Engineering Technician Senior Permits Wage

Title: Engineering Technician Senior Permits Wage

State Role Title: Engineering Technician III

Hiring Range: $24.40 - $39.65

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Lexington Residency

Agency Website: vdot.virginia.gov/careers

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Are you looking for part time engineering and inspection work?  Are you driven by accuracy and customer service?  VDOT's Wage Engineering Technician Senior Permits is the job for you!

Job Duties

VDOT's Staunton District Lexington Residency is seeking a highly qualified Wage Senior Permits Technician to review, inspect and process new street additions and county bond projects and additions into the State Secondary System as well as review, approve, process, issue and inspect work activities under permit, i.e. private and commercial entrance permits, utility permits and land use permits, to ensure compliance with agency standards and specifications and to ensure safety of the traveling public where permit work is taking place.  As the qualified candidate you will:
• Provide Technical Assistance - Address questions, policies and procedures related to assigned program area. Provide support to field personnel. Provide guidance related to VDOT policy and standards.
• Review site plans, special use permits, rezoning requests and land divisions - Check plats for administrative approval by county planning. Conduct onsite field review with owner or owner's agents. Communicate with citizens, public officials, state employees and business representatives
• Perform Records Maintenance - Compile and maintain automated and written reports and project records for assigned program areas.
• Perform Field Reviews and Inspections - Review or inspect field work being performed by VDOT staff or contractors.
• Review and inspect new subdivision streets - Perform final inspection and handle assemblies for acceptance of streets into state system and submit completed package to Central Office for processing. Plan and coordinate phase inspections during construction and post installation inspections. Review, approve, and process abandonments and discontinuances.
• Create and Maintain Project Documentation - Document, enter and complete required data such as work orders, schedules or records.
• Issue Land Use Permits - Issue and process permit applications for work within VDOT right of way.

*This is a wage position.  Maximum of 1500 work hours per year (May 1-April 30).  No state benefits provided.* 

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to obtain necessary materials certifications needed within first 12 months of employment.
• Skill in the use of computers and web-based applications.
• Knowledge of land use permitting processes and procedures.
• Ability to interpret VDOT Road and Bridge standards and specifications, VA Work Area Protection manual, Access Management and Land Use Permit Regulations, and Subdivision Street Requirements.
• Knowledge of highway construction and roadway maintenance procedures.
• Ability to read and interpret site plans, road construction plans, property plats, utility plans and sketches.

Additional Considerations

• Experience working with MUTCD, Virginia Work Area Protection Manual, Road Design Manual, VDOT Road and Bridge Standards and Specifications, Access Management Regulations and Land Use Manual.
• Experience in roadway construction and maintenance activities.
• Possession of certifications required for position.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, or related field desired.

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.

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 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.

VDOT is an emergency response agency, therefore you will work outside of normal work hours during emergency operations when services are needed.

Contact Information

Name: Ciara Diehl

Phone: (540)292-4079

Email: Ciara.Diehl@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.