Emergency CDL Operators

Job Description

**Title:** Emergency CDL Operators

**State Role Title:** Transportation Operator II

**Hiring Range:** $35.00 to $47.18 per hour

**Pay Band:** 2

**Agency:** VA Dept of Transportation

**Location:** Culpeper District Complex

**Agency Website:** www.virginiadot.org/jobs

**Recruitment Type:** General Public – G

**Job Duties**

VDOT’s Culpeper District is seeking CDL operators to be on-call during inclement weather within Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Albemarle, Greene, Madison, Fluvanna, Louisa, and Orange counties.

You will operate equipment such as dump trucks, front-end loaders, backhoes, tractors, and motor graders to clear snow and ice from roadways. Operators will perform manual labor, as needed, to clear debris from roads and load materials.

Performance of these duties will require work outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends, and holidays. Positions are seasonal for the winter with no state benefits available.

**Minimum Qualifications**

* Valid commercial driver’s license.
* Experience performing physically demanding manual labor.
* Experience operating equipment.

**Additional Considerations**

* Must be able to work 12-hour shifts, day or night.
* Experience performing snow removal with equipment.

**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. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided in the application or optional resume; therefore, those who fully represent their qualifications will be more successful in obtaining an interview. Submitting an incomplete application or resume lacking relevant experience details may impact interview eligibility. State applications or resumes submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered.

Due to the emergency nature of these positions, screening of applications will begin on September 10, 2024, and then occur weekly thereafter until filled.

Fingerprint-based background checks, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified before employment. Selected applicants holding a valid CDL must complete a pre-employment physical and drug screen. Requires approved safety shoes. Personal protective equipment is provided. 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.

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.

VDOT employees have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics: your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore please access the following link: VDOT Shared Values and Ethics to review them and if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

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” VDOT Information

**Contact Information**

Name: Sherri Johnson

Phone: 540-727-7055

Email: Sherri.Garcia@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.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. **Equal Opportunity Employer**