Engineer II

Engineer II (NS)

The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians. The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources. The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs.

DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system. DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.

This Engineer II position within the Technical Services Branch - Plan Review Unit of the Division of Water Resources Public Water Supply (PWS) Section is a primarily office-based position. Plan Review staff occasionally attend sanitary surveys and other site visits with Regional Office staff or meet with water systems or their engineers/contractors on-site regarding plan submittals. Professional Engineer licensure/Engineer Intern certification is not required but is considered an asset.

Position requires the ability to successfully manage multiple projects within time constraints; manage work time independently yet meet schedules and deadlines; comprehend and interpret engineering and regulatory documentation; and maintain detailed and organized documents, files and records.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review engineering designs, reports, plans and specifications, calculations, and other supporting information submitted for approval and authorization to construct public water system supply, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities
• Evaluate documentation for compliance with federal/state statutes, rules, and regulations
• Review Water System Management Plans to ensure that federally mandated capacity development requirements are met
• Prepare approval documents
• Provide effective and timely technical assistance based on a thorough knowledge of drinking water rules and regulations and engineering principles and practices
• Serve as a program technical advisor for other PWS Section staff

Recruitment Range: $63,927 - $88,855

The Division of Water Resources (DWR) is responsible for protecting North Carolina's drinking, surface, and ground water for all water bodies including lakes, streams, rivers, wetlands, and aquifers. This environmental stewardship is accomplished through actions including permitting issuance, investigations, regulatory compliance, and enforcement, monitoring and field assessments, certifications, laboratory analysis and testing, planning, water quality standards management, educational outreach, and other efforts.

DWR's Public Water Supply (PWS) Section promotes public health by ensuring that safe, potable water is available in adequate quantities to the residents and visitors of North Carolina served by PWS systems by assuring that such systems are properly located, constructed, operated, and maintained. PWS systems provide piped drinking water to at least 15 connections or 25 or more people 60 or more days per year.

This position currently qualifies for a hybrid telework option with routine office and remote workdays. The NC Department of Environmental Quality trusts our employees to be self-motivated and successful in hybrid/remote roles. Telework options are subject to change at the discretion of management.

Bachelor's degree in an applicable field of engineering from an appropriately accredited institution and three (3) years of progressively responsible experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.