Engineer II or III

Location: Fergus Falls, MN | Grade: 12 or 13

About the role

Are you ready to grow your engineering career while making a meaningful environmental impact? Join our Environmental Services team as an Engineer II or III, where you’ll play a key role in supporting critical infrastructure projects, maintaining regulatory compliance, and advancing sustainable operations across a diverse energy portfolio. As an Engineer III, you will take on a senior technical role—guiding complex initiatives, leading compliance efforts, and driving engineering excellence across a wide range of generation and infrastructure projects. This role reports to Manager Environmental I, Environmental Services.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support engineering plans and specifications that incorporate environmental and regulatory requirements such as setbacks, buffers, grading, and design volumes.
• Assist in the development, revision, and renewal of environmental compliance plans, including SPCC and stormwater pollution prevention plans.
• Prepare and submit regulatory reports to state and federal agencies, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Analyze and interpret environmental and operational data, identifying trends and supporting decision-making.
• Support permitting activities and project development, including preparing applications and coordinating approvals.
• Collaborate on construction and environmental projects, such as coal combustion residual landfill expansions and closure, air and water monitoring systems, and compliance upgrades.
• Evaluate environmental impacts on project cost, schedule, and constructability.
• Maintain working knowledge of environmental regulations and emerging policies, supporting compliance strategies.
• Communicate technical information clearly to internal teams, leadership, and regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Chemical, or related field).
• Approximately 2–5+ years of relevant experience in engineering or environmental services.
• Foundational knowledge of environmental regulations, permitting, and compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret technical data.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize work, and meet deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills across diverse audiences.
• Engineer-in-Training (EIT) certification or progress toward Professional Engineer (PE) licensure preferred.

Benefits

• Competitive wage & benefit package.
• Incentive plans.
• Employee Stock Ownership options.
• Retirement Savings Fund with employer match.
• Health, disability and life insurance plan options.
• Training and development opportunities each year, including education reimbursement.
• Safety, technical, compliance and developmental training.
• Career development: leadership development programs, access to an a la carte online leadership course catalog, mentorship from current leaders.
• Mental health support from SupportLinc.
• Competitive vacation and sick leave.

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