09114 - Engineer Land Use

Virginia Department of Transportation•Charlottesville, VA

About The Position

Provide technical advice, guidance, and training in assigned engineering program areas; prepare analyses, reports, and recommendations; and provide engineering support and consultation. Manage assigned projects and activities to ensure timely, accurate 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 review land development plans for compliance with VDOT specifications, standards, policies, and procedures. The role supports land use permitting by preparing correspondence, processing forms and applications, and reviewing permit documents and plans. It coordinates reviews of residential and commercial development plans with the district’s responsible charge engineer, developers, engineers, and local jurisdictions. Reviews include preliminary, site, detailed construction, utility, infrastructure, and record-plat plans. The position tracks and organizes workload, keeps multiple reviews on schedule, investigates issues, resolves complaints, and provides detailed review findings and status updates. The position also assists with project management, including scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reporting. It applies established VDOT processes to ensure engineering projects comply with state and federal laws and regulations, manages special initiatives as assigned, and represents VDOT or its program area on committees and work groups. Customer service, teamwork, safety practices, and clear oral and written communication are integral to the work.

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.
Ability to draw rational conclusions and develop solutions from analysis, make independent decisions, and manage multiple assignments.
Ability to manage projects and priorities with competing deadlines and limited resources.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and negotiate outcomes with diverse customer groups.
Ability to interpret technical data and prepare and maintain detailed reports.
Ability to read and understand highway construction plans.
Knowledge of engineering specifications and standards; VDOT land use permit policies, construction practices, materials requirements, and street acceptance procedures; VDOT subdivision street requirements, entrance standards, and road design standards; VDOT, state, and federal transportation engineering policies and procedures; project management principles and procedures; and roadway geometric design and other engineering principles.
Skill in positively interacting with employees, citizens, and government officials and providing and promoting good customer service to internal and external customers.
Skill in MS Office, project management software, and engineering software programs.
Ability to enforce and demonstrate safety behaviors and advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities.

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, support, and consultation in assigned engineering program areas.
Analyze and interpret engineering data and prepare clear reports, recommendations, and detailed review findings.
Prepare correspondence and process forms and applications for land use permits; review permit documents and plans.
Administer district land development activities and communicate with local governments, developers, engineers, VDOT staff, consultants, citizens, contractors, government agencies, and FHWA.
Review preliminary plans, site plans, detailed construction plans, record plats, utility plans, and other infrastructure plans for residential and commercial developments.
Coordinate development-plan reviews with the district’s responsible charge engineer, project developers, engineers, and local jurisdictions.
Enter, track, organize, and monitor workload; keep multiple project reviews on schedule and complete concurrent assignments within established scope and timelines.
Assist in managing project scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, change management, quality, and status reporting.
Apply VDOT policies and procedures and ensure engineering projects comply with state and federal laws and regulations.
Investigate issues and resolve complaints; coordinate information orally and in writing and promote effective customer service.
Manage special program initiatives and projects as assigned and represent VDOT or the assigned program area on committees and work groups.
Apply safety behaviors and advocate and practice safety in everyday work activities.