Engineer Senior - Environment - Environmental Protection - Logan Co.

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***This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the WV Division of Personnel merit system.***

DEP2600135 Engineer Senior

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Mining and Reclamation; Operations; Permitting

Office Location: 1101 George Kostas Dr, Logan, WV 25601

This position is classified exempt; therefore, does not fall under the classified service.

We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity.

We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.

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If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.

Employee will be assigned to the Division of Mining and Reclamation's Logan Permitting Section, which covers Boone, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, and Wayne counties.

The employee will perform professional engineering work at the supervisory level, providing a wide variety of complex engineering services.

Duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Reviewing and supervising all technical engineering aspects and the processing of surface mining and underground mining applications to ensure that facilities are designed and operated in accordance with applicable state and federal surface mining regulations, as well as sound engineering practices.

• Reviewing plans and designs for the construction of roads, dams, and sediment structures, and assessing engineering plans and applications to evaluate the environmental impact of proposed mining activities.

• Composing reports detailing recommendations, conclusions, and findings.

• Conducting annual inspections of impoundments as required by the Dam Control Act.

• Preparing a variety of reports and correspondence and updating computer data files on a regular basis.

• Directing, reviewing, and approving the activities of additional staff engineer(s) and serving as a resource for training and guidance.

• Reviewing data analysis to determine the accuracy of subordinates’ work.

• Conducting field inspections, which may require walking over rugged terrain and in inclement weather.

• Attending meetings and hearings to observe or attest to the findings of environmental impact assessments.

• Attending state and national meetings and seminars to gain and share engineering knowledge.

• Reviewing lower-level engineering work, as assigned.

• Performing in a supervisory or lead worker role.

• Performing other duties as required and/or assigned.

Notes:

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Qualifications

Training: Current Professional Engineer (PE) license issued by the West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.

AND

Experience: Eight (8) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience as a licensed Professional Engineer in a responsible capacity in charge of engineering projects.

Note: The experience must have been acquired after the bachelor’s degree but may have occurred before or after registration as a professional engineer.

***Your complete work history is needed to qualify you for positions. Please be as detailed as possible and list all of your past employment.***