WATER QUALITY DIVISION 1100 W. Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85007

Salary: EES 2 $65K-$75K EES 3 $80-$85 

Grade: 25 or 26

Closing Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

We have an immediate opening for two Environmental Engineer Specialists in our Groundwater Reclamation and Reuse - Individual Permits Unit, Water Quality Division. In this role, you will research, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. This position conducts review of Aquifer Protection Program (APP) permits for municipal type - water reclamation facilities. Environmental Engineer Specialist will address issuance of Individual APP permits ahead within a timely manner so as not to exceed licensing time frames. The EES provides support to the review of APP permit applications with applied engineering knowledge and skills.

This position is available for remote work on a full-time basis within Arizona (including virtual office arrangements).

The State of Arizona strives for a work culture that affords employees flexibility, autonomy, and trust. Across our many agencies, boards, and commissions, many State employees participate in the State’s Remote Work Program and are able to work remotely in their homes, in offices, and in hoteling spaces. All work, including remote work, should be performed within Arizona unless an exception is properly authorized in advance.

• Review and evaluate moderately complex water reclamation permit applications, reports, facility designs, plans of moderate complexity and cost estimates.
• Participate in site visits, data collection, inspections, and investigations regarding environmental topics.
• Perform complex environmental calculations based on provided methodologies.
• Provide rigorous technical guidance to municipal facilities, responsible parties and individuals to ensure compliance with environmental laws and regulations.
• Assist in preparing environmental guidance documents.
• Performs or leads projects under direction of a unit lead or manager.
• Respond to customer inquiries in a timely and professional manner.
• Provides compliance assistance to responsible parties while conversing with a variety of subject matter experts including contractors, senior engineers, geologists, hydrogeologists, and others.

● Knowledge of State and Federal environmental regulations, environmental engineering and technology principles and practices, chemical composition, structure and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations they undergo in the environment, agency policies and processes.
● Enthusiasm for identifying, analyzing, and solving problems.
● Requires professional communication, research, customer service/outreach, project management, advanced problem-solving, and facilitation.
● Strong Microsoft and Google office skills and technology use, attention to detail, quality assurance, and adherence to standard work are among other skills needed in the team.
● Strong customer service skills.
● Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills.
● Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
● Ability to balance, prioritize and organize multiple tasks and complete assignments by applicable deadlines.
● Ability to synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly.
● Ability to summarize completed tasks and recommendations to senior staff through reports.
● Ability to develop and write technical documentation
● Ability to understand and interpret environmental rules and statutes to determine whether permit applications or plans and reports meet the requirements or request legal interpretation for complex issues.

• Bachelors of Science Degree in an engineering discipline required.
• Level 2 (grade 25): 2-5 years environmental experience (Master’s may substitute for 2 years’ experience).
• Level 3 (grade 26): 5 or more years of engineering experience (Master’s degree may substitute for two years of experience). “Engineer in training” certification required through the Arizona Board of Technical Registration or equivalent organization in reciprocal jurisdiction. Professional Engineering certification through the AZ Board of Technical Registration or an equivalent org.

If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements.

All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-Verify).

Among the many benefits of a career with the State of Arizona, there are:
· 10 paid holidays per year
· Accrual of sick and annual leave beginning at 12 and 13 days per year respectively for full-time employees
· Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
· A top-ranked retirement program with lifetime pension benefits
· A robust and affordable insurance plan to include medical, dental, life, short-term and long-term disability
· An incentivized commuter club and public transportation subsidy program
· We promote the importance of work/life balance by offering workplace flexibility
· We offer a variety of learning and career development opportunities

By providing the option of a full-time or part-time remote work schedule, employees enjoy improved work/life balance, report higher job satisfaction, and are more productive. Remote work is a management option and not an employee entitlement or right. An agency may terminate a remote work agreement at its discretion.

Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by The State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page

ASRS Lifetime Benefits

Persons with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation such as a sign language interpreter or an alternative format by contacting HPO@azdeq.gov.
Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer.