Environmental Engineer - $5557-$7294/mo

Department of Ecology

Site Manager- Environmental Engineer 5
$5557-$7294 per month (Range 71)

POSITION INFORMATION:
There is one current vacancy with the Department of Ecology, Toxics Cleanup Program, Northwest Regional Office in Bellevue Washington.

This position will be assigned several areas of responsibility -
1.) Environmental Engineer Site Manager: Working as a senior engineer, the person in this position pursues the cleanup of assigned Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) contaminated, cleanup sites through the implementation of applicable statutes, administrative codes, and agency guidance and policy. This includes the ability to successfully deal with confrontational situations and difficult clients. Negotiates and drafts agreed orders, consent decrees, administrative orders, and cleanup action plans which can include work to be performed and associated work schedules; e.g., remedial investigation, feasibility study, and/or other cleanup actions. Develops/evaluates workplans and scopes of work to investigate contaminated sites. Reviews and comments on technical reports and proposals submitted to the agency and conducts field investigations of site activities to ensure feasibility and compliance with Orders, Decrees, Cleanup Actions, applicable statutes, policy and guidance, and/or other agency requirements. Prepares letters, memos, technical reports, and bulletins. Recommends compliance schedules and/or formal enforcement actions necessary to expedite contaminated site cleanups. Applies state-of-the-art engineering theories and practices in planning, developing and conducting professional site assessments, field investigations and technical services at these contaminated sites. Key tasks include: drafting and negotiating consent decrees; drafting, issuing, and enforcing orders and permits; developing scopes of work describing and/or requiring actions leading to site remediation and/or source control; reviewing technical reports and proposals for completeness, feasibility, and compliance with applicable agency requirements; coordinating with federal, state, local agencies as well as special interest groups and the public. Administrative responsibilities include developing scopes of work and associated cost estimates, developing site-specific invoice and cost tracking practices and overall contract management and reporting.
2.) Engineering Support: Independently plans, directs, evaluates/reviews, and oversees engineering analyses on assigned Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA) contaminated, cleanup sites. Applies state-of-the-art theories and practices of engineering in planning, developing and conducting professional site assessments, field investigations and technical services at these contaminated sites. Provides engineering review of site documents and work to ensure conformance with applicable statutes, guidelines and policy. Reviews, evaluates and comments upon the engineering adequacy of technical proposals and reports related to remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial design, and corrective action at contaminated sites. Interprets and analyzes engineering data and information obtained during site checks and site assessments and investigations. Key tasks include: determining the professional completeness of reports, applying state-of-the-art engineering theories and practices to contaminated sites, determining the engineering adequacy of remedial designs and remedial systems.
3.) Provides technical and engineering review of assigned cleanup sites and for other site managers requesting assistance and provides technical assistance to consultants, industry, local authorities, the public, and agency staff regarding data interpretations and applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines for assigned contaminated sites.

4.) Provide engineering mentoring to section and agency staff. Provide engineering/technical/site management assistance to consultants, industry, local authorities, the public, and agency staff regarding data interpretations and applicable laws, regulations, and guidelines as related to contaminated sites. Serve as section remediation technology expert by reviewing, consulting/advising, and regulating remediation technology proposals and reports.

To find out more about this position and to apply through the new E-Recruiting system, visit http://www.careers.wa.gov Apply Directly and enter the following reference code: NB00009293*