Associate Engineer - Underfill

• No Nevada state income tax.

This position is with the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection’s Office of Financial Assistance (OFA) located in the Reno office. This position will be under filling for a Professional Engineer. The OFA administers the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, the Clean Water State Revolving Fund, and the Nevada Capital Improvements Grant Program. This position will assist drinking water, wastewater, and storm water systems, both publicly owned and privately owned, in funding capital improvement projects to either come into compliance with regulations or maintain their infrastructure.

Primary duties will include reviewing and ranking projects as well as the review of preliminary engineering reports, plans and design specifications for projects funded through the program, contracts related to bid solicitation, construction orders and financial draw requests. The position will provide oversight during the entire construction process to ensure expenditures follow federal and state requirements. This position will also need to complete site visits of all funded projects.

The position is approximately 75% office work and up to 25% field work. Field work will include day travel to facilities in Northern Nevada and occasional overnight travel to facilities in in Rural and Southern Nevada. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in the agency.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or closely related engineering field and two years of professional engineering experience; OR Certification by the Nevada State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors as an Engineer Intern, and two years of professional engineering experience in civil engineering or closely related engineering field; OR two years of experience as a Staff I, Associate Engineer or Supervisor I, Associate Engineer in Nevada State service;

OR an equivalent combination of education and experience as described above.

• 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.
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