Requisition No: 809305
Agency: Environmental Protection
Working Title: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER II – 37010228
Position Number: 37010228
Salary: $63,000.00
Posting Closing Date: 09/01/2023
Professional Engineer II
State of Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, Northwest District
Our Organization and Mission:
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the state’s lead agency for environmental management and stewardship – protecting our air, water and land. The vision of DEP is to create strong community partnerships, safeguard Florida’s natural resources and enhance its ecosystem.
The Work You Will Do:
This is advanced engineering work requiring licensure by the Florida State Board of Professional Engineers. Duties include coordinating a statewide program, serving as a technical assistant, or performing other comparable office duties within the Wastewater Permitting Program.
The Difference You Will Make:
Your role as Professional Engineer is critical to fulfilling our district’s mission of creating strong community partnerships and safeguarding Florida’s natural resources.
How You Will Grow:
DEP encourages its leaders to constantly innovate and seek efficiencies. We believe in supporting and encouraging you as you take on important and often complex projects while offering you the opportunity to gain valuable experience quickly.
Where you will work:
The Northwest District is located along the Gulf Coast. We proudly serve 16 counties in the Florida panhandle including Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton and Washington. This district has three offices located in Pensacola, Panama City and Tallahassee. This position is located in the Pensacola office.
The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:
Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:
- Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
- Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
- State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
- Retirement plan options, including employer contributions (For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);
- Flexible Spending Accounts;
- Tuition waivers;
- And more!
For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.
Pay:
Annual salary – $63,000.00
Your Specific Responsibilities:
Duties and Responsibilities included:
- Review of NPDES Domestic and Industrial Wastewater permit applications and documenting permitting decision recommendations in the District’s Wastewater Permitting Section of the Water Resource Management Program.
- Review and provide engineering evaluation for permit applications for domestic and industrial wastewater treatment facilities as well as permit modifications and renewals and individual permits for domestic and industrial activity within the Northwest District (NWD), with minimum supervision.
- Review operational data, designs, engineering reports, and other information submitted with the application to assure compliance with accepted engineering practices and Departmental rules, and standards.
- Provide technical advice to applicants regarding permit application deficiencies and prepares letters requesting additional information as required.
- Prepare permits and fact sheets and recommends issuance or denial of permits to supervisor.
- Independently conduct on-site inspections of domestic and industrial wastewater treatment facilities and sites of proposed facilities to verify information submitted with applications for permits for new, existing, and modified facilities.
- Consult with governmental officials, professional engineering designers, contractors, developers, and entrepreneurs on proposed plans to ensure adherence to DEP procedures, regulations, Florida Statutes, and good engineering practice.
- Coordinate federal, state and local requirements and agency actions to assure compliance with applicable rules.
- Coordinate with and provide engineering expertise to the Permitting and Compliance Assurance Programs to ensure that violations of rules, codes, and permit conditions are dealt with in an expeditious manner consistent with State and Federal guidelines for such violations.
Performs other duties as required.
Required Knowledge, skills and abilities:
- Ability to maintain a current Florida Professional Engineering License
- Ability to maintain a valid driver’s license.
- Ability to drive and travel, including some overnight.
- Ability to conduct field inspections.
- Skill and proficiency in computer operations and programs such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Sharepoint and Outlook.
- Ability to conduct and complete work assignments without close supervision.
- Ability to solve problems and make decisions.
- Ability to communicate in a tactful and courteous manner both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to follow direction and policy.
- Ability to demonstrate personal integrity, responsibility, and accountability.
- Skill in determining work priorities to ensure timely completion of work assignments.
- Skill in dealing with conflicts, confrontations, disagreements in a positive manner.
- Knowledge of engineering design, construction, production, and operations techniques.
- Knowledge of the concepts, technology, principles, and analytical techniques of environmental engineering subspecialties.
- Knowledge of Florida’s regulatory programs and environmental laws.
- Knowledge of the terminology, principles, and analytical techniques of the physical or natural sciences.
- Skill in evaluating, analyzing and interpreting aerial photography, site plans and drawings.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Valid Driver’s License
- A Bachelor’s degree or higher in the field of engineering
- State of Florida Professional Engineer’s License
For questions regarding this position please contact: Bill Evans, Professional Engineer Supervisor at Bill.Evans@FloridaDEP.gov
DEP is committed to successfully recruiting and onboarding talented and skilled individuals into its workforce. We recognize the extensive training, experience, and transferrable skills that veterans and individuals with disabilities bring to the workforce. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to contact our recruiter for guidance and answers to questions through the following email addresses:
HR_VeteransPreference@dep.state.fl.us
HR_Recruitment@dep.state.fl.us
The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.
Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.
The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.
VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply. Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements. Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code. Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here. All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.