Engineer II

About Us

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 position serves as an Engineer II with the Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR). This position primarily works in the Post Construction State Stormwater program to perform skilled professional engineering work and reviews, evaluate projects for compliance, and provide technical assistance. This position will have some secondary duties associated with the other DEMLR programs such as the review of plans for Erosion/Sediment Control, Mine Operation and Reclamation and Dam Safety.

Many skills are required including being able to manage multiple priorities, having excellent technical writing and public speaking skills as well as a strong understanding of hydrology, soils, vegetation, hydraulics, and detailed engineering concepts related to all aspects of stormwater collection, treatment and discharge. Other important purposes of this position are to perform inspections, provide technical guidance to Environmental Specialists within the regional office, handle citizen inquiries/complaints, document compliance/enforcement actions, and may occasionally present at training programs for DEQ staff, local governments, industry, consulting firms, and developers.

• Provides timely and detailed review of permit applications, engineering drawings, specifications, and calculations within the procedural and statutory times for compliance with Federal and State laws, rules, and policies, and good engineering practices.
• Prepares a variety of technical documents to communicate the results of the review with all necessary parties.
• Performs inspections of sites/facilities regulated under each of DEMLR's four programs:
  Stormwater, Sedimentation Control, Dam Safety, and Mining.
• Advises and provides engineering guidance and written technical/compliance documentation to other staff, clients, and the general public.
• Meets with applicants and their consultants to facilitate project development, design, construction, and ultimately permit approval and site compliance.
• A valid driver’s license is required.

Recruitment Range: $63,927 - $69,730

This posting closes at 11:59:59 PM the night BEFORE the End Date above.

The Division of Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources:
The Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) is comprised of two Sections:
Land Quality and Geological Survey. For more information: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The Land Quality Section is responsible for the administration of four regulatory programs:
Dam Safety Program authorized by the Dam Safety of 1967, Mining Program as authorized by the Mining Act of 1971, Sediment Program as authorized by…