Description

Join the mission-driven team in Environmental Health and help protect public health in the use and consumption of water. As an Engineer 2 Graduate you will help enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in the Noncommunity Public Water Supply (NPWS) Unit within the Drinking Water Protection (DWP) Section, along with performing other core DWP Section duties.

This essential role helps ensure the adequate operations and treatment of public water supplies. Responsibilities may include:

• Review plans and specifications for noncommunity public water systems to ensure compliance with applicable regulations and standards

• Develop, assess, and update procedures for review of plans and specifications

• Conduct plan review inspections of public water systems to ensure proper construction, modification, and maintenance

• Provide engineering consultation and technical support to DWP Section staff and partners for water treatment, well construction, premise plumbing and cross connection control

• Provide technical expertise and recommendations for program administration and program and regulatory development

• Provide engineering support and review of activities for resolving contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), manganese and other emerging contaminants

This position may be located in our St. Paul, St. Cloud, Bemidji, or Duluth Office based on the top candidate for the position. The position will have the option of teleworking; however, it will be based on the business needs of the unit and is at supervisory discretion.

Search on Job #63755  http://www.mn.gov/careers 

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Environmental/Sanitary, Chemical, Mechanical or related engineering field AND

• Two years professional level engineering experience

A master's degree in Civil, Environmental/Sanitary, Chemical, Mechanical or related engineering field may be substituted for one year of professional experience. One year of paraprofessional engineering experience may be substituted for six months of professional experience.

Additional qualifications to be assessed during the interview:

• Experience communicating verbal and written information regarding the interpretation of technical engineering data

• Public water system engineering knowledge including operation, construction and design and rules, and requirements and application of the Safe Drinking Water Act

• Prioritizing workloads and meeting essential timelines for assigned project completion

• Reading documents, maps, gauges, equipment manuals, with computer use sufficient to operate computer/software and produce reports

• Human relations and communication skills sufficient to establish and maintain effective working relationships and to explain technical concepts in plain language