Senior Environmental Engineer - 1799 (Anticipated Vacancy)

State of MainePortland, OR
Onsite

About The Position

This is professional services and engineering work position, overseeing subordinate engineering personnel and maintaining a project workload. Responsibilities include conducting highly complex environmental engineering planning and review; managing environmental pollution abatement, remediation, and prevention projects; overseeing work of subordinate staff; while ensuring that all work conforms to sound engineering practices while being cost effective. The position reports to an Environmental Engineering Services Manager. This position manages and provides engineering support to the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) programs in the Southern Maine Regional Office (SMRO). The position oversees and approves environmental engineering projects, plans, permits, designs, and related documents in order to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Conducting engineering reviews, and managing pollution abatement, remediation, and prevention projects in order to ensure projects advance through approval and compliance process is also required. Assignments may originate from the Petroleum, Uncontrolled Sites, Brownfields, VRAP, CERCLA, RCRA, Hazardous Waste, Federal Facilities or Solid Waste programs. Assignments may also include providing engineering lead and support in the investigation and remediation of residential heating oil spills and associated indoor air quality.

Requirements

  • Licensure as a Professional Engineer
  • Two (2) years of professional experience in environmental engineering or related field after licensure
  • Resume includes the month and year for any relevant experience listed
  • Resume includes the duties and responsibilities associated with each position
  • Any experience that was not full-time employment should be identified as such

Nice To Haves

  • Experience or knowledge of civil, mechanical, or chemical engineering principles and practices
  • Knowledge of laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the area of specialization
  • Knowledge of investigation and remediation of petroleum contaminated sites
  • Demonstrated organizational skills
  • Ability to manage projects and personnel in order to meet project deadlines
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
  • Ability to foster teamwork
  • Ability to identify and analyze problems, reach logical conclusions and make sound, cost-effective decisions
  • Ability to plan, assign, and oversee the work of technical and professional subordinates
  • Supervisory experience

Responsibilities

  • Overseeing subordinate engineering personnel
  • Maintaining a project workload
  • Conducting highly complex environmental engineering planning and review
  • Managing environmental pollution abatement, remediation, and prevention projects
  • Overseeing work of subordinate staff
  • Ensuring that all work conforms to sound engineering practices while being cost effective
  • Managing and providing engineering support to the Bureau of Remediation and Waste Management (BRWM) programs in the Southern Maine Regional Office (SMRO)
  • Overseeing and approving environmental engineering projects, plans, permits, designs, and related documents
  • Ensuring compliance with state and federal laws, rules, and regulations
  • Conducting engineering reviews
  • Managing pollution abatement, remediation, and prevention projects
  • Ensuring projects advance through approval and compliance process
  • Providing engineering lead and support in the investigation and remediation of residential heating oil spills and associated indoor air quality

Benefits

  • 13 paid holidays
  • 12 days of sick leave
  • 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually
  • Health Insurance Coverage (State pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums)
  • Health Insurance Premium Credit (decreases employee-only premiums by 5%)
  • Dental Insurance (State pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums)
  • Retirement Plan (State contributes 14.06% of pay to MainePERS)
  • Gym Membership Reimbursement (up to $40 per month)
  • Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility
  • Living Resources Program (employee assistance program)
  • Forty-two (42) consecutive calendar days of fully paid parental leave
  • Voluntary Deferred Compensation (MaineSaves 457(b) account)
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