ROW Associate

Title: ROW Associate

State Role Title: Lnd Acq & Prop Mgmt Agent I

Hiring Range: $59,203 - $62,903

Pay Band: 3

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’s Right of Way (ROW) Division is seeking to fill one (1) Right of Way Agent I position in the Western Region (Staunton District and Salem District). This is an entry level position on the Western Region’s Right of Way Plans and Estimates team. This candidate must be willing to gain advanced knowledge about all Right of Way disciplines and associated bodies of knowledge (laws, policies and procedures). This candidate must be willing to participate in cross-training rotations with other VDOT Divisions, which will include field work and a variable work schedule, to gain an understanding of the role other VDOT Divisions have in the project development process.

Note: This position supports the Western Region and can sit in either the Staunton or Salem District.

Minimum Qualifications

• The ability to work in a team environment or individually and the ability to focus on customer needs is required.
• Must have the ability to conduct research, prepare reports, and make presentations.
• The successful candidate will be skilled at performing basic mathematics, solving problems and possess the ability to learn quickly.
• This candidate will be independently motivated and possess the ability to learn how to apply basic knowledge of plan reading.
• The ability to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative approaches to problems is also required.
• This candidate must possess knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer services, including customer needs, assessment, meeting quality standards and evaluating customer satisfaction.
• The ability to resolve disputes, complaints, and conflicts effectively and tactfully is also required.
• This candidate must have the ability to organize, plan, and prioritize work and the ability to effectively and correctly identify and solve problems. 
• The selected candidate will have strong written and verbal communication skills and be skilled with personal computers and associated systems, particularly Microsoft Office and financial management software.
• A valid Driver’s License is required.

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Business Administration, Real estate or related field desired.
• A fingerprint based background check and a DMV record check are both required.

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.

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. 

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.

This position is designated as essential, employees may be required to work in emergencies, including weekends, holidays, and after normal business hours; assignments may vary based on business needs to include working in severe weather.

This position will be assigned to work on projects throughout the Western Region, which will require day travel throughout the region. This position may also be required to work on projects and attend training throughout the state, which may require overnight travel. Multiple positions may be filled with this recruitment.

Contact Information

Name: Audrey Phillips

Phone: 804-837-4748

Email: audrey.phillips@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.