Environmental Engineer 3

The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is looking to hire an Environmental Engineer 3 in the Water Planning and Management Division (WPMD) of the Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse (WPLR), Municipal Wastewater Program.
 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

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• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees
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POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

• This position is full-time, following a first shift schedule, 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday, with the opportunity for telework.

Duties of this position may include, but are not limited to:

• Oversee, review and prioritize multiple competing municipal wastewater funding projects, discharge permits and/or enforcement actions;
• Lead, coordinate and participate in internal and external stakeholder meetings including but not limited to state and federal agencies, community organizations; consultants; and local, state and federal officials;
• Implement compliance of wastewater facilities with NEIWPCC TR-16 design and operation guidance and Clean Water Fund regulations;
• Guide municipalities through administrative processes for funding; and recommend grant and loan requests and determine funding eligibility;
• Review engineering reports/plans regarding the design, construction, and operation of domestic wastewater treatment facilities and conveyance systems;
• Review Combine Sewer Overflow Long-Term Control Plans;
• Draft NPDES discharge permits, draft general permits; monitor compliance for discharge permits; and
• Draft enforcement actions pertaining to discharge permits, sewer overflows, and/or community pollution.

ABOUT US 

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut’s economy and creating jobs – and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.

Within the Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse (WPLR), the Water Planning and Management Division’s (WPMD) mission is to monitor, assess, and restore the water quality of Long Island Sound, streams, rivers, and lakes and provide adequate instream water quantity for current and future generations. Programs revolve around state and federal programs for water quality and water quantity in our streams, rivers, lakes, and the Long Island Sound and its embayments.

In DEEP's Water Planning and Management Division, the Municipal Wastewater Program provides guidance, funding, support, and regulatory oversight to municipalities regarding all aspects of domestic wastewater discharged to Connecticut water bodies. The Municipal Wastewater Program reviews the technical components of the Clean Water Fund, from planning the required infrastructure, through design and providing construction oversight. The Municipal Wastewater Program also certifies the qualifications of wastewater treatment operators in the state, as well as the classification of wastewater treatment facilities; and issues National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits to domestic wastewater treatment facilities, which protect water bodies throughout Connecticut, done on behalf of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Seven (7) 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• 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.