Bridge Tunnel Operation Crewmember

Description

• Assist State/Local Police, fire, rescue, other emergency responders, and maintenance personnel in emergencies and routine operations, using pertinent safety techniques (CPR/First Aid, etc.) and equipment. Maintain a thorough knowledge of Standard Operating Procedures and other applicable regulations. Perform necessary housekeeping duties to ensure a clean and safe work area. Operate patrol vehicles, monitor roadway conditions, and render assistance to stranded or disabled motorists on the roadway.
• Provide roadside assistance to stranded motorists (including changing tires, giving battery jumps, providing fuel, removing debris from the travel lanes, etc.).
• Perform facility and grounds inspections to include multi-story industrial buildings.
• Perform functions from light to moderate manual labor which includes, but is limited to, standing, stooping, pushing, pulling, lifting to 50 pounds, walking, standing, and sitting (prolonged periods).
• Complete accurate and concise records utilizing Inspection Station Reports, Vehicle Inspections, Response Unit Inspections, etc.
• Expanded duties, subject to assignment: Monitor the safety of roadways (vehicle crashes, disabled/abandoned vehicles, debris, and lane-closing events, signal malfunctions, and general incident/congestion).
• Working with machine operations, oscillating equipment, small parts.
• Balancing activities that require body equilibrium.
• Ascend/descend steps and stairs.
• Pulling/Pushing/Reaching/ using upper body force to drag, haul, move and/or guide objects and extending both arms in any direction.
• Respond to incidences within the HRHT footprint of responsibility in equipment and provide incident support to include scene clean up, tunnel evacuations, traffic control, and place detour protocols, etc.
• Communicate with Control Room staff regarding disabled vehicles, abandoned vehicles, debris, and lane-closing events and coordinates operations.
• Provide wide-load escorts at MMMBT and HRBT utilizing vehicular equipment.
• Work closely with other first responders at highway incidents by providing incident response, on-scene traffic control and basic first aid.
• Provide security by standing watch at various stations, remaining alert and highly visible, investigating, and reporting suspicious activities, directing, and controlling traffic throughout the facility in a safe and professional manner, utilizing appropriate traffic control techniques (hand signals, whistle, voice, STOP/SLOW paddles, etc.).
• Working around hazards (traffic).
• Monitored performance with routine evaluation.
• Perform inspections of assigned work areas to include buildings, facility equipment, etc. Perform daily housekeeping duties to provide a safe, clean work environment.
• Driving a truck approximately 50 miles/day.
• Respond to motorists and coworkers providing clear, accurate information and/or directions in a friendly, courteous, and professional manner. Ready to respond in case of an emergency in the tunnel.
• Occupy inspection station locations, stop, and inspect vehicles for over height, hazardous materials, facility security threats, and violations. Document issues and vehicles always encountered and notify Operations Crew Lead and control room of status.
• Operate hand tools to include, but are limited to, shovels, brooms, etc.
• Issuing verbal instructions to motorists

Requirements

• Frequent interaction with the public/media.
• Possess the ability to dispatch and deploy the Incident Response Trailer utilizing the equipment to incident scenes at HRBT, MMMBT, and JRB. This includes pre-trip inspections and post-usage stocking.
• Safety and organizational clothing and equipment required (provided).
• Possess the ability to utilize the portable and permanent mount two-way radio equipment as well as articulate clear and concise communications.
• Lifting 50 plus lbs.
• Knowledge of Hampton Roads Interstate and local roadways.
• Possess the ability to process over-height violations at HRBT and MMMBT to include violator vehicle escorts and turn around procedures.
• Stooping and bending activities that include bending downward and forward.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Capable of multi-tasking and working in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience in radio and phone communications.
• Hand movement, including holding, finger dexterity and grasping.
• Required VDOT/Industry training.
• Possess the ability to maintain valid DMV licensure and operate various types of vehicular equipment that include SUVs, Passenger Vans, and Heavy-Duty Pickup Trucks w/arrow-board (i.e., GMC 2500).
• Seeing (including field of vision, distance close to eye).
• Ability to work weekends and holidays in a variety of weather conditions.
• Working in an outside environment (cold-hot temperatures, inclement weather conditions, including rain and snow, light/daytime-dark/nighttime).
• Potential for significant periods of sitting or standing.
• Must be able to perform the physical demands of the job as outlined above.
• Repetitive motions.
• Computer literate; experience with Windows-based applications and Apple devices.
• Possess the physical ability to flag high volume traffic, which may include periods of prolonged standing in adverse weather conditions.
• Knowledge of Traffic Control operations, rules, and procedures.
• Possess the ability to operate various types of computer equipment and software.
• Ability to work diligently in a noisy environment.
• Significant all-season/all-hour Interstate driving.
• General working knowledge of vehicle maintenance.
• Walking, standing, sitting, crouching, kneeling, squatting.
• Field experience.
• Strong command on the English language and ability to communicate both in writing and verbally; bilingualism in Spanish is an asset.
• Demonstrated proficiency in customer service.

Benefits

• 90-day probation period.
• Dangerous work environment associated with on-foot roadway movement.
• Paid Holidays
• May be subject to short or no-notice work assignments.
• PTO 120 Hours Annually

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance