Agricultural Engineer

NEW Solutions • Bangor, ME

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is offered through a partnership agreement between NRCS and NEW Solutions, providing direct support to farmers and landowners for implementing conservation practices. It aims to enhance capacity in field offices, ensure timely assistance to producers, and free up NRCS staff for emergency responses. The position contributes to the mission by ensuring progress on conservation planning, practice implementation, and technical assistance, particularly in high-demand or disaster-affected areas. It aligns with priorities for farmer-first, field-facing, and partner-enabled capacity expansion. NEW Solutions specializes in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with job opportunities supporting Federal Agency missions.

Requirements

• Minimum of 15 year(s) of experience in conservation and agriculture engineering, or a related field of study, or a combination of experience and education.
• BA/BS Degree in Agricultural Engineering
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel
• ArcGIS, Civil 3d and Adobe Acrobat experience may be helpful.
• Legally eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• ArcGIS experience
• Civil 3d experience
• Adobe Acrobat experience

Responsibilities

• Assisting NRCS conservation planners with engineering for developing conservation planning alternatives, environmental evaluation, complex natural resource training, and job approval authority assistance in the areas of soil, water, air, plant, animal, human, and energy.
• Preparing trip reports.
• Coordinating and communicating with conservationists, engineers, and other NRCS personnel.
• Utilizes NRCS approved methods to engineer structural components associated with engineering projects.
• Completes designs using AutoCAD software.
• Provides completed designs to other engineers for their review and approval.
• Works closely with the Area engineer and District Conservationist to provide planning assistance.
• Provides engineering assistance to determine the type and size of structural practices associated with projects.
• Develops engineering trip reports to aid in the development of conservation plans.
• Attends pre-construction meetings with contractors and landowners to discuss completed plans.
• Provides answers to construction-related questions.
• Provides on-site construction oversight to ensure all projects are installed according to all NRCS standards, specifications, and any other requirements.
• Discusses design changes with the approving engineer.
• Schedules surveys with Civil Engineering Technician and field office staff.
• Completes detailed site surveys to provide information needed to determine practice locations and extents.
• Makes final measurements of installed components once project is complete.
• Conducts as-built surveys if project installation varies significantly from the design.
• Completes as-built drawings and provides them to the approving engineer for final certification.
• Completes required AgLearn training.
• Completes training with state engineer.

Benefits

• Paid Health Insurance Premium for positions budgeted at 60+ hours per pay period
• Accrued Vacation and Sick Leave
• Paid Federal Holidays
• Optional Vision and Dental Insurance available for positions budgeted at 35+ hours per pay period

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior