Title: Engineer Technician Senior - Permits

State Role Title: Engineering Technician III

Hiring Range: $50,758 - $82,481

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Edinburg Residency

Agency Website: https://www.vdot.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Are you driven by customer service and career advancement?  VDOT's Senior Permits Specialist is the job for you!

Job Duties

VDOT's Edinburg District is seeking a highly qualified Senior Permits Specialist to join their team!  As the qualified candidate, you will 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. 

Specifically, 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret site plans, road construction plans, property plats, utility plans and sketches.
• Considerable knowledge of highway construction and roadway maintenance procedures.
• Considerable knowledge of land use permitting processes and procedures.
• Ability to interpret VDOT Road and Bridge standards and spec, VA Work Area Protection manual, Access Management and Land Use Permit Regulations, and Subdivision Street Requirements.
• Skill in the use of computers and web-based applications.
• Ability to obtain necessary materials certifications needed with first 12 months of employment.
• Ability to obtain Class A CDL within 11 months of hire.

Additional Considerations

• Possess certifications in - Soils and Aggregate, Asphalt Concrete, Hydraulic Cement Concrete, Pavement Markings, Nuclear Safety and Erosion and Sediment control.
• Experience in roadway construction and maintenance activities.
• 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.
• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, or related field desired.
• Class A CDL with appropriate endorsements at time of hire.

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 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information, please visit “Information for VDOT Employees and Applicants” at: http://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/information_for_employees.asp

We have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics which may be viewed at www.Virginiadot.org/about. Your success in our organization depends upon modelling these values, therefore please to review them and, if in agreement, we welcome you to apply.

In addition to a rewarding work experience, VDOT offers excellent health and life insurance benefits, pre-tax spending accounts, state funded Short and Long Term Disability, paid holidays, vacation, tuition assistance, free wellness programs, and a state retirement plan with options for tax-deferred retirement savings including employer matching.

Multiple positions may be filled from this posting.

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.

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.

Contact Information

Name: Ciara Diehl

Phone: (540)292-4079

Email: [email protected]

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.