Engineering Assistant I - Environmental Quality

Pima County • Tucson, AZ

8d • $57,636 - $80,683 • Onsite

About The Position

The Air Quality Permit Engineering Assistant I works on air quality permitting of stationary sources of air pollution for the Pima County Environmental Quality Department. In this role, you will review air quality permit applications for new stationary sources in addition to air permit renewal applications for existing stationary sources to determine completeness. In this position, you will also make permit revisions and record facility changes for existing sources including drafting air quality permits involving technical assessment of estimating air quality emissions associated with permitted facilities, air quality control equipment, and measures used to reduce emissions to the ambient air. Additionally, you will use Accela to track permit actions and generate invoices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in engineering or closely related field as determined by the department head at the time of recruitment. (Relevant engineering experience may be substituted for the education requirement.)
• Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.
• Valid driver license is required at time of application. Valid AZ driver license is required at time of appointment.
• The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures.
• Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination.
• Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.
• The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history.
• A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County.
• This position will require a post-job offer physical and/or drug screen, which may include respirator fit test.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with technical permitting, which may include air quality stationary source permitting.
• Experience in project oversight.
• Experience working with databases and/or tracking software.
• Experience working with stakeholders, which may include other government agencies, engineers, industry, and members of the public.
• Experience applying and interpreting codes, rules, regulations, laws, and/or ordinances.
• Experience reviewing technical specifications, plans, schematics, and/or engineering designs.

Responsibilities

• Participates in designs, studies and cost estimates and prepares reports for future and proposed projects
• Calculates hydraulic capacity of gravity and pressure sewer pipes
• Analyses of engineering systems to optimize operations
• Determines need for basic data, such as field surveys, location of utilities and soil tests and requests information through appropriate channels
• Coordinates design and other features of work with other departments and public agencies
• Reviews completed work for conformance with original job instructions and accepted engineering practices
• Reviews or checks designs, drawings and profiles for adequacy, soundness of engineering features and practicality
• Checks and reviews final plans and specifications including contract projects for submission to supervisor
• Prepares or supervises the preparation of as-built plans or statistical analysis of systems
• Performs research, investigative and design work
• Manages the construction of public works projects
• Provides professional engineering direction and guidance in the construction, maintenance or operation of public works facilities and structures
• Performs design review of plans and technical reports for public Agency improvements for conformance to County standards, including current Engineering Design Standards, and Standard Specifications and Details for Construction
• Prepares and reviews engineering solicitations, invitations to bid and evaluates submittals
• Reviews plans, specifications and analyses prepared under contract

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• generous health insurance coverage
• retirement plans
• flexible work schedules
• a generous family leave policy
• wellness programs
• opportunities for professional advancement through training programs, workshops, and educational reimbursement programs
• County-wide employee recognition program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level