Bridge Maintenance Specialist

Bridge Maintenance Specialist

Salary

$52,187.20 - $62,400.00 Annually

Location

City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA

Job Type

Full-Time Regular

Job Number

29M00000142

Department

Public Works

Opening Date

08/14/2026

Closing Date

8/28/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

The City of Richmond Department of Public Works is seeking qualified candidates to fill the position of Bridge Maintenance Specialist with the Bridge Maintenance Division. This position is responsible for repairs and maintenance of bridges, culverts, guardrails, and related structures. Work may also include duties related to emergency operations such as the snow program and storm operations. This position provides support to the bridge maintenance crew to ensure work is performed to federal and state standards.

Duties include but are not limited to

• Performing maintenance and repairs to bridge decks, guardrail, bridge rail, culverts, expansion joints, abutments, piers, and similar structures.
• Operating heavy equipment such as back hoes, front end loaders, man lifts, and other similar equipment.
• Forming, pouring, and finishing structural concrete, and other types and mixtures associated with bridge maintenance and repairs.
• Assisting with major traffic flow plans to include placing signs, barricades, and other traffic control equipment.
• Conducting daily safety inspections of equipment and work tools
• Ensuring all bridges, culverts and headwalls are free and clear from vegetation and environmental debris.
• Responding to emergency situations to trouble shoot and implement immediate repairs or modifications to ensure public safety.
• Properly and safely operates a variety of power and hand tools such as compressors, chainsaws, water blasting equipment, jackhammers, portable generators, small gas and electric tools and other related tools to achieve daily tasks.
• Accurately use various tools of layout such as tape measure, levels etc.
• Climb, move, and work at heights up to 100ft on and under bridges, in and around waterways and on slopes and inclines.
• Lift, carry and handle equipment, tools, supplies and other materials up to 100lbs in weight.

This position is considered Essential, which means that the incumbent is required to work when the City is closed due to public emergencies, critical or hazardous conditions, or inclement weather.

This individual may be required to work nights, weekends, holidays, or on-call, as needed

Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Ability to work in adverse weather condition
• Ability to work on uneven surfaces
• Position requires working safely at heights of 100 feet or greater
• Three years of experience directly related to duties of this position
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
• Basic knowledge of math and calculations in relation to a jobsite such as measurements

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• A valid Drivers License with a satisfactory driving record
• Some assignments require a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Commercial Drivers License Class B or ability to obtain within 11 months from hire.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• General knowledge of various trades associated with construction or bridge maintenance
• Proficient in operating power tools
• Safe daily operation of city vehicles
• Complete and process appropriate paperwork
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Experience with 2-way radios
• Experience in customer service, interacting with citizens and leadership
• Ability to analyze information quickly and effectively
• Exhibit dependability

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.

ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS: Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly stand, walk, push, pull, finger, talk, see, hear and use repetitive motion; frequently feel, grasp, finger and see; frequently talk and hear; and occasionally balance, stoop, crouch, stand, pull, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may include environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be heavy work, exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at HR-ADA@rva.gov.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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With over 4,000 employees, the City of Richmond is an "Employer of Choice" among cities throughout the nation. The City strives to hire and retain employees who bring dedication and talent to the workforce. Offering a competitive, cost effective, and quality benefits package is one element of an "Employer of Choice".

The City offers a full range of benefit programs from initial hire through retirement. Please visit our Web site for details.

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10-point compensable veteran. You must have an existing compensable service-connected disability of 10 percent or more. Other 10-point veteran include disabled veteran or a veteran who was awarded the Purple Heart for wound or injuries received in action, veterans widow or widower who has not remarried, wife or husband of a veteran who has a service-connected disability, widowed, divorced or separated mother of an ex-service son or daughter who died in action, or who is totally and permanently disabled. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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5-point veterans must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following: Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

03

Employees in this job classification are designated as Essential Personnel and must be available to report to work during inclement weather, disasters and other emergencies. Are you willing and available to report to work during these conditions?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have a current and valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have a current and valid Class B Commonwealth of Virginia Commercial Drivers License (Class B CDL) or the ability to obtain one within eleven (11) months of hire?

• Yes
• No

06

Are you available and willing to work on call work hours to include evenings, weekends, and holidays?

• Yes
• No

07

Which best describes your highest level of education?

• High school diploma/GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree or higher

08

Which best describes your years of experience performing maintenance and repairs to bridges and other similar structures?

• Less than three years of experience
• Three to six years of experience
• Six to nine years of experience
• Nine or more years of experience

09

Which best describes your years of experience operating heavy equipment such as back hoes, front end loaders, man lifts, and other similar equipment?

• Less than three years of experience
• Three to six years of experience
• Six to nine years of experience
• Nine or more years of experience

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For the following list of skills, select the ones in which you have prior work experience. Select all that apply.

• Small power and hand tools; saws, weed eater, compressor
• Traffic Control; Placing signage, barricades, and cones
• Working in and around waterways
• Working in harsh conditions (near traffic; on steep, uneven terrain; in inclement weather)
• Working in confined spaces
• Working at heights over, above, and below 100 feet
• Layout tools; levels, tape measure, etc.
• Operate heavy equipment; backhoe, front end loader, dump truck, crane truck

Required Question

Employer City of Richmond

Address 900 East Broad Street

Suite

Richmond, Virginia, 23219

Phone (804) 646-5660

804-646-5660

Website https://www.rva.gov/