Senior Electronics Technician

Title: Senior Electronics Technician

State Role Title: Electronic Technician II

Hiring Range: $55,487 - $90,167

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location:Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel

Agency Website:www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Would you like to build a career in electronics at the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), an employer that will offer you long-term career opportunities?

VDOT is seeking a Senior Electronic Technician for the Hampton Roads Harbor Tunnels-Maintenance Division to perform diagnosis, repair, fabrication, installation and maintenance and preventive maintenance of a variety of specialized electronic, electrical, traffic control equipment in the traffic management systems (TMS) at the Eastern Region Operations tunnels and electro-mechanical systems.

Position specific core responsibilities include:

• Operate, troubleshoot, perform and oversee maintenance of bridge-tunnel industrial plant Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems, and Engineering Control systems, in conjunction with Agency and Contract Engineering Staff
• Perform and oversee maintenance of electronic and LAN based control equipment in support of bridge- tunnel Medium Voltage Power Distribution System Switch Gear and SubStation Equipment, in conjunction with Agency and contract engineering Staff
• Operate, troubleshoot, perform and oversee maintenance of bridge tunnel COMM fiber plant, to include all components of fiber communications system, intelligent traffic management system ITS and field devices
• Perform and oversee maintenance of UHF/VHF radio systems, Emergency Re-broadcast systems, over height detection systems, CCTV cameras and display equipment, internal phone systems, PBX equipment, tunnel internal networks, and programmable logic controllers
  
  VDOT is an emergency response agency, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations when services are needed.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in the electronics field including troubleshooting, circuit analysis and repair of electrical and electronic equipment.
• Experience in traffic signal maintenance and operations to include a variety of traffic control devices.
• Experience applying federal and state regulations and standards related to electronics, electrical equipment, and traffic control equipment maintenance and operations.
• Ability to keep detailed and accurate records.
• Demonstrated ability to understand and apply various levels of electronic theory which requires testing, trouble-shooting , and repair.
• Ability to perform troubleshooting at four levels - system, unit, board, and component levels.
• Ability to perform physical labor tasks.
• Ability to oversee the work of others and plan, coordinate and prioritize multiple assignments and competing priorities.
• Experience performing maintenance and repairs on various analog and digital communications systems (i.e. traffic control systems, ITS systems, equipment control and SCADA systems, and radio communications systems and or other similar systems.)
• Ability to troubleshoot various networks to include SCADA systems and PLC's.
• Substantial experience in the electronic field to include electronic board and component level repairs. Inventory experience for stocking and tracking inventory.
• Ability to enter and maintain work orders in IMMS system.
• Valid Driver's License.
  

Additional Considerations

• Associates degree in Electronics; equivalent experience or training may substitute for degree.
• Certification in fire alarm systems preferred.
• F.C.C. Maintenance Technician and other professional certifications
  

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.

Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided, therefore, it is essential to provide detailed information. This website will provide a confirmation of receipt when the application is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in yourRMSAccount to check the status of your application for this position.

VDOTutilizes a market based pay program, which has been approved byDHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Fingerprint-based background check required. References, work history, andDMVrecords will be verified. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of records check conducted by the agency.

Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.

Contact Information

Name: Tina Kittrell

Phone: 757-956-3288

Email: christina.kittrell@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.