Engineer Specialist Supervisor Materials Records

Title: Engineer Specialist Supervisor Materials Records

State Role Title: Engineering Technician IV

Hiring Range: $73,698-$119,759

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Richmond District Office

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Are you someone driven by innovation, with a passion for design? We are looking for professionals with Materials Engineering interest, who can support the Virginia Department of Transportation in constructing new roadway designs to keep Virginia safe and moving!

Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Richmond District is looking for an Engineer Specialist Supervisor to provide technical support to assigned engineering program area through coordinating and supervising activities of subordinate staff.

This position will supervise the Materials Documentation Program to ensure that all materials used in Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build/P3, or LAP Projects meet VDOT specifications and standards. Ensure that project documentation is complete, accurate and meets VDOT and FHWA requirements.

"In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume."

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

• Knowledge of materials acceptance programs and requirements
• Considerable knowledge of quality control, quality assurance concepts and practices.
• Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and maintain data.
• Skill in mathematical calculations, apply statistical concepts in sampling and testing of materials
• Knowledge of supervisory and human resources practices and principles including hiring, discipline, performance management and employee development.
• Considerable knowledge of plant and field quality assurance sampling and testing methods, frequencies, and procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of highway construction and maintenance materials.
• Ability to prepare and review technical reports.
• Skill in interpreting plans, drawings, manuals, VTM/ASTM/AASHTO test methods, and VDOT specifications.
• Ability to work independently, in teams, including industry and management.

Additional Considerations

• Experience supervising administrative and professional staff and managing performance.
• A combination of training, experience or education in Civil Engineering Technology or related field desired
• Experience in materials quality control and quality assurance practices.
• Experience in materials testing or construction.

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.

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

“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: Maureen Paciello

Phone: 804-801-4227

Email: maureen.paciello@dot.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.