Environmental Engineer Senior

Virginia AG; Abingdon (VA); Vor Ort; USD 85.000 - 98.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Virginia Department of Health in Abingdon seeks an Environmental Engineer Senior to oversee regional engineering functions and ensure drinking water compliance with SDWA. You will provide technical guidance, supervise staff, and evaluate waterworks facilities while interpreting regulations for owners and operators.

The role requires knowledge of drinking water regulations, strong report writing, and excellent communication; PE licensure preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Knowledge of sanitary engineering for drinking water.
• Knowledge of state and federal drinking water laws.
• Management and supervisory principles.
• Ability to make sound engineering decisions.
• Ability to monitor progress and interpret laws.
• Ability to create technical reports.
• Strong oral and written communication.
• Ability to work with internal staff and public health groups.

Aufgaben

• Protect public health by ensuring drinking water compliance with SDWA and Waterworks Regulations.
• Supervise or lead engineering functions for regional area or office.
• Provide technical guidance to staff and conduct design evaluations.
• Inspect facilities and interpret regulations for owners, operators, and authorities.
• Prepare reports and provide training and technical assistance.
• Work independently with supervision for large projects or complex issues.

Kenntnisse

Sanitary engineering

Regulations knowledge

Management principles

Decision making

Progress monitoring

Technical reports

Communication skills

Stakeholder relations

Ausbildung

Professional Engineer licensure (PE) preferred

Jobbeschreibung

Title: Environmental Engineer Senior

State Role Title:Architect/Engineer I

Hiring Range: $84,500.00 - $98,218.00

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location:DRINKING WATER-ABINGDON

Agency Website:https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Protects the public health by ensuring that public drinking water is in compliance with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and the Waterworks Regulations. Supervises or leads engineering functions for assigned regional area or office. Services as a subject matter expert providing technical and procedural guidance and expertise to other staff. Characteristics include establishing priorities and assigning work, auditing and approving other engineers' work, participates in engineering design evaluation for new waterworks or waterworks considering modification, monitoring new and improved facilities, conducting non-routine and final inspections, as well as interpreting regulations for owners, operators, local government, engineering consultants, and other staff. Performs routine sanitary surveys at and provides technical assistance to surface water treatment plants and systems. Evaluates and recommends revisions to local, state, or national regulations, facilitates implementation of regulations, supervises preparation of reports and provides training and technical assistance to other staff and the public. Most activities are handled independently with supervision required only for very large projects or the most complex issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• Knowledge of sanitary engineering pertaining to drinking water
• Knowledge of state and federal laws, rules and regulations governing drinking water
• Knowledge of management practices and principles and administrative and supervisory principles
• Ability to make sound engineering decisions
• Ability to monitor and assess progress and interpret and apply federal and state laws and regulations
• Ability to create technical reports
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with internal staff, officials, engineers and other public health groups

Additional Considerations

• Licensure as a Professional Engineer (PE) or Engineer in Training (EIT) in Virginia preferred.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

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.