Environmental Health Engineer II - Air Quality (Permitting)

How To Apply

Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Position Summary

This is advanced professional or supervisory work in environmental health engineering. An employee in this class reviews complex applications/reports/other materials involving various types of environmental health engineering facilities, or performs work of equivalent scope and complexity in the field or central office. Work assignments are given with general instructions, and the employee is responsible for selecting and interpreting applicable guidelines. The employee normally has the authority to make decisions within the assigned scope of responsibility, but program goals and administrative policy matters emanate from a higher level. Supervision may be exercised over a staff of support staff, engineers and/or technicians. Work is reviewed by a higher-level engineer or administrator upon completion, for compliance with technical standards, departmental policies and procedures, and adequacy of results.

Overview

Fringe Benefits

• Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.
  
  
  

Perks Working for ACHD

• Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
  
  
  

Duties

• Modern principles and practices of engineering as applied to public health. Examples may include industrial wastes treatment, solid waste control, bathing places, and water quality management of surface and underground waters.
• Basic engineering principles such as those applied to asbestos, air pollution, sanitary engineering, including hydraulics, fluid mechanics, unit operations, engineering drawing, strength of materials, and mechanics.
• Basic principles of sanitary chemistry, aquatic biology, water bacteriology, physics, and calculus.
• Commercial and industrial operations and processes.
• Regulations such as air quality regulations, permitting and engineering practices and controls
• The types, operation, characteristics, and proper application of environmental control devices, engineering controls and work practices.
• The relationships of the environmental conditions to human health.
• Microsoft Office programs including Access, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel and other database programs.
  
  
  

Knowledge Of

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of regulations, permitting and engineering practices and controls (Ex. Air Quality & Waste Water).
• Knowledge of the relationships of the environmental conditions to human health.
• Knowledge of the basic engineering principles of as applied to pollution, physical and biological sciences, calculus, combustion, organic and inorganic chemistry and statistical analysis.
• Knowledge of commercial and industrial operations and processes
• Knowledge of the modern principles and practices of engineering (Ex. Air Quality & Waste Water) as applied to public health.
• Knowledge of the functions of local government, financing of public works, and County, State, and Federal legislation pertinent to pollution control.
• Knowledge of the types, operation, characteristics, and proper application of pollution control devices.
• Knowledge of the techniques and instruments used in source and general sampling.
  
  
  

Skill In

• Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Documentation
• Data Entry
• Interpersonal Communication
• Policy Analysis
• Statistical Data Analysis
• Report Writing
• Public Health
• Microsoft Office
  
  
  

Ability To

• Make computations and calculations involving the application of engineering mathematics.
• Analyze and present technical data into clear, concise engineering reports.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, government and industrial officials, consulting engineers, contractors, professional and other organizations and individuals, and the public.
• Represent ideas effectively, concisely, and accurately, both orally and in writing and present themselves in a professional manner.
• Travel to and from work locations to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
• Understand controls and perform environmental site inspections.
• Read and understand environmental regulation and legislation as it pertains to water pollution control.
• Read and interpret regulatory documents including Article XXI, Asbestos NESHAP (National Emission Standards for Hazardous Pollutants), AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act).
• Exercise engineering judgment and independent decision-making regarding permitting.
• Evaluate permit notification and applications.
• Conduct technical investigations and inspections, applying engineering principles and procedures.
• Work independently and in a team environment
• Respond to emergencies.
  
  
  

Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.

Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.

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