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Technical Analyst Trainee - Health - BPH - Office of Environmental Health Services - Statewide

State of West Virginia

HEALTH - BPH - OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Fresh

Location

West Virginia, 25305

Salary

$48,098 - $84,558

per year

Closes

March 1, 2026More State jobs →

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 entry-level job involves working as a field engineer in West Virginia to help ensure safe drinking water for communities by inspecting water systems, reviewing projects, and responding to emergencies like floods or spills.

You'll provide hands-on technical support to water operators, teach training classes, and advise officials and the public on health engineering practices.

It's ideal for recent engineering graduates who enjoy fieldwork, are willing to be on call 24/7, and want to protect public health through practical problem-solving.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited college or university
  • OR Bachelor's degree in Civil, Electrical, Electrical Design, Mechanical, Chemical, or Mining Engineering Technology from an ABET-accredited institution
  • Valid driver's license
  • Ability to conduct field inspections and sanitary surveys of public water systems
  • Willingness to be on call 24/7 for emergency response and disaster relief
  • Experience or aptitude in providing technical assistance and teaching operator training courses

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.


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Qualifications

Training: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Engineering. 

OR

Substitution: Bachelor's degree from an Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited college or university with a major in Civil, Electrical, Electrical Design, Mechanical, Chemical or Mining Engineering Technology.

Special Requirement: A valid driver’s license is required.


NOTE: At the appointing agency’s discretion, competitive candidates may receive probationary appointment pending official verification of the qualifying degree. The qualifying degree must be verified before the employee may be certified permanent.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 2/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/14/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-wv-5230033