Environmental Engineer Manager

If you are a meticulous team leader with a passion for environmental stewardship, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) invites you to consider this remarkable opportunity. In this position, you will lead the environmental engineering team, guiding the implementation of statewide initiatives focused on managing pollutant discharge. Your leadership will be pivotal in ensuring the integrity of our environment while promoting public safety. If you aim to elevate your career within the Commonwealth and make a meaningful impact as an Environmental Engineer Manager, we eagerly await your application!

In this role, you will serve as the chief of the NPDES Section within the Bureau of Clean Water. Your responsibilities will include managing a team of environmental engineers and facilitating the execution of statewide initiatives concerning the discharge of pollutants into surface waters. This encompasses discharges from sewage, industrial waste, industrial stormwater, pesticides, and agricultural operations, all in accordance with Pennsylvania's Clean Streams Law, the federal Clean Water Act, and the DEP's Chapter 92a regulations.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position may require travel.
• You will have the option to work from one of the following listed regional offices and may also work out of any district office associated with the listed regional offices:
  • Rachel Carson State Office Building - 400 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17105
  • Southeast Regional Office - 2 E. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
  • Southwest Regional Office - 400 Waterfront Drive, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
  • Northeast Regional Office - 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
  • Northcentral Regional Office - 208 W. Third Street, Williamsport, PA 17701
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years as an Environmental Engineer or an Air Quality Engineer (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of professional engineering experience in environmental protection or in environmental project development, design or construction.

• This position requires 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.

• This position requires possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver's license or equivalent.

• 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.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.