Regulatory Environmental Engineer – Abandoned Mine Cleanup

Abandoned Mines Cleanup Engineer job at State Water Resources Control Board. Sacramento County, CA.Job Description and Duties

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The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board’s Above Ground Tank/Mining Unit has an opening for a Water Resource Control Engineer (WRCE). The position is located at 11020 Sun Center Drive, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670.

Duties:

Under the close supervision of the Senior Engineering Geologist, the incumbent will be responsible for providing regulatory and technical oversight of environmental investigation and cleanup activities at contaminated properties and abandoned mine sites throughout the Central Valley Region. The WRCE is expected to apply the Water Board's regulations, policies, plans and guidelines and work cooperatively with Federal, State and local government agencies and municipalities, as well as public entities, in coordinating oversight of investigation and cleanup activities.

The WRCE will also work closely with other Water Board program personnel, including Title 27, Waste Discharge Requirements (WDR), and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Units, to identify cross-programmatic needs and applicable policies and regulations. Please review the Duty Statement provided in the Additional Documents list below for an additional description of roles and responsibilities.

Additional information:

Candidates must possess essential personal qualifications including integrity, initiative, dependability, good judgment, the ability to work cooperatively with others, and the ability to perform the assigned duties of the class.

If the position requires driving, you must possess a current and valid driver’s license. Please Do Not include full Social Security Number, method of eligibility, and LEAP information in your application package.

Salary information – CalHR salary rules allow appointment at the entrance rate (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 599.673) of a classification. For classes with alternate ranges, placement is based on education/experience.

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In order to be considered for this position, you must include the following:

• RPA#  in the “Examination or Job Title(s)” section of the State application when submitting a hardcopy application.
• Photocopies of degree and official transcripts (if needed to establish eligibility).

Must have Water Resource Control Engineer list , transfer, or reinstatement eligibility and be reachable on the certification list. Here is the link to the exam: .

An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States that does meet accreditation standards must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records will be due during final minimum qualification evaluation of candidate(s). A link of accepted evaluation agencies can be found here: .

Electronic submittal of applications and attachments through  is preferred. Emailed or faxed applications will not be accepted. You are required to complete employment history on the application form (STD. 678), including work experience, dates, hours worked, contact names and phone numbers of supervisors on the state application. Applicants who fail to submit a completed STD. 678 may be disqualified.

In the hiring interview, the panel will consider education, experience, personal development, personal traits and fitness for the job. In appraising experience, more weight may be given to the breadth of pertinent experience and evidence of the candidate's ability to accept and fulfill increasing responsibilities than to the length of his/her experience. For additional information, you may refer to the class specification.

In addition to evaluating each candidate's relative ability, as demonstrated by quality and…