Civil Engineer (Hydraulic)

Join a team dedicated to safeguarding water resources across the region. As a Civil Engineer (Hydraulic) with the Department of Environmental Protection, you will help review projects, guide waterway management, and support statewide environmental programs. Your expertise will help ensure responsible development and strong environmental compliance. This role provides an impactful way to use engineering skills for public service.

This position focuses on reviewing transportation and waterway projects while applying hydraulic and hydrologic engineering principles. The work supports statewide environmental programs and ensures compliance with important laws and regulations. As a Civil Engineer (Hydraulic), you will perform the following duties:

• Permit Reviews: Evaluate Chapter 105 and 106 applications to ensure hydraulic designs meet regulatory standards
• Field Investigations: Conduct site inspections of dams, water obstructions, and wetlands to determine compliance and conditions
• Technical Assistance: Provide guidance on laws and regulations related to stormwater, flood plain management, and water quality
• Engineering Analysis: Review erosion and sedimentation control plans and assess technical project documentation
• Compliance Coordination: Support enforcement decisions and collaborate with specialists to address violations
• Program Participation: Engage in watershed initiatives, public meetings, and pollution prevention activities

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Norristown. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $73,859 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Successful completion of the Civil Engineer Trainee training program (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and an Engineer-in-Training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists;
• Four years of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and an engineer-in-training certificate issued by or acceptable to the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists, and an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology or a closely related engineering discipline; or
• One year of civil engineering experience in the appropriate specialty, and a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.

• This position requires possession of a valid driver’s license.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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