Engineer Specialist Supervisor - Materials

Title: Engineer Specialist Supervisor - Materials

State Role Title: Engineering Technician IV

Hiring Range: $64,720 - $105,170

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location:Salem

Agency Website: www.vdot.virginia.gov/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What drives you? Whether it's knowing the work you do makes a difference, having 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 your professional development...At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for YOU!

VDOT's Salem District has exciting opportunities in its Materials Department. We are seeking qualified candidates to fill an Engineer Specialist Supervisor vacancy. This position provides supervision, coordination, and technical assistance to engineering technicians in inspection, production, handling, testing, and placing central mix and open-graded aggregates, hot mix asphalt, and the Nuclear Density Gauge program. This position also ensures quality documentation, record keeping and organization of field reports and test reports, and oversees the System Based Independent Assurance (IA) process for asphalt, aggregates and soil testing in the Salem District.

Required skills for job & position:
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices to include performance management and
discipline
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences
• Knowledge of materials test methods and procedures
• Skill in performing short- and long-term forecasting of raw materials and completed
inventories
• Skill in preparing samples and performing laboratory tests
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications
• Demonstrated ability to supervise the work of others
• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing with internal and external customers
• Considerable knowledge of plant and field quality assurance sampling and testing methods,
frequencies, and procedures
• Considerable knowledge of quality control and quality assurance concepts and practices
• Ability to train and assign and check the work of staff
• Skill in providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers
• Ability to work independently and in teams, including industry and management

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license
• Considerable knowledge of quality control, quality assurance concepts and practices
• Experience in highway construction, maintenance materials, materials sampling and testing
procedures, statistics analysis methods and AASHTO and AMRL laboratory accreditation
requirements
• Ability to perform mathematical calculations and apply statistical concepts in sampling and
testing of materials
• Considerable knowledge of field quality assurance sampling and testing methods,
frequencies, and procedures
• Ability to work in the area of low-level ionizing radiation
• Experience applying supervisory principles and practices to include performance
management and discipline
• Ability to interpret and apply rules, regulations, test methods, and specifications
• Skill in the use of computers, software applications and smart phones, including
spreadsheets and web-based applications
• Ability to obtain required certifications within 12 months of employment
• Ability to work independently and in teams, including industry and management

Additional Considerations

• Current possession of required materials certifications: Asphalt Surface Treatment, Asphalt Slurry Seal, Asphalt Field Level II, and Asphalt Plant Level II
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering Technology or
related field desired
• Prior experience supervising technician level staff
• Skill in interpreting plans, drawings, manuals, test methods, and specifications
• Knowledge of materials quality control and quality assurance practices
• Several years' experience in materials testing, construction, maintenance, or a related field
desired
• Understanding and ability to the use various software applications to efficiently analyze and report findings
• Prior experience conducting asphalt inspections and providing recommendations to address observed deficiencies
• Ability to investigate and provide recommendations to address asphalt-related problems to support new construction and maintenance projects
• Prior experience in laboratory equipment calibration and documentations meeting AASHTO Resource Accreditation requirements

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.

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

VDOT employees have shared Values and a Code of Ethics. http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, 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.

This position is designated as essential to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.

"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."

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short- and Long-Term Disability Program, a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching, Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, tuition assistance, wellness programs, etc.

State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the state recruitment platform (PageUp). State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.

This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your application account to check the status of your application for this position.

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/resume, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information or attach a resume. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.

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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 800- 552-5019.

Contact Information

Name: Tabatha Adkins

Phone: 540.750.5525

Email: tabatha.adkins@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.