Maintenance Prog Mgr Bridge

Maintenance Program Manager For Structure & Bridge

Join VDOT as a Maintenance Program Manager for Structure & Bridge! Lead a district wide program that keeps Virginia's bridges safe, reliable, and resilient. In this vital role, you'll oversee budgeting, staff, and operational planning while ensuring all maintenance and repair activities meet regulatory and safety standards. You'll guide emergency response efforts, manage preventive maintenance, and coordinate contract crews to keep projects on schedule and communities connected.

If you're ready to make an impact and bring your technical expertise to a mission-driven team, this is your opportunity to help shape safer transportation for all.

Contact Name:
Jessica Meyer

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Administer a district wide program for state force bridge maintenance and repair. Provide oversight of budget and staff and to ensure compliance with program regulations and safety standards. How you will contribute:

• Budget and Business Management: – Manage district wide Bridge Maintenance Program budget. Prepare cost estimates for projects. Use Bridge Management System data and reports to develop budget forecasts for maintenance. Review inspection reports, prioritize needs, and determine equipment, labor, materials and methods for maintenance, repair or replacement. Use computer programs to maintain and report on financial and business matters. Manage preventive maintenance and equipment utilization to meet business needs.
  
  Resolve complaints and project related issues.
• Emergency Operations:
  Oversee emergency bridge maintenance activities in response to storms, accidents and other incidents. Manage the placement of temporary bridges and removal of damaged structures for public safety. Support emergency operations to include storm damage repairs, clearing roads of snow, ice and debris, accident clean-up and the control of traffic.
• Program Management:
  Assess existing maintenance and repair needs and priorities. Develop project action plans with schedules and staffing requirements. Conduct assessments of bridge and related plans for maintenance and repair. Plan and schedule work to be done and oversee work assignments. Provide technical guidance and expertise to solve unusually difficult or complex problems.
• Regional Bridge Maintenance Contracts:
  Plan, schedule and monitor activities of contract bridge maintenance and repair crews. Assess cost effectiveness of contracts and work performed. Assess schedules and deliverables against scope of contract and time stipulations. Assess quality of contract work performed. Resolve discrepancies with contractors to keep projects on schedule.

What will make you successful:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers.
• Ability to conduct expenditure analyses.
• Ability to effectively resolve citizen complaints and other issues.
• Ability to gather data, conduct research, create reports and correspondence, and develop statistical and narrative reports related to program areas.
• Ability to read and interpret bridge and structure plans and specifications.
• Ability to schedule, plan, and monitor work activities.
• Ability to work at heights, over and in water, in heavy traffic and under other adverse conditions.
• Considerable knowledge of bridge element conditions, types of bridge maintenance, repair and rehabilitation, and bridge inspection reports.
• Considerable knowledge of project planning and development of cost estimates.
• Considerable knowledge of structure and bridge maintenance methods, procedures, practices, and equipment.
• Knowledge of inventory management.
• Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices and ability to manage supervisory and crew personnel.
• Skill in the use of computers and software applications.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with customers.
• Ability to conduct expenditure analyses.
• Ability to gather data, conduct research, create reports, correspondence, develop statistical and narrative reports.
• Ability to read, interpret bridge and structure plans and specifications.
• Considerable knowledge of bridge element conditions, types…