Title: Right of Way Agent II

State Role Title: Lnd Acq & Prop Mgmt Agent II

Hiring Range: $74,895 - $121,705

Pay Band: 4

Agency: VA Dept of Transportation

Location: NOVA District Office

Agency Website: www.virginiadot.org/jobs

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Transportation’s Right of Way (ROW) and Utilities Division is seeking to fill a position in the Northeast Region (Culpeper, Fredericksburg and Northern Virginia Districts). This position will assist with the ROW and Utilities portion of Design Build, P3 and locally administered highway improvement projects to ensure their quality, timeliness and budget considerations.

This position will sit in the NOVA District office located in Fairfax.

The selected candidate will work as a team member with other preliminary engineering disciplines; provide technical direction and assistance as needed; ensure the integrity of project information in systems and analyze and compile information in response to inquiries from local, state and federal government and the public. Ensure entries are entered in the RUMS for each discipline; and complete and submit car mileage report by the first of each month.

Additional duties include, but are not limited to:

• Attending Design Build, P3, and locally administered project meetings.


• Offering cost and time saving recommendations.


• Reviewing RW 301 and plans for acceptance and the issuance of the RW 300.


• Offering valuation and negotiation guidance.


• Performing spot check reviews (valuation methods and negotiation packages) and participate in Right of Way Compliance Reviews.
  
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Functional knowledge of Right of Way and Utilities functions, real estate principles and practices and acquisition law (Titles 25.1 and 33.2 of the Code of Virginia).


• Functional knowledge of engineering as it relates to highway constructions, reading and interpreting plans, and supporting the development of estimates.


• Knowledge of the processes of public involvement.


• Demonstrated ability to analyze information, to negotiate and/or mediate.


• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with internal and external customers and maintain effective working relationships.


• Skill in the use of computers and web-based applications.
  
  

Additional Considerations

• A combination of training, experience, or education in real estate desired.
  
  


• Wide range of experience in Right of Way and Utilities activities; project management experience; knowledge of appraisal practices.
  
  
  

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.

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.

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 utilizes a market-based pay program, which has been approved by DHRM. Therefore, advertised rates of pay may or may not align with the Commonwealth pay bands.

Additional positions may be filled from this recruitment within 90 days.

VDOT is an emergency operation agency. As such, this job is essential to emergency response operations and expected to work in these situations, to include weekends, holidays, and after normal business hours; assignments may vary based on business needs to include working in severe weather.

This position requires a fingerprint based Criminal History Background Check, DMV Record Check and Work History Verification with references.

Contact Information

Name: Audrey Phillips

Phone: 804-837-4748

Email: [email protected]

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.