State of Connecticut Executive Branch

Supervising Environmental Engineer (Public Health) (35 Hour) (6352ES)

$50.94-$70.48 Hourly / $3,565.60-$4,933.19 BiWeekly /
$93,062.00-$128,756.00 Yearly

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

This class is accountable for supervising and conducting investigations in connection with the protection of public drinking water systems and related aspects of environmental engineering.

GUIDELINES FOR JOB CLASS USE

This class is restricted for use as a unit or section leader responsible for the regular supervision of at least three (3) Environmental Engineers as well as other engineering and technical staff.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED

Receives general direction from a Public Health Section Chief or other employee of higher grade.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Supervises the work of lower level engineers and other employees as assigned.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

  • Supervises environmental engineering studies in areas of sewage treatment and disposal or water supplies; 
  • Reviews plans for sanitary facilities in large public buildings and new water supplies and water treatment plants for adequacy and process details; 
  • Monitors water supplies, provides data/support for Planning and Investigations Units; 
  • Confers with and advises public health or other responsible officials regarding problems in the various areas of responsibility; 
  • Oversees such activities as inspection of water supplies, natural bathing waters, studies of adequacy of public water supplies, river pollution classification studies, and investigations of water supply quality; 
  • Schedules, assigns, oversees, and reviews the work of staff; 
  • Provides staff training and assistance; 
  • Conducts performance evaluations; 
  • Determines priorities and plans office work; 
  • Establishes and maintains office procedures; 
  • Develops or makes recommendations on the development of policies and standards; 
  • Acts as liaison with other operating units, agencies, and outside officials regarding unit policies and procedures; 
  • Prepares reports and correspondence; 
  • Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

  • Considerable knowledge of
    • relevant agency policies and procedures, state and federal laws, statutes, and regulations;
    • the principles and practices of environmental engineering with reference to water supply and subsurface sewage disposal but not including industrial hygiene and milk sanitation; 
  • Considerable
    • interpersonal skills; 
    • oral and written communications skills;
  • Considerable ability to plan, oversee, and conduct environmental engineering surveys and investigations and to analyze detailed plans and specifications; 
  • Ability to interpret chemical, bacteriological, and microscopic analyses of water and sewage; 
  • Supervisory ability.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Eight (8) years of experience in environmental engineering involving groundwater, the design, construction or operation of water, sewage, industrial, solid or hazardous waste treatment plants and equipment, the inspection and regulation of water supplies or the investigation of environmental and waterway pollution problems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SPECIAL EXPERIENCE

One (1) year of the General Experience must have been in a working lead level capacity.

NOTE: For state employees this experience is interpreted at the level of an Environmental Engineer 3.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

  • College training in civil, chemical or environmental engineering may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
  • A Master's degree in civil, chemical or environmental engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Incumbents in this class may be required by the appointing authority to possess and retain appropriate current licenses, permits and/or certifications including Professional Engineer (PE) licensure from the Department of Consumer Protection State Board of Examiners for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm due to environmental conditions including temperature extremes, heights and fumes, and to some risk in working with chemicals and other materials of unknown toxicity.

JOB CLASS DESIGNATION

Classified/Competitive

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP

(11)-Engineering

BARGAINING UNIT

(15)-ENG, SCIEN, TECH P-4

EEO

(2)-Professional

SALARY INFORMATION

ES 30

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

CANCELLATION CLAUSE

This replaces the existing specification for the class of Supervising Sanitary Engineer (Public Health) (35 Hour) in Salary Group ES 30 approved effective October 26, 2022. (Reviewed for content. Revised to modernize format and add Acknowledgement section) Final No. 24-076

EFFECTIVE DATE

04/25/2024
CLASS: 6352ES; EST: 4/18/1944; REV: 5/6/2024;