Engineer Land Use
Job Description
**Title:** Engineer Land Use
**State Role Title:** Architect/Engineer I
**Hiring Range:** $90,923 – $118,200
**Pay Band:** 5
**Agency:** VA Dept of Transportation
**Location:** Ashland Residency
**Agency Website:** http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs
**Recruitment Type:** General Public – G
**Job Duties**
What drives you? Whether it’s knowing the work you do makes a difference, having great work/life balance, working on exciting and challenging projects, leading innovation and championing change or simply working with a great group of people who are committed to your professional development…At the Virginia Department of Transportation, we have something for YOU!
VDOT is seeking an individual to provide technical review of land development plans consistent with VDOT specifications, standards, policies and procedures for the Ashland Residency Land Use Office. The Engineer Land Use will administer the District’s land development activities with stakeholders to include local government, engineering community, developers and other VDOT staff.
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” at: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/.
We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore visit http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.
In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers core benefits including competitive health and life insurance programs, pre-tax spending accounts and leave programs. Employees participate in a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirements saving including employer matching. The Commonwealth of Virginia also funds a short- and long-term disability program. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, training and tuition assistance programs, wellness programs and more.
**Minimum Qualifications**
* Experience applying land use permits policies, construction practices, materials requirements, and street acceptance procedures.
* Experience applying subdivision street requirements, entrance standards and road design standards.
* Experience applying roadway geometric design and other engineering principles.
* Skill in the use of computers and software applications.
* 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.
* Valid driver’s license.
**Additional Considerations**
* PE license or EIT certification desired.
* Experience in land development plan review.
* Experience in the application of engineering principles to highway construction projects.
* A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering or a related field desired.
**Special Instructions**
In order to be considered for this position, you must submit your resume.
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when you application and/or resume is submitted
successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 pm on the closing date through the PageUp System. State applications submitted via email, postal mail, fax, or in person will not be considered. Applicants are expected to fully represent qualifications and work history on the State application and or resume. The decision to interview an applicant is based on the information provided on the application, therefore, it is essential to fully complete each section of the application and provide detailed information. Submitting an incomplete state application, or a state application lacking in detail, may impact your interview eligibility.
Fingerprint based background check, references, work history, and DMV records will be verified prior to employment. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States. H1B VISA Sponsorship is not available.
VDOT utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. For more information about our employment practices, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants”.
**Contact Information**
Name: Jarita Taylor
Phone: 804-629-2086
Email: jarita.taylor@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 AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note**:** Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. **Equal Opportunity Employer**
