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ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER MANAGER

DEFINITION: This is supervisory and advanced professional environmental engineering work in an environmental regulatory, conservation or construction program area.

An employee in this job supervises a staff of professional employees engaged in the preparation or review of plans, specifications and permit applications; the development, design, review, financing or construction of environmental projects; the management of a statewide regulatory program; or the provision of statewide environmental engineering and technical support services. Work requires the application of the environmental or air quality engineering discipline to an important agency program or functional area, including wastewater treatment, water supply, air quality, waste management, environmental cleanup, oil and gas management, erosion and sediment control, waterways obstructions, infrastructure investment, mine reclamation, surface mine permitting, aquatic treatment systems, or coastal engineering. Work may include statewide responsibility for designing, maintaining permits, managing construction, and reviewing consultant designs of sewage and water systems for an agency. Employees are professionally responsible for the engineering work performed by their unlicensed subordinates. Work may involve directing staff through one or more supervisors, and subordinates may represent a variety of professional and technical occupations, in addition to engineers. Work assignments are received with few or no technical instructions, and employees independently resolve engineering
problems and make final technical decisions within the broad framework of program policies and guidelines and accepted engineering practices. Work is reviewed by a program manager for overall effectiveness, timeliness and the efficient use of agency resources.

EXAMPLES OF WORK: Supervises or manages a section that may include geologists, environmental scientists, environmental specialists, engineering technicians, engineering inspectors, and biologists, in addition to engineers.

Directs the review of plans, permit applications and permit modifications to determine conformance with Commonwealth laws and Departmental regulations, to assess the adequacy of equipment, control devices or control measures to be installed, and to establish operating conditions that are protective of the environment and of human health and safety.

Directs the planning, development and evaluation of a statewide environmental regulatory program, including the development of environmental regulations, policies, procedures, standards and guidance documents with engineering components.

Directs the provision of engineering and technical support services that are critical to ensuring the effectiveness of statewide environmental protection programs.

Directs environmental resource planning, conservation or pollution prevention programs with significant engineering components.

Directs the conduct of engineering research and studies to support agency initiatives, regulations and decision-making.

Directs the investigation of environmental problems or pollution incidents from an engineering standpoint and determines probable causes and necessary remedial actions.

Directs the design of ambient air monitoring and emissions testing procedures and networks to meet state and federal regulations and for special projects.

Provides engineering advice and consultation to agency staff, the regulated community and the public.

Provides expert testimony during legal proceedings.

Represents the program, bureau, Department or Commonwealth in dealings with federal, local and Commonwealth officials, on special committees and at professional conferences.

Develops and delivers speeches and presentations to special interest groups, legislators, media and the public.

Reviews proposed legislation for possible program impacts and recommends whether the Department should support or oppose the legislation.

Assigns, coordinates and performs a variety of engineering duties associated with the design, construction, permitting and operation of sewage systems, water systems, swimming pool systems, dams, storm water management systems and other sanitary and water management systems.

Supervises and coordinates all aspects of projects, including preliminary planning, compiling data, developing engineering designs, preparing and reviewing plans and specifications, and permitting and assisting with construction management.

Monitors designs prepared by professional consultants and serves as liaison between the agency and all other partners affected by these projects.

Directs the negotiation with water authorities, sewer authorities, utility companies, local officials and other affected parties whose services are required for a project or whose facilities must be relocated as a result of a project.

Performs the full range of supervisory functions.

Serves as the responsible charge engineer for unlicensed staff.

Employees in this job may participate in the performance of their subordinates’ work consistent with operational or organizational requirements.

Travels to various field sites.

Performs related work as required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of the federal and Commonwealth laws, regulations and legal precedents governing environmental protection.

Knowledge of environmental engineering principles and practices and their relation to other engineering and scientific disciplines.

Knowledge of physical, chemical and biological treatment processes.

Knowledge of treatment plant design, operation and performance.

Knowledge of the procedures and techniques used in preparing or reviewing applications for environmental permits.

Knowledge of the practices and objectives of environmental planning and the procedures and techniques used in reviewing and evaluating local, regional and state environmental plans.

Knowledge of the engineering principles used in the development of drawings and specifications for components of engineering projects.

Knowledge of the relationships of environmental conditions to human health.

Knowledge of hydrologic systems and watershed processes.

Knowledge of air quality issues including pollution control, monitoring, testing and modeling processes.

Knowledge of the characteristics and properties of natural and manufactured materials used in construction.

Knowledge of engineering economics.

Knowledge of computer modeling techniques used in engineering analyses.

Knowledge of the principles and practices of project management and contract administration.

Ability to review and evaluate engineering projects in the planning, design or construction stages from the standpoints of technical accuracy, conformance with sound engineering concepts, feasibility, costs/benefits and satisfying agency objectives.

Ability to read and interpret inspection and testing reports, engineering drawings and specifications, and topographic and other maps.

Ability to plan broad and complex environmental engineering investigations.

Ability to integrate project components into a complete engineering system.

Ability to analyze and present technical data in clear, concise engineering reports.

Ability to read and interpret federal, state and local codes, regulations and standards applicable to the design, construction or evaluation of engineering projects.

Ability to effectively communicate orally.

Ability to effectively communicate in writing.

Ability to read and interpret Commonwealth and Departmental administrative rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Two years as an Environmental Engineer or an Air Quality Engineer;

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Five years of professional engineering experience in environmental protection or in environmental project development, design or construction.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: Possession of a valid Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists or a valid Professional Engineer license issued by the applicable licensing body of another state.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT: Certain positions require possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent.

POST EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT: Successful candidates with an out of state Professional Engineer license will be required to produce a valid Professional Engineer license issued by Pennsylvania within their initial six month probationary period.