Safe Drinking Water Compliance Engineer
This Position may be filled as an Engineer Intern Applicant-Engineer 5.
This position serves as a specialized engineer within the State of Louisiana’s Safe Drinking Water Program. The position involves meeting program requirements for compliance with the requirements of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. Specifically, the position manages the Disinfection By-products Rule.
Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Serve as a LDH technical authority in specialized areas of the Safe Drinking Water Program and work/consult with the US Environmental Protection Agency (Audits, work-plan, training, reports, correspondence, telephone calls, grant requests, etc.) concerning State compliance with federal promulgated regulations
- Perform determinations of public water systems statewide regarding compliance with the monitoring and maximum contaminant level requirements of the Safe Drinking Water Act and the State Sanitary Code
- Perform consultations to District and Regional offices as well as public water supplies regarding data, sample collection, statistical report preparation, engineering data development, and engineering review
- Perform/Conduct responses to public inquiries and complaints
- Performs/conducts emergency response activities for natural or manmade disasters and waterborne outbreaks or illnesses
Minimum Requirements:
Engineer Intern Applicant: Eligibility for a Louisiana Engineer Intern Certificate.
Engineer Intern 1 & 2: F.E.
Engineer 3-5: P.E.