Environmental Protection Supervising Civil Engineer (35 Hour)
Recruitment #231120-6365EE-001
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Hartford, CT
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| Date Opened | 12/1/2023 12:00:00 PM |
| Salary | $87,286 - $125,615/year |
| Job Type | Open to the Public |
| Close Date | 12/29/2023 11:59:00 PM |
Introduction
What we can offer you
- The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule
- A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation’s best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown’s Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings
- State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.
- Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings;
- Paid time off - including 13 paid holidays per calendar year;
- Professional growth and paid professional development opportunities; and
- A healthy work-life balance for all employees!
Position highlights
As a Supervising Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Supervising engineers involved in performing engineering investigations and the reviewing of dam design and construction, including spillways, foundation conditions, seepage, and structural stability;
- Tracking compliance of state dams with regulations and statutes;
- Supervising periodic inspections of existing dams for structural soundness;
- Making recommendations for corrective action;
- Reviewing applications for construction or repair of dams and recommending action;
- Supervising preparation of and negotiating agreements and contracts for engineering services with flood and erosion control boards or technical review of such studies;
- Assisting in coordinating acquisition of land for federal flood control projects and making appropriate recommendations;
- Supervising review of work of contract surveyors, engineers, and construction contractors; and
- Performs related duties as required.
This is a full-time position, located in Hartford. Teleworking opportunities may be available.
About us
DEEP is charged with conserving, improving and protecting the natural resources and the environment of the state of Connecticut as well as making cheaper, cleaner and more reliable energy available for the people and businesses of the state. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in rebuilding Connecticut’s economy and creating jobs – and to fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.
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Selection Plan
Note: If you previously applied for this title #231031-6365EE-001, you must reapply and submit an application to this posting to be considered.
Before you apply:
- In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. You must specify your qualifications on your application.
- The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.
- Ensure that your application is complete and detailed before submitting it. In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process. You will not be able to make revisions once your application is submitted into the JobAps system.
- All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate’s obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.
- This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the questionnaire's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.
- Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.
- Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.
- The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for supervising an engineering unit engaged in design, construction, testing, and data collection/analysis, planning, research, and permit process activities, performing engineering tasks in waterflow and flood control and in the design and construction of parking lots, dams, drainage systems, seawalls, foundations, boat launching facilities, buildings, piers and flood control structures with consideration of environmental consequences.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Schedules, assigns, oversees, and reviews the work of staff;
- Provides staff training and assistance;
- Conducts performance evaluations;
- Determines priorities and plans unit work;
- Establishes and maintains unit 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.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Considerable knowledge of
- relevant agency policies and procedures;
- relevant state and federal laws, statutes, and regulations;
- principles, practices, and methods of design, construction and maintenance of dams, or marine and building construction;
- principles of hydraulics, hydrology, and civil or soils engineering;
- Knowledge of practices and methods for controlling floods and encroachments on river channels;
- Considerable
- interpersonal skills;
- oral and written communication skills;
- Considerable ability to plan and organize detailed investigations of engineering problems and recommend solutions with consideration for related environmental factors;
- Ability to utilize computer software;
- Supervisory ability.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Eight (8) years of experience as an engineer in water resource management, civil or soils engineering or marine and building construction.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED
- College training in civil 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 or environmental engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience delegating work, reviewing the work of technical staff, and leading technical staff in prioritizing and managing workflows for reporting and construction projects.
- Experience with construction contracts and contractors.
- Experience working with policies, procedures, and practices including environmental planning, permitting, budgeting, and project management.
- Experience developing, implementing, or streamlining methods/procedures.
- Experience with the principles of hydraulics and hydrology, structural analysis, soils, and foundations.
- Experience creating and maintaining internal and external relationships with stakeholders.
- Experience reviewing planning, engineering reports, construction drawings, bid documents, and construction project documents.
- Experience in water resources construction management, including, procedures, practices, regulations, site development plans, environmental conditions, stormwater detention, sediment and erosion control, and flood management.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.
- Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator’s license.
WORKING CONDITIONS
Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from highway or construction environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year-round weather conditions.
Conclusion
AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.
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.
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