Engineering Trainee - Reclamation & Design

State-of-West-Virgini; West Virginia; On-site; USD 50,000 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Insurance

Flexible benefits

Annual and sick leave

457 retirement plan

Job summary

State of West Virginia is seeking an exempt professional engineer for the Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation (AML&R) in the Fairmont Regional Office. You will learn to perform a broad range of engineering services and assist in selecting qualified firms to design AML&R projects and meet schedules.

The role emphasizes learning design procedures, site investigations, and coordination with field teams while maintaining project documentation and progress reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any engineering curriculum.
• Satisfactory completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
• Current certification in good standing as an Engineer Intern (E.I.) issued by the WV State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Monitor design plans and specifications for feasibility, economics, conformance to standards, and compliance with reclamation objectives.
• Verify technical correctness and quality control of designs.
• Perform site investigations to evaluate geo-technical conditions.
• Define project extent and design objectives.
• Determine scope of work for reclamation measures.
• Attend field and office meetings and conferences.
• Provide technical guidance on design methods and contract procedures.
• Coordinate drilling, mapping, surveying, and water monitoring activities.
• Perform engineering calculations on reclamation plans and evaluate hydrologic and geotechnical data.
• Maintain detailed workflow reports and records of design changes and economic impacts.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

AutoCAD

GIS

Engineering design

Site investigations

Education

ABET accredited Bachelor of Engineering (Civil/Mining/Environmental)

FE exam

Engineer Intern certification

Tools

AutoCAD

GIS software

Job description

State of West Virginia is seeking an exempt professional engineer for the Office of Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation (AML&R) in the Fairmont Regional Office. You will learn to perform a broad range of engineering services and assist in selecting qualified firms to design AML&R projects and meet schedules.

The role emphasizes learning design procedures, site investigations, and coordination with field teams while maintaining project documentation and progress reporting.