NPDES Coordinator

Title: NPDES Coordinator

State Role Title: Architect/Engineer I

Hiring Range: $71,867 - $116,784

Pay Band: 5

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: Staunton District Office

Agency Website: https://www.virginiadot.org/jobs/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Are you an environmental professional driven by compliance and education? VDOT's NPDES Coordinator/Environmental Compliance Inspector position is the job for you!

Job Duties

VDOT's Staunton District is seeking a highly qualified individual to serve in a combined role as a NPDES Coordinator/Environmental Compliance Inspector! As the qualified candidate, you will oversee all duties related to VDOT's NPDES Program related to its Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program and VDOT regulated land disturbances that are covered under the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) General Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities (Construction General Permit or CGP) as well as provide environmental inspection management, planning, guidance, and technical assistance for transportation projects, and administer and implement the Environmental Commitments and Compliance program for the district. Specifically, you will:

• Be responsible for providing performing oversight MS4 and CGP inspections, giving technical engineering advice, consultant coordination, training of district and inter-departmental personnel, and participating in local watershed planning meetings as required.

• Monitor construction and maintenance (as requested) projects and advise personnel on proper implementation of the following - water quality permit conditions, environmental document commitments, other state and federal environmental commitments, laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and environmental-related VDOT Road and Bridge Specifications.

• Provide expert environmental technical advice and guidance to construction and maintenance personnel. Anticipate and identify potential environmental issues, and develop and propose options to avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental impacts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid driver's license.
• Experience in MS4 program implementation, stormwater management design, erosion and sediment control inspection and engineering design, highway civil engineering, report writing.
• Unless already certified, must obtain a VA DEQ Dual Combined Administrator certification within one year of employment.

• Demonstrated experience in technical training related to MS4 and stormwater management issues. • Experience working with project proponents to avoid, minimize, and mitigate environmental impacts. • Skill in project management, workload planning, scheduling, technical data interpretation, tracking, including gathering and analyzing data to make environmental recommendations. • Skill in the use of computers and software applications. • Training or experience in environmental monitoring and inspection of construction activities, including providing recommendations to evaluate environmental compliance. • Experience interpreting, implementing the requirements of threatened and endangered species regulations. • Considerable knowledge of federal, state, local transportation, environmental rules, regulations, policies, and practices. • Ability to review, critique, interpret plans, contracts, special provisions, and specifications. • Experience in Waters of the U.S. delineation and permitting. • VA DEQ Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector and Stormwater

Additional Considerations

• Professional Engineer's License.
• VA DEQ Dual Combined Administrator Certification.
• Experience in technical training related to MS4 and stormwater management issues.
• MicroStation skills.
• Experience in MS4 program implementation, stormwater management design, erosion and sediment control inspection and engineering design, highway civil engineering and report writing.

• A combination of training, experience, or education in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Highway Engineering, Water Resources, Environmental Resources or related field desired. • DEQ: Inspector for Erosion Sediment Control • Intermediate Work Zone Traffic Control Safety • Progressively responsible experience managing complex projects in the transportation or construction industry. • Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER).

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

This recruitment can be used to fill additional vacancies within Staunton District.

Once onboarded, this position may be eligible for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

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; a tax-deferred Retirement Savings Plan with employer matching provision also available. Also, the state funds a Short and Long Term Disability Program. Miscellaneous benefits include paid holidays, training and tuition assistance programs, wellness programs, etc.

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is an Equal Opportunity Employer by both policy and practice. Applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, sex, color, national origin, religion, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics, or against otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. It is the intent of VDOT’s employment and personnel practices to conform to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations regarding non-discrimination. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply. View details & knowledge, skills, & abilities for applicant evaluation at local VEC or http://www.vdot.jobs.
TDD 1-800-828-1120.

VDOT employees have Shared Values and a Code of Ethics .
http://www.virginiadot.org/about/missionandvalues.asp
We encourage all those who apply to review these values and ethics. If you share our values, we invite you to apply. Your success in our organization depends upon sharing these values and keeping this Code of Ethics.

As defined by VDOT Department Memorandum (DM) Number: 17-1 – Emergency Operations and Traffic Management, VDOT is an emergency operation agency. Positions physically working within district boundaries, including those that administratively report to Central Office, may be assigned to emergency response duties at the discretion of the District Engineer or Administrator. Positions physically working within Central Office locations may be designated upon request and coordination among the respective District Engineer or Administrator and Chief. Assignments are updated annually. Not all designated employees are provided an emergency operations assignment. Report to work when called to support emergency operations. Maintain communications regarding work schedules with both your regular and emergency response supervisor. Notify emergency supervisor of pre-approved leave that would impact rotational schedule and your reporting for duty if activated. Keep abreast of weather forecasts for duty readiness in reporting. Makes personal contact with emergency response supervisor to determine if and when services are needed for approaching event.

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: 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.