What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering and Environmental Technician position at Isle of Wight County?
This position is responsible for supporting the County’s Erosion and Sediment Control Program (VESCP) in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality regulations. Primary duties consist of plan reviews, site coordination and pre-construction meetings, and routine construction inspections to ensure that projects are in compliance with the County’s Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance. Position also provides technical support to other Engineering department staff as required.
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Requires the use of fingers, balancing, crouching, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking.
Minimum Requirements To Perform Work
- Maintains reference sources, records, documents, permits, and other information for multiple projects requiring the tracking and analyzing of data.
- Conducts Erosion and Sediment Control inspections in the field and identifies potential stormwater, E&S, Chesapeake Bay Act and wetland/floodplain problems, compliance issues and options for resolution.
- Conducts pre-construction meetings with contractors and county staff.
- Collaborates with the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) tidewater office as needed based on project parameters.
- Prepares inspection reports, and maintains verbal and written contact with contractors, applicants, developers, HOAs, engineers, and surveyors.
- Prepares letters and other documentation for enforcement processing.
- Prepares a variety of documents to include correspondence and reports and distributes and/or posts as needed.
- Independently reviews plans and assists with project permitting and works collaboratively with both Community Development and outside consultants.
- Assists staff engineers with technical support on capital improvement projects as needed
- Assesses Contractor proposed alternatives and makes recommendations for alternative solutions for land disturbing activities.
- Works with the county’s GIS system to help perform analysis and aid the department with mapping pertinent to County’s stormwater operations.
- Observes all approved safety and health policies and procedures pertaining to his/her work activities and performs all work tasks in a safe and healthy manner in accordance with County policy.
- Performs other assigned duties.
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects. Requires the use of fingers, balancing, crouching, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking.
Minimum Requirements To Perform Work
- Associate’s degree or equivalent;
- Two (2) years of related work experience;
- Or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
- E&S Inspector and E&S Plan Reviewer certifications required within one (1) year of appointment.