Montgomery County, VA Economic Development

The Montgomery County Fire-EMS Department is seeking a Fire Lieutenant . This position serves as a company officer supervising a crew of firefighters assigned to an apparatus, and must be able to assume the role of Incident Commander for the initial 20-30 minutes of most incidents. Supervisory duties include prioritizing and assigning work, assisting with performance evaluations, and ensuring staff are trained and developed. Performs technical work providing fire suppression, human health emergency medical services, and stabilization procedures at scenes. The position is normally assigned to a 24-hour shift in the eastern area of Montgomery County.   Duties are performed under emergency conditions and frequently involve considerable personal hazard, including heavy physical effort.   The candidate must have familiarity of the geographical layout of Montgomery County and the Towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, including streets, roads, and major landmarks. This position...

The Montgomery County Fire-EMS Department is seeking a Fire Captain . This position serves as a company officer supervising a crew of firefighters assigned to a station.   Supervisory duties include prioritizing and assigning work, assisting with performance evaluations, and ensuring staff are trained and developed. Performs technical work providing fire suppression, human health emergency medical services, and assumes the role of Incident Commander. Position is normally assigned to a 24-hour shift in the eastern area of Montgomery County.   Duties are performed under emergency conditions and frequently involve considerable personal hazard, including heavy physical effort.   The candidate must have familiarity of the geographical layout of Montgomery County and the Towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg, including streets, roads, and major landmarks. This position drives and operates department vehicles and assists in the maintenance and repair of station and equipment....

Montgomery County Parks & Recreation Department has an immediate need for two Full-Time Park Maintenance Workers .  Routine responsibilities include preparation and maintenance of youth baseball, softball and football fields; maintenance at the Frog Pond Swimming Pool, grounds maintenance including string trimming, digging, sweeping, and raking; visually inspecting parks and performing park/trail improvement projects; cleaning pavilions, picnic tables & barbeques; operating small equipment, picking up trash, litter & debris and cleaning restroom areas. Must be at least 18 to operate power equipment; experience in grounds and landscaping is a plus.  Must be able to read/write to interpret and apply hazard communications and other VOSH guidelines, work as part of a team, and possess the ability to follow directions and complete assignments efficiently.  Must have a valid Virginia Driver’s License; driving record screening and background checks required.  Due to this...

The Montgomery County Commissioner of Revenue Office has a full-time opening for Tax Technician I. The Position is responsible for essential duties associated with assessing taxes, assisting taxpayers with state income, collecting and processing data for assessments, assisting taxpayers and business clients by phone or in person with tax questions, and may also include processing daily mail, processing personal property, real estate, and rollback taxes, and similar tasks with a high degree of customer service and accuracy.    The position requires a high school diploma/GED equivalent, with either one year of college/vocational training or equivalent banking/accounting experience. Must be organized, detail-oriented and able to multi-task with a high level of accuracy; possess an intermediate level of computer proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to learn new software programs and skills; demonstrated ability to understand and follow written and oral...

The Montgomery County Information Technology Department has a full-time opening for a System Engineer in their department. This position is responsible for maintaining the County’s VOIP system, as well as supporting, maintaining, and configuring the IT infrastructure, including servers (such as file, print, mail, and database), virtual systems, switches, and routers. Serves as an escalation resource for IT staff and backup to the Systems Infrastructure Engineer. The position also oversees software releases, patching, and updates, and assists IT staff in resolving software-related issues .  This position will also deliver training presentations in both one-on-one and small group situations to employees.  The position prefers a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, or a combination of education, skills, and three years of related work experience. Requires on-call participation, as well as occasional evening and weekend work. Must be organized, detail-oriented, and able to...