Environmental Engineer; Airport

Environmental Engineer (Airport) – Job #2600005Q

Salary: $52,260 – $81,874

Position Grade: 15G

Department:
Airport

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1592

Location:

St. Louis Lambert International Airport
Employees assigned to St. Louis Lambert International Airport may be eligible for a commuting allowance of $180.00 bi-weekly.

Incumbents in this position provide technical engineering support for environmental field investigative and compliance work. This position reports directly to the Environmental Regulatory Compliance and Safety Manager is Lambert International Airport.

• Performs site assessments, field investigations, field sampling and other environmental surveys.
• Reviews permit compliance and prepares compliance documents/reports.
• Responds to emergency spills and clean-up/mitigation activities.
• Performs project management duties for environmental consulting and construction contracts; including monitoring schedules, reviewing invoices, reviewing contract terms and proposed changes, coordinating activities with other departments and stakeholders.
• Assists in or conducts tenant environmental compliance investigations – e.g. collects, analyzes, summarizes and communicates data and findings and recommends courses of action.
• Maintains knowledge of applicable federal, state and local environmental laws such as the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Toxic Substances Control Act.
• Drafts correspondence to Airport and City departments, tenants and State and Federal regulatory agencies.
• Maintains the airport's environmental records.
• Helps coordinate work of the airport’s environmental consultants and/or contractors – e.g. monitor schedules, review invoices, review contract terms.
• Helps develop RFQ, RFP and solicitations for bids for environmental related Professional Service Agreements, General Service Agreements, and Construction Contracts.
• Attends airport meetings such as pre-bid, pre-construction, construction progress, and post construction meetings to ensure projects achieve environmental compliance with applicable Federal, State and local regulations and site-specific permit requirements.
• Helps develop employee environmental training and conducts such training as required by federal, state, and local environmental regulations, permit requirements and environmental management plans.
• Coordinates environmental projects with regulatory agencies, public entities, Airport departments, tenants, contractors and consultants.
• Coordinates environmental audits and inspections including preparation of written reports, reviewing documents, maintaining records and files.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Data Utilization:
  Ability to perform mid-level data analysis, audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise.
• Human Interaction:
  Ability to persuade, convince, influence, and monitor for desired outcomes.
• Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use:
  Ability to operate, maneuver, or adjust equipment, machinery and tools such as a computer and vehicle.
• Verbal Aptitude:
  Ability to utilize reference, descriptive, consulting, design and advisory data and information such as inspection reports, permits, regulations, complaint responses, engineering texts, statutes, and regulations.
• Mathematical Aptitude:
  Ability to perform advanced geometry, algebra, trigonometry, integral and differential calculus, and linear and quadratic programming.
• Functional Reasoning:
  Ability to apply principles of logical or synthesis functions involving planning and directing of interrelated activities or multiple departments and deal with several variables in solving major problems.
• Situational Reasoning:
  Ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness and creativity in evaluating information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria versus clearly measurable criteria.
• Environmental Factors:
  Tasks may risk exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents,…