Environmental Engineer

Work for Indiana

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, youll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, youll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM):

Our mission is to implement federal and state regulations to protect human health and the environment while allowing the environmentally sound operations of industrial, agricultural, commercial, and governmental activities vital to a prosperous economy. We issue air, water, and solid and hazardous waste permits that restrict discharges to environmentally safe levels. Staff members inspect and monitor regulated entities; provide compliance and technical assistance; monitor and assess air, land, and water quality; use enforcement actions as necessary to ensure compliance; and respond to incidents involving spills to soil or waters of the state.

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Role Overview:

This role is responsible for reviewing permit applications and engineering designs in the Confined Feeding Program using 327 IAC 19 and/or to support the Remediation Branch performing technical reviews of remediation engineering projects. Site visits are also necessary to ensure that the permit applications and remediation projects meet State of Indianas rules and guidance. In order to succeed in this role, the ideal candidate should have a fundamental knowledge of engineering; a passion to protect human health and the environment; and effective writing skills. This is an office position with occasional site visits. A license to practice engineering is preferred but not required. An Indiana drivers license is required.

Salary:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $75,010.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows:

• Perform detailed technical engineering reviews of facilities and perform site visits to ensure that they meet State of Indianas standard guidelines.
• Conduct permit reviews including review of permit application documents, plans, specifications, calculations, design summaries and evaluating the compliance history.
• Conduct surveys, special problems investigations and inspections to collect data, collect samples for Lab analysis, prepare reports for administrative and/or regulatory action and may testify at hearings and in court.
• Review plans and specifications with emphasis on identifying deficiencies and potential problems and recommending sound alternatives.
• Ensure that facilities comply with safety requirements by conducting inspections, advise enforcement staff on technical issues, prepare or review enforcement documents; attend hearings, prehearing conferences, and preparatory meetings; and testify as an expert witness at hearings or in court.
• Provide prompt responses back to the general public, consultants, contractors, government officials, permit applicants.
• Serve as representative of agency on national associations concerned with standards applicable to revisions of design standards and discussion of new developments.
• Work as Subject Matter in the technical formulation of federal regulations and provides comment, on behalf of agency, to proposed rules and regulations of federal government and other states.
• Serve as project officer in certain sub-grants and sub-grantees, to determine efficient utilization of grant monies.
• Essential functions of this position require travel on most workdays to inspect, audit, examine, survey, or investigate clients, customers, or other regulated entities and write reports at those sites or employee's home. Employee reports to the agency's office for occasional meetings or events. Number and timing of work hours may vary daily or weekly to accommodate operational needs and staffing concerns at the client's or customer's worksite, minimize expenditures for repeated visits to complete the work, and allocate resources to complete assigned work effectively.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

What Youll Need for Success:

Individuals in this role should minimally be able to articulate or demonstrate the following:

• Thorough knowledge of the full range of engineering, technical and scientific principles and practices including varied concepts, theories, sound engineering principles and practices, and research techniques.
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply pertinent state, federal and local rules, regulations and ordinances and ability to modify or assist in modification of regulations as necessary.
• Extensive knowledge of the environmental sciences, especially those areas of biology, chemistry and engineering which relate to pollution control principles.
• Ability to conduct intensive literature surveys, inspections, and research for technical advancement of the programs and investigations and to prepare reports for the use as evidence and basis for recommendations for action.
• Effective communication skills in individual and or group situations, in order to discuss and review highly technical information to reach a common solution which is economically and environmentally sound.
• Ability to provide leadership to staff to achieve accessible solutions to individual situations.
• Ability to write narrative reports and prepare effective presentations.
• Ability to technically review plans, specifications, and control systems with emphasis on identification of adverse environmental impacts and to choose and recommend sound alternatives.
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of air, land, water pollution, solid and hazardous waste and disposal, occupational health and safety and/or water supply based on the division you will be assigned to.
• License to practice engineering in the State of Indiana is recommended but not required.

A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering and at least six (6) years of experience in Engineering and related field is required.

Individuals should have the ability to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Supervisory Responsibilities/Direct Reports:

This role may be utilized in a supervisory capacity based on agency needs.

Benefits of Employment with the State of Indiana:

The State of Indiana offers a comprehensive benefit package for full-time employees which includes:

• Three (3) medical plan options (including RX coverage) as well as vision and dental plans

• Wellness Rewards Program: Complete wellness activities to earn gift card rewards

• Health savings account, which includes bi-weekly state contribution

• Deferred compensation 457(b) account (similar to 401(k) plan) with employer match

• Two (2) fully-funded pension plan options

• A robust, comprehensive program of leave policies covering a variety of employee needs, including but not limited to:

• 150 hours of paid New Parent Leave and up to eight weeks of paid Childbirth Recovery Leave for eligible mothers

• Up to 15 hours of paid community service leave

• Combined 180 hours of paid vacation, personal, and sick leave time off

• 12 paid holidays, 14 on election years

• Education Reimbursement Program

• Group life insurance

• Referral Bonus program

• Employee assistance program that allows for covered behavioral health visits

• Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

• Free Parking for most positions

• Free LinkedIn Learning access

Equal Employment Opportunity:

The State of Indiana is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to recruiting, selecting, developing, and promoting employees based on individual ability and job performance. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to complete the application and interview process as well as perform the essential functions of a role. If you require reasonable accommodations to complete this application, you can request assistance by contacting the Indiana State Personnel Department at jobs@spd.IN.gov.