Temporary Environmental Engineer

Summary of Work

As an Environmental Engineer for the Air Quality Division, you will be a part of a team that protects and improves the environment through reviewing and implementing air quality policies on a variety of air quality issues.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Lead various projects associated with state implementation planning, development, and implementation, such as exceptional events implementation and demonstrations
• Support monitoring group on periodic projects by providing clean air act technical expertise, regulatory knowledge, and guidance
• Review and provide feedback on draft work products developed by staff for complex source permitting prior to management review.
• Coordinate with, advise, and make recommendations to management on projects.
• Assist with Department actions on new federal rules and policy related to review, interpretation and impacts assessments to North Dakota, comment letter drafting, and ongoing support as requested from management.
• Assist in state implementation planning and development.
• Assist in unique Division of Air Quality tasks as directed by management

To succeed in this position, you must be able to interpret and explain engineering and scientific concepts, documents, policies, and regulations to stakeholders in a way that leads to compliance; enforce rules objectively, consistently, and fairly; and have work experience with databases and spreadsheets.

Minimum Qualifications

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. DEQ will not provide sponsorships.

To be considered for this position, you must have a bachelor's degree in an engineering field and one (1) year of experience in air quality, environmental systems or controls, or air quality regulations. A master's degree may substitute for one (1) year of work experience.

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Application Procedures

All application material must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. CST on the closing date.

Applicants must complete the online application for employment and upload a resume, cover letter, and college transcripts (official or unofficial). Your resume should include information to demonstrate how you meet the minimum qualifications as posted. If the Department's Human Resource Division is unable to determine that you meet the minimum qualifications credit will not be given.

This employer participates in E-Verify. Please visit the following website for additional information: https://deq.nd.gov/jobs/

For more information about the position, please contact David Stroh, Air Quality Permitting Program Manager at (701) 328-5229. For assistance or questions regarding the application or interview process or to request a full job description, please contact Sara Leno, Human Resource Director, at sajleno@nd.gov.

If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments, please contact recruiter@nd.gov or (701)328-3290.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. Sect. 23-12-10.