Design Engineer – 5050208

We respect and embrace the experiences, knowledge, and contributions of our team members. We strive for a culture of belonging and balance by upholding our values: Stewardship, Integrity, Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. We are passionate about Missouri, our role to preserve, protect and enhance our environment, and we are committed to serving its citizens. We believe our mission and vision serves a greater purpose and will be felt for generations to come.

This position will be located at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO with a 40-hour work week.

About the Role

Develop and design detailed professional plans and specifications for reconstructing Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) with reclamation projects, while meeting the landowner’s needs. Must use sound engineering practices including grading plans, storm water drainage control, spillway design, survey control, testing, and sampling. Completed design plans are required to be stamped and signed by a Professional Engineer.

• Design plans using various software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Carlson, Global Mapper) including remote sensory data sources, collecting site-specific survey data of topography, building structures, drainage structures, or roads.
• Effectively coordinate with the AML team and private or public landowners to outline a detailed scope of work for the design and construction of abandoned mine land reclamation projects, including the ability to adjust the design plans as necessary to meet all the reclamation goals.
• Direct and/or coordinate the work of construction and survey crews, contractors, and other professional, technical, and sub-professional personnel to ensure that work completed accomplishes the intended engineering design of the project.
• Perform engineering and technical reviews of coal permit applications and actions as assigned by the unit supervisor.
• Occasional daily travel for onsite inspection, data acquisition, and construction meetings.

Skills

• Oral and Written Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, considers the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Problem Solving: Identifies and analyzes problems; willingly accepts other ideas by weighing the relevance and accuracy of information to find compromise; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations.
• Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.

Requirements

Equivalent to those typically gained by a Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering discipline from an ABET-accredited program with at least four full years of satisfactory engineering experience, as required for licensure. Lack of post-secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant. Be willing to be part of an established team of knowledgeable and experienced reclamation professionals.

Benefits

• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision, and prescription insurance.
• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross-media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings, and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees, and licensure renewal fees.

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promote the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals.