Engineer Structure and Bridge

Title: Engineer Structure and Bridge

State Role Title: Architect Engineer I

Hiring Range: $71,867-$116,784

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem, Harrison Ave

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 Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining and operating the state’s roads, bridges, tunnels and ferries. Through the Commonwealth Transportation Board, it also provides funding for airports, rail, and public transportation. Virginia has the third largest state-maintained highway system in the country covering 58,321 miles of interstate, primary, secondary and frontage roads. VDOT has about 7,500 employees making it one of the largest state agencies in Virginia delivering a program that exceeds $5 Billion.

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.

The Virginia Department of Transportation Salem District is seeking applicants for the position of Structural Engineer in the District’s Structure & Bridge Section. The selected candidate will apply sound engineering principles in designing and detailing plans for structure and bridge construction and repairs and ensure bridge construction or repairs are accurate, functionally feasible, economical and as safe as possible. In this role they will check statically determinate and indeterminate bridge structures of concrete and steel to meet alignment, dimension, strength and economic requirements using AASHTO LRFD specifications to prepare plans; compute dimensions and quantities of material; and provide construction support by assisting Senior Engineers with field reviews and redesigns to fit unanticipated field conditions. In addition, this position will serve as a project manager for multiple bridge projects and may be designated as the “bridge coordinator” responsible for reviewing and coordinating review responses to plans prepared by private firms and in-house staff.

Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment.

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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of principals of civil engineering, knowledge of bridge design, construction,
inspection, maintenance and repair practices and policy.
• Able to perform computer-aided design and drafting, planning and scheduling; ability to
compute dimensions and quantities of material.
• Ability to perform field inspections to determine work required and interpret bridge safety
inspection reports.
• Ability to provide construction support by assisting district bridge engineer with field reviews
and redesigns to fit unanticipated field conditions.
• Identify and diagnose causes of deterioration and damage to structures, ability to compile data and prepare reports and perform structural analysis.
• Skill and ability to positively interact with employees, citizens and government officials

Additional Considerations

• B.S. in Civil Engineering or related field.
• EIT or PE license preferred.
• Experience managing multiple projects

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.

VDOT is an emergency response agency, and this position is key to fulfilling this agency requirement, and this position will be called upon to work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations such as inclement weather, flooding, and/or traffic incidents.

Background check is required if selected as a finalist. This includes:
• Employment reference check and work history verification
• DMV Records Check
• Fingerprint-based criminal history records check

Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States.  H1B VISA sponsorship is not available.

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.

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 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.

Multiple AEI positions may be filled from this recruitment.

Contact Information

Name: Sarah Merrill

Phone: (540) 589-6661

Email: sarah.merrill@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.