Title: Assistant Resident Engineer Land Use- Salem Residency

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer Mgr II

Hiring Range: $88,678-$144,102

Pay Band: 6

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Salem, Virginia

Agency Website: www.virginia.vdot/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What Drives You? VDOT is driven by safety, service to the community, and a commitment to excellence!
If you are driven by innovation and a passion for leadership with a desire to promote safety and service, we want you to join our team!
As an Assistant Residency Engineer-Land Use, you will Assist the Residency Engineer to ensure the coordination, integration and management of VDOT resources impacting a residency program. You may serve as the focal point for services and primary contact or liaison for local governments on activities that impact the local geographic region. You will administer VDOT land development activities in assigned geographic region under the advisory authority of the District Land Use Manager regarding land use policies, procedures and guidelines. You will also manage resources and staff allocated to programs to accomplish objectives.

Duties and Responsibilities of this position include:
Safety Operations
Program Coordination and Direction
Emergency Operations
Communication - maintain strong partnerships with stakeholders and government liaisons.
Land Development

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. As such, this job is essential to emergency response operations and expected to work in these situations. Report to work when called. Maintain communications with supervisor. Keep abreast of weather forecasts for duty readiness in reporting. Be prepared to operate appropriate equipment in all kinds of weather.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience applying civil engineering principles and practices to land development design, transportation construction and maintenance projects.

• Skill in developing and managing effective relationships with employees, citizens and public officials.

• Experience with land use and development activities to include rezoning and public meetings.

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.

• Valid driver's license.

• Experience managing and directing activities related to staffing, budgeting, planning, prioritizing, scheduling, problem solving and training.

• Safety shoes required in the field.

• Valid VA Professional Engineer's license, or the ability to obtain within 12 months through reciprocity, if currently licensed in another state.

• Skill in the use of computers and software programs to include MS Office and engineering design software.

Additional Considerations

• Progressively responsible engineering and land development experience in a diversified transportation program.

• BS in Civil Engineering or related field.

• Progressively responsible experience managing a transportation maintenance program.

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 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Job Board. Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application and optional resume; therefore, those who fully represent their qualifications and work history will be more successful with obtaining an interview. Submitting an incomplete application and/or resume lacking job history and relevant experience detail may impact interview eligibility. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

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: Donna Fizer

Phone: 540-494-9465

Email: [email protected]

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.