Community Development Associate

General Statement of Duties

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, September 30, 2024.

Associate roles are pipeline positions geared toward enrolled junior and senior level college students who intend to pursue a post-graduation career with Henrico County. Assignments complement academic work and, upon graduation, may lead to full-time employment. Associates are expected to bring strong foundational knowledge to their developmental roles, and to maintain academic standards. Associate positions may or may not satisfy any school-mandated internship requirements. It is the student's responsibility to explore and ultimately satisfy any school-mandated internship requirements.

Essential Duties

Selected candidate may be assigned to:

Community Development (Permit Center):

• May be assigned to review or research building permit and development proposal requests, to include interpreting plats, plans of development, and construction documents
• May answer inquiries related to zoning, land use, business license requirements, and other land development-related questions
• May assist the public with understanding regulations and process requirements
• Performs other duties as assigned

Building Inspections:

• May perform reviews of construction documents for residential and or commercial buildings and structures that are proposed for construction
• May specialize in one or more of the following areas: electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas, fire protection, elevators, escalators, or other structural/architectural
• May develop draft training materials, media, and programs to interpret or explain the application of national construction codes, State regulations and construction material standards
• Performs other duties as assigned

Planning:

• May work with any aspect of the land use planning process, including comprehensive and long-range planning projects, site plan and landscape reviews, and code compliance
• May complete administrative and IT aspects of planning processes, including ESRI/ GIS mapping, data entry, and or analysis
• Performs other duties as assigned

Public Utilities:

• May contribute to water, wastewater, and solid waste design, construction, operations, and treatment projects
• May complete Civil, Mechanical, Industrial, Environmental, Geological, and Computer engineering duties, to include working with mechanical, process, and instrumentation equipment
• May complete data collection and analysis, surveying, and quality control and assurance duties
• May determine environmental and service impacts
• Performs other duties as assigned

Public Works:

• May advance projects in environmental inspection, engineering, construction and maintenance work for roads, drainage, transit service, and erosion control
• Complete and/or maintain records and related databases
• Performs other duties as assigned

The selected candidate will need:

• Strong foundational knowledge and coursework in a placement-relevant field
• Excellent organization and research skills with the ability to collect and organize facts/tasks effectively
• Excellent attention to detail
• Familiarity with computer systems and demonstrated proficiency in common software products (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point)
• Ability to multitask and manage priorities
• Ability to meet assigned deadlines
• A working knowledge of GIS is preferred for some placements
• The ability to understand, follow, and disseminate compliance standards and policies
• Excellent interpersonal skills, excellent oral and written communications skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse audience
• Ability to exercise discretion and make sound decisions relative to their assigned program area
• Non-supervisory
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as a part of a team
• Ability to work in an office and/or an outdoor setting
• Placements may require working in a wide array of locations and potentially working within adverse conditions
• May require the ability to lift up to 25 pounds
• Visual and hearing acuity and physical ability sufficient to perform assigned duties

Minimum Qualifications

Full-time enrollment status, with at least a 2.5 GPA, within a fully accredited bachelor's degree program as a rising junior or senior in the following program areas: Urban planning, Geography, Engineering, Architecture, other placement-relevant programs.

Relevant job or volunteer experience is preferred.

Additional Information

The hourly rate for this position is $23.00 per hour.

The work location will be at one of our various County offices, depending on the department for which the successful candidate is hired.

This position may require a valid driver's license to perform assigned duties at various locations.

A criminal history record check and fingerprinting is conducted on all persons conditionally offered employment, including a conditional offer of initial employment, or a conditional offer to promote, demote, or laterally transfer an employee.

How To Apply

Closing Date: This position closes on Monday, September 30, 2024.

You apply for positions with Henrico County general government through our online applicant system, which is available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week with an Internet connection. Please access our job site portal though https://henrico.us/services/jobs or click on the Jobs link in the upper right-hand corner of our main County page at https://henrico.us.

Minimum Salary 23

Maximum Salary

Currency USD

Main Organization General Government

General Government

Employment Status Hourly/Temporary

Hourly/Temporary

Amount of Travel

Work At Home