Description :
General Definition of Work
Performs intermediate skilled technical work conducting erosion and sediment control inspections and making determination regarding compliance with the County's Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance, providing information to the public to assist in the achievement of compliance, reviewing plans to ensure compliance with minimum Commonwealth of Virginia standards, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Building Official.
Qualification Requirements
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Essential Functions
- Performs required inspections of all land disturbing activities associated with construction.
- Fills out and maintains files of required inspection reports of all land disturbing activities
associated with construction.
- Notifies land owners of violations of the County's Erosion and Sediment Control
Ordinance.
- Conducts informal meetings and classes to inform citizens and contractors of erosion and
sediment control laws and regulations.
- Enforces the County's Erosion and Sediment Control Ordinance.
- Reviews submitted erosion and sediment control plans for compliance with the minimum
standards established by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- Works with and coordinates inspections and information pertaining to land disturbing
activities with state and federal agencies.
- Cross trains for various department positions such as Building Inspector.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of erosion and sediment control standards and regulations, wetland ordinances, flood plain management regulations and related laws and ordinances; thorough knowledge of land grading, construction, water quality issues and soil and water conservations; ability to read and interpret plans, specifications and to check hydraulic calculations of ordinary complexity and to compare them with the construction in process; firmness and tact in enforcing codes and ordinances; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with land owners, contractors, governmental agency representatives, engineers and the general public.
Education and Experience
High school diploma or GED with coursework in conservation and environmental sciences, or related field and moderate experience erosion and sediment control, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Physical Requirements
This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires standing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and reaching with hands and arms and occasionally requires walking, sitting, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions, frequently requires exposure to the risk of electrical shock and occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, working in high, precarious places and exposure to fumes or airborne particles; work is generally in a loud noise location (e.g. grounds maintenance, heavy traffic).
Special Requirements
- Possession of Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector and Plan Review certifications or
ability to acquire certifications within one year of employment.
- Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Contact : County Employment Application Required
Applications can be delivered in person or by mail to Human Resources at: 605-1 Pine Street, Hillsville, VA 24343, e-mailed to michelle.dalton@carrollcountyva.gov or faxed to 276-730-3014
Deadline for Applying : Open until filled