Environmental Professional Engineer

Job Description:

Environmental Professional Engineer

Description

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values : Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment and we are committed to serving its’ citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

This position will be located at Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri.

• Conduct Antidegradation reviews for new or expanded discharges and serve as the technical lead/professional engineer in this area. These reviews involve the evaluation of wastewater treatment technology alternatives and economics which allow limited degradation while maintaining the highest water quality possible.
• Review and provide professional engineering comments related to the technical plans and specifications for domestic wastewater treatment projects and sewage collection systems to assure that infrastructure is built within acceptable engineering practice and in compliance with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ Clean Water Regulations.
• Draft Operating Permits in accordance with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and State rules and regulations to establish pollutant limits, monitoring frequencies, and other special conditions related to wastewater activities.
• Serve as the professional engineering for the Wastewater Engineering Unit and serve as the primary contact for engineering consulting firms and engineering professionals regarding the interpretation of regulatory requirements related to Antidegradation reviews and wastewater treatment design. Provide technical assistance to citizens, administrative personnel, legislators, local, state, and federal agencies and departments, lawyers, and private engineering consultants on laws, regulations, and technical policy interpretations.

This position is required to obtain and maintain licensure as a Professional Engineer in the State of Missouri. If required and if you do not currently possess this license, you will be given six months to obtain necessary license.

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following skills:

• Environmental Engineering : Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to protect and improve the quality of the environment and its resources; and to monitor, control, abate, and prevent pollutants.
• Oral and Written Communication : Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, consider the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving : uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.
• Public Service Motivation : Shows a commitment to serve the public. Ensures that actions meet public needs; aligns organizational objectives and practices with public interests.
• Self-Management : Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

• Obtaining an Engineering Degree from an accredited college and gaining the related engineering experience to earn a Professional Engineer license.

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here .

How we invest in you:

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.

Salary:

$68,568-$72,000 per Year