Engineering Technician I/II, #JR-01294

City of Virginia Beach; Virginia Beach (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement plan

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

The City of Virginia Beach is seeking an Engineering Technician I/II to join the Division of Planning Administration within the Department of Planning and Community Development. The final level (I or II) will be determined by qualifications and offered accordingly.

Responsibilities include project review, coordination, and compliance tasks across waterfront projects, stormwater systems, and site planning with occasional fieldwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology.
• Experience in Land Development site plan or subdivision plan design or review.
• Experience with stormwater management, open channel and piped drainage systems, hydrology and hydraulics.
• Experience with stormwater modeling software (SWMM) or other stormwater design software.
• Design or review of streets, pavement design, site grading, water and sewer systems.
• Knowledge of state/local design/resource manuals and local ordinances related to stormwater and land development.

Responsibilities

• Complete project review, review coordination, compliance review and corrective action tasks.
• Assist Environmental Planning staff with waterfront construction applications and buffer restoration.
• Prepare and present small area project reviews to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Board.
• Write comments explaining revisions for site plan submittals and review letters.
• Coordinate preconstruction meetings and assist with field inspections and site visits.
• Assist customers in person, by phone and email; manage multiple tasks and schedules.

Skills

Excellent written

Verbal communication

People skills

Education

Civil engineering degree preferred

DEQ stormwater or E&S Reviewer Certification preferred

Tools

SWMM

Job description

The City of Virginia Beach is recruiting for an Engineering Technician I/II to join the Division of Planning Administration with the Department of Planning and Community Development.

Actual job level (e.g. Engineering Technician I or II) will be determined on the qualifications of the selected applicant and made part of the job offer.

• Engineering Tech I: G.22 $49,504.00 - $77,147.20
• Engineering Tech II: G.24 $54,579.20 $85,051.20

Specific duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

Primarily responsible for completing project review, review coordination, compliance review, and corrective action tasks to assist Environmental Planning staff, to include:

• Waterfront construction applications
• Chesapeake Bay Prevention Area Septic Tank Pump out notices
• Preliminary Project Request Coordinator
• Chesapeake Bay buffer restoration compliance with permits & inspections
• Tree removal requests
• PPR Standards requests
• Coordination of preconstruction meetings
• May prepare and present small area projects to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Area Board
• Writing comments explaining required revisions associated with site plan submittals, Joint Permit Applications, review letters associated with encroachment request, and corrective actions letters to correct noncompliant field conditions associated with approved projects.
• Position requires occasional site visits to conduct site analysis, trouble shoot, compare approved plans with field conditions and provide resolution to Staff to resolve construction issues.
• Assist customers in a professional manner in person, by phone and email, participate in interoffice project meetings and manage multiple tasks at once. Must be organized and able to manage multiple schedules.

Preferred Candidate:

• Strong preference for a Degree in Civil Engineering or Civil Engineering Technology.
• Experience in Land Development site plan or subdivision plan design or review.
• Experience with stormwater management, open channel and piped drainage systems, hydrology, and hydraulics.
• Experience with stormwater modeling software (specifically SWMM) or other stormwater design software.
• Design or review of streets, pavement design, site grading, water, and sewer systems.
• Experience with state and local design resource manuals and local code of ordinances related to stormwater management and land development design.
• DEQ stormwater or E&S Plan Reviewer Certification.
• Excellent written, verbal, and people skills.
• Drainage Design or Review
• Experience with modeling with EPA or PC SWMM software

The City offers a generous benefits package, which includes health, dental and life insurance, retirement and savings plans, maternity/paternity and parental leave, holidays and annual and sick leave.

The City of Virginia Beach is an Equal Opportunity Employer.