09114 - Engineer Land Use
About The Position
Provide technical advice, guidance, training, engineering support, and consultation in assigned engineering program areas. Analyze engineering data and prepare reports and recommendations based on engineering determinations. Manage assigned projects and activities to ensure accurate, timely completion within established scope and timelines. Communicate with VDOT staff, local governments, consultants, citizens, contractors, government agencies, and FHWA regarding transportation projects and programs. Administer District land development activities with stakeholders and provide technical reviews of residential and commercial development proposals, including preliminary, site, detailed construction, utility, infrastructure, and record plat plans. Review plans for consistency with VDOT specifications, standards, policies, and procedures, and coordinate reviews with responsible charge engineers, developers, engineers, and local jurisdictions. Process land-use permit forms and applications, investigate issues, resolve complaints, track workloads, and manage multiple concurrent reviews and assignments. The position also supports project engineering and special initiatives, including project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reporting. It represents VDOT or the assigned program area on committees and work groups and promotes customer service, safety, and effective information sharing. VDOT employees must abide by the VDOT Code of Ethics and the Commonwealth’s Standards of Conduct. VDOT positions require pre-employment screenings, which may include a fingerprint-based criminal history check, DMV record check, work history verification, references, a pre-employment physical, and a drug screen.
Requirements
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with diverse audiences.
- Ability to interact successfully with internal and external customers.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret construction plans, local ordinances, and zoning requirements.
- Experience applying land-use permit policies, construction practices, materials requirements, and street acceptance procedures.
- Experience applying roadway geometric design and other engineering principles.
- Experience applying subdivision street requirements, entrance standards, and road design standards.
- Skill in using computers and software applications.
- Valid driver’s license.
Nice To Haves
- Training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or a related field.
- Experience in land development plan review.
- Experience applying engineering principles to highway construction projects.
- Professional Engineer (PE) license or Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical advice, guidance, training, engineering support, and consultation in assigned engineering program areas.
- Analyze and interpret engineering data and prepare clear reports and recommendations.
- Prepare correspondence and process land-use permit forms and applications.
- Review documents and plans pertaining to land-use permits and development proposals for compliance with VDOT requirements.
- Administer District land development activities in coordination with local governments, the engineering community, developers, and VDOT staff.
- Establish effective communication among VDOT, contractors, government agencies, and the public; investigate issues and resolve complaints.
- Plan, schedule, and coordinate engineering activities to meet established scope and timelines and comply with state and federal laws and regulations.
- Coordinate reviews of residential and commercial development plans with the district’s responsible charge engineer, developers, engineers, and local jurisdictions.
- Enter, track, organize, and monitor workload; keep multiple project reviews on schedule with limited supervisory assistance.
- Assist with project management, including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reporting.
- Complete concurrent assignments and report status updates.
- Manage special program initiatives and projects as assigned; represent VDOT or the assigned program area on committees and work groups.
- Coordinate information flow orally and in writing while demonstrating customer service and work habits consistent with VDOT Values.
- Provide technical reviews of preliminary plans, site plans, detailed construction plans, record plats, utility plans, and other infrastructure plans.
- Provide detailed comments on land development plans and review findings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
