Title: Environmental Section Manager - Bristol District
State Role Title: Environmental Manager II
Hiring Range: $90,682 - $147-359
Pay Band: 6
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Bristol District Office
Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Are you driven by a passion for environmental stewardship and leadership?

Join our team as an Environmental Program Manager, where you will play a pivotal role in managing complex multi-disciplinary environmental programs. This position involves overseeing NEPA document preparation, water quality permitting, cultural resources, hazardous materials investigations, and endangered species initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide strategic leadership to ensure VDOT's compliance with federal and state environmental laws and regulations.
Monitor and evaluate performance to ensure timely delivery of environmental clearances.
Direct program planning, implementation, and fiscal stewardship in alignment with organizational goals.
Manage a staff effectively, fostering a collaborative and informed team environment.
Communicate our mission, values, and goals clearly to all employees and managers.
Develop and establish robust review and control systems to drive success and achieve results.

If you’re ready to make a significant impact on environmental practices and lead a dedicated team, we want to hear from you! Apply today to help shape a sustainable future.
Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to train, direct, and evaluate the work of professional, technical, and administrative staff.

• Experience leading and managing environmental programs and staff.

• Skilled in projecting labor needs, estimating project costs, and monitoring budgets.

• Experience applying knowledge of federal, state, local environmental laws, regulations, policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of environmental impact assessment, avoidance, mitigation, and compensation as related to highway engineering and project construction.

• Experience applying knowledge of NEPA document preparation, water quality permitting requirements, and other environmental programs in a transportation context.

Additional Considerations

• Progressively responsible experience in management and oversight of staff performing review and clearance functions.

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Environmental Sciences, Engineering, or related field desired.

• Progressively responsible experience in environmental management, planning or engineering.

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.
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or resume 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 Page Up 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.

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

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.

Fingerprint-based background checks, 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. 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 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

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth’s telework policy.


Contact Information
Name: Jessica Meyer
Phone: 276-213-1791
Email: Jessica.Meyer@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.