Bituminous Underground Mine Inspector; Exam

Join the Department of Environmental Protection, the Bureau of Mine Safety, to use your experience and expertise to provide a safe environment for mine workers.

Bituminous Underground Mine Inspectors conduct technical inspections of bituminous underground coal mines to enforce and promote compliance with underground mining laws. They are a vital component to ensuring the safety of Pennsylvania's underground bituminous coal mines and mine workers and perform highly responsible work measuring the velocity and oxygen content of the air and testing for noxious and explosive gases; explaining unsafe conditions and ordering corrective action to mine owners and mine officials;

and issuing enforcement actions. They also investigate mining accidents to determine causes and preventative action. An important aspect of this work involves the authority to order the withdrawal of mine employees if threatened with imminent physical danger and to close the mine until conditions are corrected.

• Full-time employment
• Normal work hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm; 40 hrs/week, Mon-Fri.
  • Employees will be on call 24 hrs/day, 365 days/year
• Positions will have a home office.
• Must be willing to travel. Travel expenses will be paid.
• Multiple positions will be filled with this job posting as they become available in one of the following counties:
  Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Fayette, Green, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland counties.
• Salary:
  Starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• Further communication regarding this position will be via email.

• Ten years of experience in underground bituminous coal mines, and graduation from high school or certification of equivalent training.
• Possession of a valid Pennsylvania driver's license.
• Possession of a current and valid certificate as a bituminous mine foreman, assistant mine foreman or mine examiner issued by or acceptable to the Department of Environmental Protection.
• Must be at least 30 years of age.
• Must be able to perform essential job functions.
• You must meet the PA residency requirement.
• Conditional offer of employment will require submission of criminal history reports.
• You must pass a background investigation.

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.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.