Senior Civil Engineer (General)

Full Job Description

Looking to take your career to the next level? Join a dedicated team to work collaboratively to maintain and enhance public fishing and boating facilities owned and managed by the Fish & Boat Commission. As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in advancing the Commission's mission to protect, conserve, and improve the Commonwealth's aquatic resources while expanding high-quality fishing and boating opportunities. This position provides the unique opportunity to combine office responsibilities with field work at lakes and access areas, with much of the work performed outdoors in diverse and scenic locations. If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, consider joining our team!

Requirements

As a Senior Civil Engineer, you will prepare and review complex engineering plans, investigations, studies, and designs where established guidelines may be limited and sound professional judgment is required.

You are responsible for conducting inspections of Commission-owned dams to ensure safe operation and maintenance, preparing and prioritizing maintenance plans, submitting detailed reports to Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Dam Safety, and assisting in the evaluation and prioritization of repair efforts.

The engineer designs or leads the development of flood protection and water control projects, performing advanced hydraulic and structural calculations for spillways, control works, and pumping stations.

This position will be responsible for overseeing the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's (PFBC) fishing and boating access area technical inspection program, the development of access area rehabilitation projects, and the Access Area Transition Plan for Accessible Facilities for compliance with Federal Accessibility standards.

This role assists in the review of boating facility grants and conducts site investigations into potential property or fishing easement acquisitions.

Additional work includes delivering cost-effective planning, design, permitting, project management, construction oversight, and technical support for capital projects at PFBC facilities such as dams, levees, hatcheries, marinas, boating and fishing access sites, water and wastewater systems, stormwater structures, roads, bridges, parking areas, and related infrastructure.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• There may be rare instances when the incumbent must address emergencies outside work hours.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time.

In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.

If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Bellefonte. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.

Additional details may be provided during the interview.

• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Six years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists; or
• Five years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty; and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists; and an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology or a closely related engineering discipline; or
• Two years of professional civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.

Special Requirements:

• This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license.

Other Requirements:

• This particular position also requires possession of an Engineer-in-Training certificate OR a Professional Engineer license issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position.

Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only.

Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce.

The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

Additional Information

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.