of roadway construction, maintenance and repair techniques, practices, and
equipment.
• Skill in the use of computers and software programs.
• Knowledge of inspection procedures.
• Safety shoes required.

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Transportation Operations or related field desired.
• Skill in the use of automated construction management and financial software.
• Skill in roadway maintenance, construction, and equipment operations.
• Possession of valid CDL and DOT medical card.
• Knowledge of monitoring and inspecting contractors or overseeing the work of others.
• Possession of Intermediate Work Zone Safety, Flagging and Erosion and Sediment Control
certifications.

Special Instructions

THIS IS AN HOURLY/WAGE POSITION AND IS NOT ENTITLED TO STATE BENEFITS PACKAGE AND IS LIMITED TO NO MORE THAN 1500 HOURS IN A 12-MONTH PERIOD.

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

Fingerprint based background check, 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.

You will be provided with 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. 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.

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: Cayce Kump

Phone: 804-910-6050

Email: cayce.kump@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.