Environmental Engineer Specialist 2

Environmental Engineer Specialist 2

Groundwater Reclamation and Reuse - Individual Permits Unit

Address: 1100 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: $65K-$75K

Grade: 25

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

We have an immediate opening for an Environmental Engineer Specialist in our Groundwater Reclamation and Reuse - Individual Permits Unit, Water Quality Division. In this role, you will research, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. This position conducts review of Aquifer Protection Program (APP) permits for municipal water reclamation facilities and recycled water permits. The Environmental Engineer Specialist will review Individual APP permits within established licensing time frames. The EES provides support to the review of APP permit applications and Recycled Water permits with applied engineering knowledge and skills.

This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

• Review and evaluate moderately complex water reclamation permit applications, reports, facility designs, plans of moderate complexity and cost estimates.
• Participate in site visits, data collection, inspections, and investigations regarding environmental topics.
• Perform complex environmental calculations based on provided methodologies.
• Provide rigorous technical guidance to municipal facilities, responsible parties and individuals to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
• Assist in preparing environmental guidance documents.
• Performs or leads projects under direction of a unit lead or manager.
• Respond to customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Provides compliance assistance to responsible parties while conversing with a variety of subject matter experts including contractors, senior engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, and others.
• Knowledge of State and Federal environmental regulations, environmental engineering and technology principles and practices, chemical composition, structure and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations they undergo in the environment, agency policies and processes.
• Enthusiasm for identifying, analyzing, and solving problems.
• Requires professi