Wastewater Engineer

Environmental Protection Agency Published: April 25, 2018
Skill Level
Mid Level
Job Type
Full-time
Categories
CSR/ Envir Mgmt Systems / Engineering

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Description

~ The mission of EPA is to protect human health and the environment. ~

EPA works to ensure that:

  • Americans have clean air, land and water.
  • National efforts to reduce environmental risks are based on the best available scientific information.
  • Federal laws protecting human health and the environment are administered and enforced fairly, effectively and as Congress intended.
  • Environmental stewardship is integral to U.S. policies concerning natural resources, human health, economic growth, energy, transportation, agriculture, industry, and international trade, and these factors are similarly considered in establishing environmental policy.
  • All parts of society--communities, individuals, businesses, and state, local and tribal governments--have access to accurate information sufficient to effectively participate in managing human health and environmental risks.
  • Contaminated lands and toxic sites are cleaned up by potentially responsible parties and revitalized.
  • Chemicals in the marketplace are reviewed for safety.

Position Overview

If you care about the environment and like to work with people to protect it, then this potential opportunity is worth reading about. In the spring of 2018, there is a high probability that the New England Regional Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will post a vacancy for an environmental engineer.

Job duties include writing assessments and permit requirements for EPA to use in regulating the discharge of treated wastewater to streams, lakes, and marine waters under the federal Clean Water Act's permitting program, known as the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES).

The NPDES program is one of the most direct and effective tools the United States uses to reduce water pollution and protect aquatic habitats. At EPA you will be a frontline professional directly responsible for determining permit limits, required practices, and allowable pollutant loads based on water quality standards, available technologies, best management practices, and professional judgment.

Responsibilities

  • If selected, you will apply your technical knowledge and skills to develop and write permits with the necessary supporting technical and regulatory rationales.
  • In doing this, you will be working with a team of specialists.
  • You will collaborate with other agencies, the permittee, and various interest groups.
  • You will apply Clean Water Act regulations, guidance and best professional engineering and scientific judgment to determine appropriate, defensible permit requirements; calculate effluent limits; develop monitoring and reporting requirements; ensure the permittee's information and NPDES requirements are addressed; research and assess the availability and feasibility of technologies and best management practices; and informally negotiate permit requirements with the permittee and interested parties.
  • Key aspects of this job are the assessment of water pollution impacts and the evaluation of engineering, regulatory, and pollution control measures to prevent or minimize these impacts on New England's waterways.

Qualifications

  • The ideal candidate should be an environmental engineer familiar with wastewater pollution, wastewater treatment processes, hydrology, microbiology and water chemistry.
  • Candidates should have the ability to perform, describe and support quantitative analyses.
  • Candidates should have a college degree in engineering (BS or MS) and excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Work experience in engineering cost estimating, technical writing, and wastewater treatment processes are desirable.
  • The candidate should have the ability to work on teams; and the resourcefulness to find and use relevant documents, information, and guidance.
  • This position is open to U.S. citizens.

Compensation: The position would start at the GS-7 ($46,609) level, with the excellent potential for a salary growth to a GS-12 level (salary range of $81,077 to $105,400). 

To Apply

Please click "Apply" below to upload your cover letter and resume to Ellen Weitzler, Chief Municipal Permits Section. EPA New England values a diverse work force. Additional materials will be necessary to apply for the position when it is posted on USAjobs.gov for a limited time, including electronic copies of official undergraduate and graduate transcripts for all degrees.

Ellen Weitzler, Chief
Municipal Permits Section
US EPA, Region 1
5 Post Office Square – OEP06-04
Boston, MA 02109-3912

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