Associate Engineer - Underfill

This Staff 1, Associate Engineer (underfill for Professional Engineer) position is with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s (Division) Bureau of Water Pollution Control within the Technical Services, Compliance, and Enforcement (TCE) Branch located in the Las Vegas office. This position will help protect Nevada’s water resources by ensuring that discharges to surface and groundwater meet State and Federal environmental standards.

Primary duties include civil improvement plan review, facility inspections, compliance evaluations, subdivision plan review, and enforcement actions in conformance with the Federal Clean Water Act and/or Nevada Revised Statutes and Nevada Administrative Code (NRS and NAC 445A). Additional duties include collection of treated effluent for sampling, technical writing, spill report investigations, conducting meetings with permit tees, consultants, and/or the public, and other duties as assigned.

The position is approximately 75% office work and 25% field work. Field work will include day & overnight travel to facilities throughout Nevada. This position will directly support the Division's mission to maintain, protect, and improve the quality of Nevada’s water resources for the benefit of current and future generations. Through sound science, regulatory expertise, and public service, you will help balance environmental protection with Nevada’s diverse economic and community needs.

Associate Engineers perform a broad range of engineering work not requiring licensure by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. They are distinguished from Engineering Technicians by greater latitude in the interpretation and application of established engineering criteria, and their technical expertise in the particular program area and/or knowledge acquired in a baccalaureate course of study in engineering or a related discipline.

Associate Engineer duties are typically distinguished from advanced Engineering Technician duties by a greater responsibility for reviewing, interpreting and using judgment to make recommendations and determinations based on data received, organized, compiled and summarized by lower level technical staff including Engineering Technicians.

Key tasks include:

• Participate in the planning, design, analysis and inspection of construction and maintenance of transportation and highway systems, bridges, and other structures.
• Design and analyze traffic systems including traffic signal systems, highway lighting systems, traffic striping detail and overhead traffic sign support structures.
• Design and evaluate pavement structural sections for new and existing roadways; develop new structural section or develop appropriate rehabilitation strategy.
• Perform technical and statutory review of water right applications; assist in hearings, preparing draft State Engineer Rulings and assist in administering water rights including water allocation, inventories, and distribution.
• Provide water quality clearance for highway projects including technical reports for inclusion in required environmental impact statements and ensure compliance with federal and State water quality regulations; perform assessments and determine compliance with federal and State requirements regarding air quality, noise control and hazardous waste and prepare required reports.
• Review applications, oversee inspections, and recommend appropriate enforcement action for facilities subject to federal and State regulations governing wastewater treatment, air pollution control, solid and hazardous waste management, and site remediation; review designs and implementation of pollution control systems and environmental remediation projects.
• Identify new, replaced and/or rehabilitated bridges and map the location for future scheduling; obtain and review bridge plans and specifications; participate in on‑site inspections of in service bridges to gather field data and prepare final inspection report.
• Conduct on‑site highway construction inspections to ensure adherence to specifications and recommend corrective action when needed; prepare final reports including the…