Environmental Engineer Manager

About the role

Advance your engineering career by becoming an Environmental Engineer Manager with the Department of Environmental Protection. This role allows you to oversee complex permitting activities that protect public health and natural resources. You will manage a team, review technical work, and play a key role in developing high-quality environmental solutions. Be part of an organization that values expertise, integrity, and service.

This position leads the activities of the Permits Section, ensuring accurate engineering reviews and effective management of environmental permit applications. As an Environmental Engineer Manager, you will perform the following duties:

• Section Leadership: Supervise staff, assign work, review completed tasks, and ensure quality engineering evaluations
• Permit Review: Evaluate applications, plans, and technical documents related to water quality and wastewater systems
• Effluent Analysis: Develop water quality and technology based effluent limits using modeling tools and engineering standards
• Public Process: Prepare draft permits, review comments, support hearings, and make recommendations for permit decisions
• Program Oversight: Manage workflow, apply standard operating procedures, and track permit activities using required systems
• Technical Coordination: Support applicants, consultants, and partners by providing guidance and responding to inquiries

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• You will have the option to work from one of the following headquarters offices:
• Northeast Regional Office - 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
• Scranton District Office - 321 Biden Street, Suite 300, Scranton. PA 18503
• Pottsville District Mining Office - 5 West Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville, PA 17901
• Bethlehem District Office - 4530 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017
• Pocono District Office - 2174B, Route 611, Swiftwater, PA 18370
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $88,020 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements

• Two years as an Environmental Engineer or an Air Quality Engineer (Commonwealth job title or equivalent Federal Government job title, as determined by the Office of Administration); or
• Five years of professional engineering experience in environmental protection or in environmental project development, design or construction.

Special Requirements

• This position requires possession of a valid Professional Engineer license issued by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists or a valid Professional Engineer license issued by the applicable licensing body of another state.

Conditions of Employment

• This position requires possession of a valid PA non-commercial Class C driver’s license or equivalent.

Post Employment Requirement

• Successful candidates with an out of state Professional Engineer license will be required to produce a valid Professional Engineer license issued by Pennsylvania within their initial six month probationary period.

Other Requirements

• You must possess and maintain a REAL ID or passport for this position. Proof of possession will be needed at the time of a conditional offer of employment.
• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS)

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

Additional information

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
• your score may be lower than deserved.
• you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.