SENIOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

Job Summary

We have an immediate opening for an Environmental Engineer (Associate, Senior, Principal) within ADEQ's Air Quality Division. The Senior Environmental Engineer will support the ADEQ's Air Quality Permits Team. This role will be responsible for drafting air quality permits which includes drafting conditions that are enforceable and assuring compliance with state and federal air pollution laws and regulations. This position will be required to review and process detailed technical reports received from the regulated community. This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

Job Duties

• Leads projects. Seeks and/or identifies resources.
• Reviews technical documents and ensures compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations.
• Reviews and evaluates complex permit applications and reports.
• Drafts permits and technical support documents based on the review and evaluation of applicable environmental regulations.
• Participates in site visits, data collection, inspections, and investigations regarding environmental topics.
• Provides technical support and assistance to staff, the regulated community, and the public regarding environmental topics.
• Assists in preparing environmental guidance documents.
• Drives technical outreach and conducts presentations regarding environmental topics.
• Mentors junior level staff, audits technical work and participates in hiring.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge of:

• State and federal environmental regulations pertaining to air quality.
• Clean Air Act.
• Arizona Administrative Code.
• Environmental and/or chemical engineering principles and practices.
• Chemical composition, structure and properties of substances and the chemical processes/transformations they undergo in the environment.
• Air pollution control technologies.

Skills & Abilities in:

• Interpreting and applying complex environmental regulations.
• Drafting complex permits and/or technical support documents.
• Air pollution control technologies including performance testing practices.
• Compiling complex technical presentations and presenting in front of non-technical audiences.
• Microsoft Suite and Google Suite.
• Attention to detail, quality assurance, and adherence to standard work.
• Communication, research, complex problem-solving, and facilitation skills.

Selective Preferences

• Bachelor's degree in Environmental or Chemical Engineering.
• Environmental Associate Engineer (G28): 8 or more years of engineering experience. Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience. Professional Engineer License through the AZ Board of Technical Registration or an equivalent organization in a reciprocal jurisdiction is required.
• Environmental Senior Engineer (G29): Master's Degree preferred in Environmental or Chemical Engineering. 12 or more years of engineering experience. Master's degree may substitute for two years of experience. Professional Engineering License through the Arizona Board of Technical Registration or an equivalent organization in a reciprocal jurisdiction is required.
• Environmental Principal Engineer (G30): Master's Degree or higher in Environmental or Chemical Engineering. 15 or more years of engineering experience. Professional Engineer License through the Arizona Board of Technical Registration or an equivalent organization in a reciprocal jurisdiction is required.

Benefits

• 10 paid holidays per year
• Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
• Paid Parental Leave - Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program)
• A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
• A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
• An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
• Workplace flexibility and work/life balance
• A variety of learning and career development opportunities
• Full-time or part-time remote work schedule options (remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right; an agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion)
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) lifetime benefits

Pay

• Associate Environmental Engineer, Grade 28: $90k - $95k
• Senior Environmental Engineer, Grade 29: $105k - $115k
• Principal Environmental Engineer, Grade 30: $130k - $135k