Engineer Trainee - Health - BPH - Office of Environmental Health Services - Statewide
State of West Virginia
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Engineer Associate - Health - BPH - Office of Environmental Health Services - Statewide
State of West Virginia
HEALTH - BPH - OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
Location
West Virginia, 25305
Salary
$58,329 - $103,488
per year
Type
Full-Time
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March 12, 2026
SES Pay Grade
Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900
Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves working as a field engineer to check and improve public water systems across a district in West Virginia, ensuring safe drinking water and responding to emergencies like floods or spills.
You'll inspect water facilities, review project plans, help operators with technical issues, and teach training classes.
It's ideal for someone with engineering experience who enjoys hands-on fieldwork, problem-solving, and being available around the clock for urgent situations.
Key Requirements
- Current Professional Engineer (PE) license from the West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers
- Ability to conduct EPA-mandated Sanitary Surveys of public water systems
- Experience providing technical and engineering assistance for water treatment and distribution
- Skills in reviewing construction permits and funding projects like DWTRF
- Capability to respond to emergencies 24/7, including on-site data collection during disasters
- Proficiency in teaching PWS operator training courses
- Knowledge of public health engineering practices and consultation with officials and the public
Full Job Description
This position serves as a district field engineer to ensure the implementation of the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in an assigned District Office area. This position will conduct a wide variety of engineering or creative works for the Environmental Engineering Division (EED). This position performs EPA mandated Sanitary Surveys of public water systems (PWSs), provides technical/engineering assistance to public water systems related to treatment and distribution of public drinking water, conducts engineering reviews for the Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council (IJDC) and Drinking Water Treatment Revolving Fund (DWTRF) funded projects, conducts engineering review on construction permit applications, emergency response including on-site and collecting of critical data during emergencies (floods, blizzards, spills, droughts, etc.) relating to public health protection and engineering services, provides routine and emergency technical assistance to PWS operators, assists in teaching PWS operator training courses to comply with State and Federal requirements, and advises and consults with public officials, consulting engineers, utility operators, property developers and the general public regarding the best available public health engineering practices pursuant to 16-1-9 of the West Virginia State Code. This position is a field position and is required to be on call 24/7/365 for emergency response and disaster relief.Click The APPLY Link To Apply Online.
Qualifications
Training: Current Professional Engineer (PE) license issued by the West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
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