Roadside Environmental Engineer - Entry Level!
NC Department of Transportation
Full-Time
Closes on Saturday, January 18, 2025
Job Description
How to Apply
You must apply at https://tinyurl.com/3yrb6aev by January 17.
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Salary: $54,197 - $94,844
The Challenge
We are hiring an entry-level engineer to join our Roadside Environmental Field team.
In this role, you will:
- Conduct environmental compliance reviews of land-disturbing projects associated with highway construction in NCDOT Divisions 4 and 5.
- Lead field implementation of erosion and sediment control program involving: the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act; US Army Corps of Engineers Section 404; NCDEQ’s 401 Water Quality Certification; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System; and riparian buffer rules.
- Review erosion and sediment control/stormwater plans, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System,/NCG01 compliance reviews and attend preconstruction/planning meetings.
- Work directly and communicate with NCDOT central/field staff, contractors, regulatory staff, and consultants on the development, implementation and maintenance of erosion/sedimentation control and stormwater practices.
- Plan, organize, and schedule daily activities.
What You Bring
- Experience conducting site inspections for implementation of erosion and sediment control plans and specifications.
- Knowledge and understanding of general concepts, practices, and theories of erosion and sediment control/stormwater laws and NPDES stormwater requirements for construction sites.
- Knowledge of erosion and sediment control design principles and review of plan designs for compliance with applicable standards.
- Experience applying engineering concepts to solving problems.
- Communications skills to resolve problems involving explaining engineering concepts to customer groups.
- Knowledge and understanding of erosion and sediment control/stormwater concepts, practices, and theories and ability to use them in practice.
- Ability to understand and apply the engineering concepts and practices involved in the design/development/review/permitting, construction, maintenance, operations, or repair of, projects and their potential environmental impacts.
- Ability to review small/less complex erosion and sediment control plans and/or data for completeness and compliance with stormwater engineering principles, standards, and design needs.
- Ability to make recommendations to senior engineers/managers on project concerns.
- Ability to make recommendations to routine engineering/technical designs and/or program/project specifications of other engineers to meet desired erosion and sediment control/stormwater compliance with engineering principles, standards, designs and statutes.
- Ability to write clear, concise, and organized documents and reports addressing erosion and sediment control/stormwater engineering concepts and facts.
- Ability to present detailed technical information, guidelines, and standards to seek erosion and sediment control/stormwater compliance.
- Agility to traverse rough terrain by foot and travel independently to projects.
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Engineering; or
- An equivalent combination of training and experience.
Note
- You may be required to register as a professional engineer with the NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors.
Questions?
Call me: Wendy Clement at (919) 707-2923.
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