Professional Engineer

Job Description:

Professional Engineer

Description

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.

This position will be located at 1730 East Elm Street, Jefferson City, MO.

You will be joining the Missouri Department of Natural Resources as a Professional Engineer for the Remediation and Radiological Assessment Unit in the Environmental Remediation Program's Federal Facilities Section. You will manage high profile projects and provide state oversight of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, (or “Superfund”) cleanups at radiologically contaminated sites and other federal facility sites in the state.

• Independently provide regulatory advice and guidance on project decisions.
• Develop sampling plans, perform data analysis and interpretation, and other tasks to ensure environmental compliance.
• Effectively appraise management of remedy defining issues and/or potential violations.
• Coordinate with other regulatory agencies, legislators, local governments, the public, etc. as needed for various site-related activities.
• Provide Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) oversight of a remediation project in the St. Louis area
• Attend public meetings and represent the department

This position requires registration as a licensed professional engineer in the State of Missouri

AND

To be successful in this position, a candidate will need the following qualities:

• Knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, and methods to protect and improve the quality of the environment and its resources; and to monitor, control, abate, and prevent pollutants;
• Identifies and analyzes problems; weighs relevance and accuracy of information; generates and evaluates alternative solutions; makes recommendations; and
• Treats others with courtesy, sensitivity, and respect. Considers and responds appropriately to the needs and feelings of different people in different situations.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

• 4+ years of progressive relevant experience with site characterization and remediation; data processing, mapping, project management, and field work.

Benefits & Work-life Balance

Our benefits package and flexible 40-hour work week promotes the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work towards achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance. Learn more here .

How we invest in you:

• 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.

Salary:

$68,568-$72,000 per Year