Title: Maintenance Crew Leader - Abingdon Residency Multiple Locations
State Role Title: Transportation Operator III
Hiring Range: $39,023 - $63,413
Pay Band: 3
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Abingdon Residency
Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Are you a highway maintenance professional driven by public safety and innovation? VDOT's Maintenance Crew Leader position might be the perfect job for you!

The Crew Leader Maintenance role for our Abingdon Residency involves leading a work crew and performing a combination of skilled equipment operation, highway preventive maintenance, and manual labor tasks to maintain Virginia's roadways. We are hiring for multiple locations throughout the Residency, including Chilhowie/Broadford AHQ, Abingdon AHQ, and North Bristol AHQ.

In this position, you will be responsible for:

Job Safety – Determine and demonstrate proper work site protection techniques. Ensure the crew has the proper personal protection equipment. Maintain current knowledge of safety rules, regulations, laws, and procedures (OSHA, VOSHA, etc.), and train crew members in proper safety methods. Promote safety as a top priority, and continuously monitor the work site to ensure safety procedures are followed. Maintain work sites to ensure the safety of the work crew, landowners, and the traveling public. Apply the MUTCD for detours, lane closures, work zones, etc., and take corrective action when unsafe conditions are identified.

Preventive Maintenance – Lead or perform maintenance repairs, replacements, and preventive maintenance. Complete or oversee pre-trip inspections for any vehicle or equipment.

Manual Labor – Participate as a leader or working member of the crew to complete projects and achieve objectives. Perform manual labor and other maintenance tasks as needed for project completion. Complete assigned work as instructed within established time frames.

Leadership – Conduct on-the-job training and recommend additional training needs to the Area Headquarters Superintendent. Provide constructive feedback on job performance of the work crew. Assist with record-keeping and administrative tasks. May serve as a backup to Area Headquarters supervision and represent the AHQ at meetings. May also serve in a supervisory capacity during emergencies.

Equipment Operation – Demonstrate considerable skill and expertise in the proper and safe use of all equipment. Apply specialized knowledge of equipment operation and maintenance techniques, materials, and specifications to perform more complex tasks. Perform and instruct the crew in scheduled and unscheduled maintenance and repairs on equipment and tools. Ensure equipment is properly and safely maintained, and may demonstrate hands-on use, operation, maintenance, and small repair.

Traffic Control – Provide traffic control in support of maintenance operations. Install and remove traffic signs and other warning devices in a timely and appropriate manner. Flag traffic to ensure a safe and effective work zone.

Emergency Response – Respond to any and all emergency calls while on the emergency response schedule.

Qualified applicants will have experience in roadway maintenance and repair, work zone setup, traffic control, and flagging, including using the MUTCD or similar regulations. Experience overseeing the work of others is also required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to interpret and apply work zone safety and traffic control manuals.

• Ability to lead, direct, oversee the work of others and train others.

• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.

• Basic knowledge of inventory procedures.

• Safety shoes required.

• Considerable knowledge of highway maintenance and construction practices and procedures.

• Ability to obtain CDL and DOT medical card within 11 months of employment and maintain thereafter. Must comply with DOT and VDOT policies and standards when operating CDL equipment.

• Ability to perform heavy manual labor and use hand and power tools.

• Skill operating and maintaining light and medium trucks and equipment

Additional Considerations

• Experience preparing reports and keeping records.

• Experience using computers and software applications.

• Experience in roadway maintenance activities.

• Experience leading and training work crews.

• Experience applying inventory practices and procedures.

• Emergency operations experience to include snow-removal, storm damage, and accident clean-up.

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.

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


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.