Environmental Cleanup Engineer; Environmental Engineer

Description

Keeping Washington Clean and Evergreen. The Department of Ecology is hiring an Environmental Cleanup Engineer (Environmental Engineer 2 or
3) within the Toxics Cleanup Program (TCP). This project position is funded through June 30, 2027 and is likely to be renewed for the next bi-annual budget cycle.

• Northwest Region Office in Shoreline, WA. The salary listed includes a 5% premium pay due to the position location in King County. Upon hire, you must live within a commutable distance from the duty station.

• This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options. You will need to be in-office 3‑4 days per week for the first two weeks during onboarding. Thereafter, you may telework most of your work time with in‑person meetings and activities at the Everett Smelter Site up to 2‑3 days per week for a few hours, depending on site activities such as meeting residents, contractors, etc.

As the Environmental Cleanup Engineer, you will provide environmental and construction expertise on the cleanup of complex sites, including area‑wide sites such as the Everett Smelter Project (ESP). This high‑priority cleanup site contains extensive arsenic and lead contamination on the former Asarco Smelter property and continues to impact residential properties and parks as well as industrial land. Your responsibilities include:

• Reviewing and providing recommendations on environmental engineering reports, plans, estimates, and specifications for site cleanups with multifaceted engineering impacts to sediments, water, and uplands.
• Planning and overseeing design and construction projects at cleanup sites.
• Offering technical advice to staff and policy staff on evaluating engineering alternatives to resolve controversial environmental issues.
• Evaluating and documenting contractor performance; providing oversight of contract engineering work.
• Assisting with review of budget requests and estimates for contractor support needed on cleanup sites.

All qualifications are for the Environmental Engineer 2 (EE2) level (In‑Training) or Environmental Engineer 3 (EE3) level. Pay ranges are indicated for each level.

• EE2 Level (In‑Training) – Pay Range: $6,412 – $8,620 monthly. Required experience/education:
  • Six years of experience in environmental engineering.
  • Education involving a major study in sanitary, water resource, civil, geotechnical, environmental, chemical, mechanical or related field.
• EE3 Level (Goal Class) – Pay Range: $7,436 – $9,998 monthly.
  
  Required qualifications:
  • Registration as a Professional Engineer in Washington or an equivalent registration.
  • Three years of experience in environmental engineering, including:
    • Engineering Plan Development or Review – ability to develop, evaluate, and approve engineering plans, drawings, specifications, and technical documents with regulatory compliance and quality assurance.
  • NOTE:
    
    Washington requires eight years of professional experience (including up to four years of college‑level engineering education) and successful completion of sixteen licensing exams for registration. Applicants qualifying through the licensing equivalency option must achieve Washington registration within six months of appointment.

Additional experience requirements for both levels include:

• Principles and Practices of Environmental Engineering:
  Ability to apply foundational concepts and standard practices to assess conditions, develop solutions, and support action.
• Environmental Regulation Knowledge:
  Knowledge of or experience with regulations such as the Model Toxics Control Act, CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, or similar.

• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• At the EE3 level:
  Professional Engineer registration in Washington.

Desired qualifications reflect additional knowledge or experience that is not required but appreciated. These include:

• Hazardous Materials Training:
  Initial 40‑hour training followed by annual refresher training.
• Design Development:
  Ability to direct the development of designs involving environmental engineering theory.
• Intergovernmental
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with local, state, and…