Engineer - Environmental Protection - Kanawha
Listed on 2025-12-25
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Engineering
Environmental Engineer, Civil Engineering, Environmental Compliance, Environmental/ Urban Planning
This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel merit system.
DEP
2600107 Engineer
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Land Restoration
Abandoned Mine Lands Program
Office
Location:
601 57th Street, Southeast, Charleston, WV 25304
This position is classified exempt; therefore, does not fall under the classified service.
We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.
If you want to be a part of this innovative team, apply today.
Responsibilities- Perform technical and administrative reviews of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater construction permit applications to ensure compliance with best engineering practices and applicable state and federal regulations.
- Conduct administrative and technical reviews of individual WV/NPDES stormwater construction permit applications and draft permits for issuance.
- Interpret and apply federal and state environmental regulations related to stormwater discharges from construction activities.
- Perform engineering audits by comparing approved design plans with field conditions and effectiveness after construction.
- Review engineering plans and provide recommendations for improvements to stormwater protection measures associated with reclamation projects.
- Recommend pollution prevention or discharge elimination methods and calculate drainage volumes to determine appropriate stormwater control structures.
- Regular attendance is an essential part of this position.
- Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet-based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
- The recommended candidate will be subject to a search of his or her Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) prior to being hired and annually thereafter.
- All new employees that are involved with Specific DEP programs subject to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMRCA) of 1977 must file prior to final appointment and annually thereafter, a Statement of Employment and Financial Interest (OSM 23).
Current Professional Engineer (PE) license issued by the West Virginia State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers.
Seven (7) years of full-time or equivalent part-time paid experience in engineering, in which three (3) years must be as a licensed Professional Engineer.
Preference will be given to applicants who have experience with NPDES permits;
Erosion and Sediment Control Plans;
Coordination with the US Army Corps of Engineer.
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