Engineer Job at VA Dept of Transportation
VA Dept of Transportation Fredericksburg, VA
Title: Land Use Engineer
Hiring Range: $77,102 - $106,016
Pay Band: 5
Agency: VA Dept of Transportation
Location: Fredericksburg Residency
Agency Website: www.jobs.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
The Fredericksburg District is seeking a Land Use Engineer for the Fredericksburg Residency Transportation Land Use Department to provide technical review of land development , utility, locality, and private entrance plans consistent with VDOT specifications, standards, policies and procedures. Coordinate plan reviews with the district’s responsible charge engineer, project developer, engineer, and local jurisdictions for residential, commercial, locality, and utility projects.
Enter, track, organize and monitor workload and perform all required tasks. Keep multiple project reviews on schedule with limited supervisory assistance. Provide technical and constructability reviews for preliminary plans, site plans, detailed construction plans and record plats for residential and commercial developments. Provide technical and constructability reviews for utility plans and other infrastructure plans. Review and comment on plans for land development and permit proposals.
Conduct field reviews /inspections as needed to ensure completion of work in the best interests of the Department. Assist management with strategic planning, program development, staffing needs, budgeting, etc. Provide advice and make recommendations using common sense engineering judgement.
Ensure files are maintained with complete and proper documentation of project and permit application decisions. Ensure design and construction completeness and appropriateness for individual projects. Communicate information both orally and in writing to and from those within and outside of the Department. Develop clear and concise written correspondence. Facilitate and apply presentation skills by conducting and participating in project related meetings.
Minimum Qualifications
- Considerable experience in land development review, applying roadway geometric design, storm water management, and drainage design, and other engineering principles.
- Experience applying access management regulations, subdivision street requirements, entrance standards and roadway design
- Ability to read, analyze and interpret construction plans, local ordinances, and zoning requirements.
- Experience must include the application of civil engineering principles and practices as demonstrated through use of design criteria such as VDOT, AASHTO, FHWA, etc; design of highway/roadway projects. Knowledge of principals of roadway safety that impact roadway standards and special designs.
- Considerable experience conducting technical and field reviews of multiple projects simultaneously, and to investigate and resolve design, construction, and project issues.
- Effective communication skills, both verbally and in writing, and ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external customers.
- Must be proficient in use of MS Office (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook, etc).
Preferred Qualifications:
- BS in Civil Engineering, related field or equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience demonstrating the ability to perform position duties.
- Demonstrated experience with geometric, stormwater, and traffic engineering design & practices.
- Experience in field review and inspection for land development and utility projects
- Virginia PE license
Special Instructions:
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
This position is designated as essential to emergency operations and may be required to work outside of normal work hours, on weekends and holidays during emergency situations which may include but are not limited to inclement weather, disaster response and emergency operations to ensure the safety of the traveling public.
We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore please Click Here to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
If selected as a finalist, you will undergo:
- References and verification of work history
- DMV Records Check
- Fingerprint-based criminal history records check
Special Instructions to Applicants
Multiple positions may be filled from this recruitment.
We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) official certified company and state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in support of Executive Order 29, (2010). If you are a Veteran or Virginia National Guard Member, we urge you to respond accordingly on your state application.
VDOT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants”.
We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modeling these values, therefore, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: https://www.vadars.org/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx, or call DARS at 1-800-552-5019.
Contact Information:
Name: Sarah Duncan
Phone: 540-899-4288
Email: sarah.duncan@vdot.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.
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