Hiring Range: $68768.00 to $111748.00
Full Time or Part Time: Full_Time
Description for Candidates:
1. Provide leadership and technical expertise to manage, plan, organize and implement the Drainage and Storm water, Vegetation Management and Roadside Development Programs.
How you will contribute:
2. Budget Administration: Manage, develop and administer annual budgets within integrated Roadside Management programs. Develop and adjust spend plans as needed. Coordinate multiple district workgroups and residency financial resources with district Roadside contract services to provide most efficient benefit from the allotted resources.
3. Program Administration: Lead, assess, plan, develop and direct the district-wide Roadside Management programs and activities to support the district’s key business goals. Manage an Integrated Vegetation Management Program, to include, but not limited to: arboriculture (tree pruning, tree removal, risk tree management), pesticide application, nutrient management, turf establishment and management, landscape design, storm water management and contract administration. Assign personnel and manage resources for the purpose of implementing and overseeing district roadside activities. Conduct program activities in compliance with federal and state laws, regulations, policies and guidelines. Ensure compliance with Work Area Protection, OSHA and VOSH laws and regulations.
4. Technical Guidance: Provide technical support, expertise and guidance to District Maintenance, Construction Staff, Land Use Engineers and Residency Personnel as it pertains to the integrated vegetation management programs, in addition to vegetation management topics involving regulations such as the Federal Clean Water Act, VPDES Permits, VDACS laws pertaining to fertilizer and pesticide application, Threatened and Endangered Species Act, Erosion and Sediment Law, MS4 compliance, Invasive Species Act and Noxious Weed Control. Ensure all roadside maintenance activities and contract requirements are delivered according to specifications and in compliance with regulations.
What will make you successful:
5. Ability to collaborate with research scientists and industry leaders for the management of biotic systems.
6. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, make presentations and lead meetings for internal peer groups, VDOT management, boards of supervisors, urban committees, and civic groups.
7. Ability to develop and administer annual budget and a multi-year roadside vegetative management plan. Skill in administering contracts to ensure quality, budget and timeline standards are met.
8. Ability to initiate and develop specifications for annual and long-term, multi-year Roadside contracts.
9. Ability to manage the Comprehensive Roadside Management Program, Permits for Special Projects, Outdoor Advertising Vegetation, Utility Tree Work, Pesticide Application, and planting agreements.
10. Ability to read highway plans and project specifications and to provide pre-construction guidance on vegetation issues of projects. Knowledge of the principles of horticulture and landscape design.
11. Ability to use Road and Bridge Standards and Specifications, and other agency documents related to landscaping, turf installation and management, erosion control and vegetation maintenance.
12. Ability to use the Virginia Work Area Protection Manual to ensure that all traffic control procedures are properly followed. Knowledge of OSHA and VOSH regulations related to all Roadside functions.
13. Knowledge of Arboriculture (tree pruning, removal, risk management); pesticide best practices; turf management, erosion control, stormwater basin maintenance; traffic safety related to roadside.
14. Knowledge of Supervisory and human resources practices and principals to include hiring, discipline, performance management, and employee development.
15. Knowledge of federal, state and local laws and regulations and policies governing vegetation management, pesticide use, nutrient management, invasive species, and habitats of endangered species.
16. Knowledge of the impacts of vegetation management on erosion, water quality, pesticide effects, wildlife, pollinator and native plant preservation, time of year restrictions, and invasive species.
17. Knowledge of the practices and principles of vegetation management pertaining to roadside maintenance and asset protection and environmental issues.
18. Skill in use of computers and software applications to perform tasks which support VDOT operations.
Minimum Qualifications:
19. Ability to communicate and work effectively with customers, including members of the general public, internal staff and contractors.
20. Experience applying contract development and administration policies and procedures.
21. Experience in projecting labor needs, estimating vegetation maintenance costs, and developing and monitoring budgets.
22. Experience managing permits governing land use, vegetation management issues related to utilities outdoor advertising, private planting on the right of way, landscape design and clear zones.
23. Knowledge and experience in the application of federal, state, local laws, regulations, policies and procedures governing vegetation management.
24. Knowledge of arboriculture science, management techniques, pesticide use, turf and plant establishment, invasive species, threatened and endangered species, stormwater management, erosion and sediment control.
25. Must be registered with VDACS as a Commercial Pesticide Applicator. Must be certified in Category 6 (Right of Way) within 6 months of employment and maintain thereafter.
26. Must become certified as a VDACS Fertilizer Applicator within 24 months of employment and maintain thereafter.
27. Must obtain CPR, ISA Arborist, and Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control certifications within 12 months of employment and maintain thereafter.
28. Valid driver's license.
Additional Considerations:
29. A combination of training, experience, or education in Environmental Sciences, Natural Sciences, Horticulture, Forestry, Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Hydrology or related field desired.
30. CPR with AED, Standard First Aid, and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Combined Course
31. DCR Nutrient Management Planner (Turf or Landscape).
32. DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control and/or Stormwater Inspector.
33. Experience managing, leading, training and evaluating professional and technical staff in an integrated vegetation management program.
34. Fertilizer Applicator License Certification
35. Flagger
36. ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification.
37. Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety.
38. International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) - Arborist Certification
39. Pesticide Applicator Certification
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Physical Requirements
VDOT employees must abide by VDOTs Code of Ethics and the Commonwealths Standards of Conduct.