Title: Program Management Specialist Senior (Bristol District)
State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist III
Hiring Range: $81,692 - $132,750
Pay Band: 6
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Bristol District Office
Agency Website: https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/search
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
VDOT's Bristol District is seeking a highly qualified Program Management Specialist Senior.
The purpose of this position is to plan, organize, monitor, and direct all work activities and resources necessary for the successful completion of assigned projects. You will provide oversight of project development, scheduling, estimating, funding, and federal obligations for a wide variety of projects related to highways, structures, drainage, and the environment.
If you are driven to be part of a team that impacts the design and safety of Virginia’s traveling public, apply today!
Minimum Qualifications
• Ability to analyze complex financial data, work with detailed numerical data and generate reports.
• Considerable knowledge of federal, state, local transportation laws, regulations, policies and operations.
• Skill in leadership and consultation.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
• Considerable understanding of interrelationships between transportation project data, including phases, schedules, and estimates, and the SYIP, SSYPs, STIP and TIPs, and federal strategy.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences to including mediating difficult issues.
• Considerable knowledge of transportation funding to include budgeting and finance.
Additional Considerations
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, Financial Management, Business or related field desired.
• Skill in the use of iSYP, PAM, Cardinal, Project Pool, Federal Strategy Database, and Project Closeout Database.
• Certification in Project Management.
• Extensive experience in financial management, highway design and engineering, roadway construction, planning or programming.
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 PageUp 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.