Plans Examiner, Senior

City of Richmond•1801 Commerce Road, VA

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Richmond Department of Public Utilities is seeking a qualified Plans Examiner, Senior to ensure that the requirements for stormwater regulations, erosion and sediment control and Chesapeake Bay program regulations are met by engineers, developers, and owners of planned, new, and existing commercial and residential land development projects within the City. The selected incumbent will to review and approve civil plans for proposed development projects ensuring they meet environmental regulations imposed on the city.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in architecture, engineering, building construction, or related field
2-3 years of plan review experience
Requires a valid Driver's License and a valid Commonwealth of Virginia Driver's License within 30 days of hire
VA DEQ Dual Plan Review certification or equal within 1 year of hire

Nice To Haves

Three years of architecture, engineering or plans reviewing experience preferred
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
Professional Engineer or Architecture License preferred
VA DEQ certified Stormwater Plan Reviewer
VA DEQ certified E & S Reviewer
Engineer In Training

Responsibilities

Review and approve civil plans for proposed development projects ensuring they meet environmental regulations imposed on the city.
Lead internal meetings to discuss issues with proposed development.
Regularly attend training to understand changing regulatory guidelines.
Assist external customers with questions about permitting process, ChesBay, floodplain, and stormwater management.
Reviews Special Inspections completion packages for compliance with Chapter 17 of the Virginia Construction Code.
Reports errors of non-compliance and reviews and approves Special Inspection daily report and final packages for code compliance on behalf of the City Of Richmond and the Building Official.
Schedules and facilitates special inspection project meetings with owners, contractors, architects, and engineers in a virtual setting for compliance with Chapter 17 of the Virginia Construction Code.
Conducts site visits and inspections of commercial projects.
Prepares written reports concerning inspections to contractors, owners, and plan designers.
Reviews documents, conducts code research, conducts site inspections for issuance of Certificates of Occupancies.
Reviews permit applications and construction documents as assigned for compliance with the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (USBC); conducts pre-construction meetings.
Prepares written reports concerning plan reviews to contractors, owners, and plan designers.
Provides customer service by answering technical questions about codes, inspections, audits, etc. to walk-in customers; meets with and answers phone calls and emails from developers, architects, contractors, etc.