Nc
Engineer I
Iredell County, NC
Sponsorship not specified$55k-$61kDetected 11 hours ago
ResearchGeotechnical Engineering
About the role
- DEQ touches the lives of all North Carolinians in many ways to enhance and ensure our quality of life.
- This position requires the ability to walk through rough and uneven terrain and work in inclement weather, noise, dust, and insects.
- Position does require travel to and from various project sites and dams.
Responsibilities
- Performing review of plans, design reports, and specifications to construct, repair, modify, breach, or remove coal ash dams.
- The review consists of hydrologic, hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural engineering evaluation of these submittals to ensure that sound dam safety engineering principles and the design requirements of the dam safety law and regulations have been met.
Requirements
- If you have student loans, becoming a state employee includes eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
- A valid driver's license is required to complete the duties of this position.
Compensation
- $55k-$61k
Benefits
- This includes geologic maps, mineral resource and geochemical information, topographic maps and digital products, and earth science education initiatives.
- Minimum Education and Experience
Company info
- The primary mission of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians.
- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is the lead stewardship agency for the protection of North Carolina's environmental resources.
- DEQ also offers technical assistance to businesses, farmers, local governments, and the public and encourages responsible behavior with respect to the environment through education programs provided at DEQ facilities and through the state's school system.
- This Engineer I assists in the management of the statewide implementation of The Dam Safety Law of 1967 and the North Carolina Administrative Code 15A NCAC 2K "Dam Safety" Rules to protect life and property from unsafe dams.
- The organization, which has offices from the mountains to the coast, administers regulatory programs designed to protect air quality, water quality, and the public's health, and works to advance in all-of-the-above energy strategy that fits North Carolina's needs.
- Description of Work
- The program responsibility is carried out through four major task efforts: (1) emergency response related to dam incidences as needed (2) enforcement proceedings for dams in disrepair which threaten the public welfare, (3) periodic inspections of all jurisdictional dams, and (4) permit review of all plans to construct, repair, modify or breach a jurisdictional dam.
- This position will be responsible for the review of hydrologic and hydraulic models for coal ash related dams; review and approval of engineering plans and specifications to construct, repair, or modify coal ash dams; provide technical consultation to coal ash dam owners, engineers, consultants, internal and external staff; Provide training to regional staff in dam safety inspections and assist in the inspection of dams; assist coal ash dam owners in drafting emergency action plans; And response respond to dam safety emergencies.
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