Environmental Engineer 2 (Public Health) (35 Hour)

State of Connecticut•Hartford, CT

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled environmental engineering professional to support high‑quality, compliance‑focused infrastructure improvements across Connecticut. The Connecticut Department of Public Health ( DPH ) is recruiting for an Environmental Engineer 2 to work within a unit tasked with developing an Alternative Treatment Systems (ATS) program within Regulatory Affairs Branch’s Environmental Health Section. Alternative treatment systems utilize advanced mechanical technologies that surpass conventional septic systems in treating wastewater and removing pollutants. This program will work closely with the Environmental Engineering Program. The ATS Program will address environmental and housing development needs in Connecticut and will help DPH assist with achieving the Governor's housing development goals and addressing the unique wastewater management challenges in underserved areas. Under the direct supervision of a Durational Project Manager, this position will be responsible for duties that will include, but are not limited to, reviewing and permitting AT system designs over 2,000 gpd, but under 10,000 gpd, providing technical assistance and enforcement support, conducting site assessments, system inspections, and evaluations, and reviewing municipal engineering reports and annual product performance assessments. The mission of the Department of Public Health is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health. DPH fulfills this mission through the implementation of its Strategic Plan, guiding the work that ensures safe, sustainable, and equitable public health systems statewide.

Requirements

Six (6) years of experience in environmental engineering involving groundwater, the design, construction, or operation of water, sewage, industrial, solid or hazardous waste treatment plants and equipment, the inspection and regulation of water supplies or the investigation of environmental and waterway pollution problems.
College training in civil, chemical or environmental engineering may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
A Master's degree in civil, chemical or environmental engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
Knowledge of principles and practices of environmental engineering with references to water supply, sewage, and bathing places, but not including sanitary aspects of industrial hygiene, milk production, or insect control
Knowledge of methods and practices of sewage treatment and water purification
Skills interpersonal skills
Skills oral and written communication skills
Ability to conduct detailed engineering investigations and studies
Ability to prepare, review, and evaluate plans and sketches of water and waste and sewage treatment facilities
Ability to conduct and interpret chemical, bacteriological, and microscopic analyses of water and wastes.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Subsurface Sewage Installation or Alternative Treatment Systems
Experience working with Local Health Departments
Experience reviewing technical documents for consistency with policies, statutes, or regulations
Experience communicating technical information to peers, supervisors and managers
Experience working in a regulatory capacity
Experience presenting technical information to various audiences
Experience working in a team environment

Responsibilities

Reviewing and permitting AT system designs over 2,000 gpd, but under 10,000 gpd
Providing technical assistance and enforcement support
Conducting site assessments, system inspections, and evaluations
Reviewing municipal engineering reports and annual product performance assessments
Conducts sanitary surveys and inspections of community and noncommunity water supplies, including surveys of watersheds and all factors which may affect purity of supply
Inspects chlorination and filtration plants
Reviews operating procedures
Performs chemical, bacteriological, and microscopic examinations
Suggests improvements in methods and procedures
Inspects methods of distribution and plumbing
Checks such factors as back-siphonage or cross-connections
Investigates and approves subsurface sewage systems and wells
Performs field tests
Collects and analyzes samples
Reviews plans for and operating procedures of water treatment plants and sewage disposal systems
Prepares plans and sketches for water supplies and sewage systems
Reviews plans and specifications for water treatment plants, water distribution systems, storage tanks, and wells