Land Development Specialist - Public Works Agency

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package that includes:

• Educational Incentive:An educational incentive of 2.5% for completion of an associate degree, 3.5% for completion of a bachelor's degree OR 5% for completion of a graduate degree.
• Bilingual Incentive:Incumbents may also be eligible for a bilingual incentive depending upon operational need and certification of skill. Proficiency levels by exam are $.69 per hour (Level I); $1.00 per hour (Level II); or $1.32 per hour (Level III).
• Vacation Accrual:New regular, full-time employees shall accrue approximately 14 days of vacation a year for the first 10,400 hours or 5 years of service; vacation accruals increase at 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 20 years of service topping out at 26 days a year and 400 hours of vacation hours banked.
• Flexible Workweek/Telework
  
  Schedule:
  
  We support a work/life balance by offering compressed work (e.g., 9/80 or 4/10 workweek) and remote hybrid telework schedules for some positions subject to organizational needs and satisfactory performance.
• Annual Leave Redemption:After 14,560 hours of continuous service an employee may elect to "cash in" or redeem up to 80 hours of vacation accrued in the same year after using 80 hours of vacation in the preceding 12 months.
• Sick Leave:Full-time Regular employees accrue 3.08 hours of sick leave per pay period with an advance at hire of 40.04 hours which will be balanced at the completion of 13 bi-weekly pay periods.
• Deferred Compensation:Eligible to participate in the County's 401(k) Shared Savings Plan and/or the Section 457 Plan. This position is eligible for up to a 3% match on your 401(k) contributions.
• Health Plans:Full-time employees are given a flexible credit allowance of up to $26,626.86 annually to offset the purchase of medical insurance for you and your dependents. Employee only - $463.99 per biweekly pay period;
  Employee plus one dependent - $834.32 per biweekly pay period; and Employee plus family - $1,024.11 per biweekly pay period.
• Flexible Spending Accounts:Choice of participation in the Flexible Spending Accounts which increases spending power through reimbursement of pre-tax dollars for IRS approved dependent care and health care expenses.
• Pension Plan:Both the County and employees contribute to the County's Retirement Plan and to Social Security. If eligible, reciprocity may be established with other public retirement systems such as PERS.
• Holidays:12 paid days per year which includes a scheduled floating holiday.
• Additional Benefits:Tuition Reimbursement, Disability Plans, Employee Assistance Program, Life Insurance and Wellness Program.

The PUBLIC WORKS AGENCY, Engineering Services Department is responsible for a wide range of engineering services to clients within the County of Ventura organization and the public. The Department is comprised of three (3) divisions, Project Services, Land Development Services and the Surveyor's Office. Services include project and construction management for vertical projects, land development services, floodplain development permitting and land surveying services.

The Land Development Services Division is responsible for the issuance of grading and floodplain development permits and associated inspections; geotechnical report review and approvals; enforcement of the Ventura County Grading Ordinance;
Water Availability Letter Reviews, Water Will-Serve letter processing; flood hazard reviews and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) determinations; and flood acreage assessments for new subdivision and property improvements within the unincorporated county areas.

Under general direction of an Engineering Manager, the Land Development Specialist (Staff/Services Specialist II) is responsible for inspecting/reviewing a variety of the most complex land development Public Works construction projects; supervises and reviews the work of inspectors and/or engineering technicians; performs specialty inspections; functions as a field office engineer; and performs other project support and related duties as required.

Duties may include but are not limited to the following:

• Performs and/or oversees the Land Development permit application submittal processes including initial review for completeness and intake of fees for grading, flood hazard, water availability, water will serve, geotechnical, acreage assessment and complaints; evaluates projects for environmental triggers and floodplain ordinance requirements; and prepares…