A Day in the Life:

• Perform detailed technical engineering reviews and specifications of facilities and conduct on-site inspections to ensure that they meet State of Indiana's standard guidelines.
• Conduct permit reviews including review of permit application documents, plans, specifications, design summaries and evaluating the compliance history.
• Review plans and specifications with emphasis on identifying deficiencies and potential problems and recommending sound alternatives.
• Provide prompt responses back to the general public, consultants, contractors, government officials, permit applicants.
• Serve as representative of agency on national associations concerned with standards applicable to revisions of design standards and discussion of new developments.
• Work as Subject Matter Expert in the technical formulation of federal regulations and provides comment, on behalf of agency, to proposed rules and regulations of federal government and other states.
• Serve as project officer in certain sub-grants and sub-grantees, to determine efficient utilization of grant monies.

What You'll Need for Success:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited four-year college required.
• License to practice engineering in the State of Indiana preferred, not required
• Thorough knowledge of and ability to apply pertinent state, federal and local rules, regulations and ordinances and ability to modify or assist in modification of regulations as necessary.
• Extensive knowledge of the environmental sciences, especially those areas of biology, chemistry and engineering which relate to pollution control principles.
• Thorough knowledge of the structure and functions of various sections within the division and the ability to coordinate section roles to achieve an acceptable solution to individual problems.
• Ability to conduct intensive literature surveys, inspections, and research for technical advancement of the programs and investigations and to prepare reports for the use as evidence and basis for recommendations for action.
• Effective communication skills in individual and or group situations, in order to discuss and review highly technical information to reach a common solution which is economically and environmentally sound.
• Ability to develop programs, define procedures and prepare schedules to accomplish set objectives.
• Ability to technically review plans, specifications, and control systems with emphasis on identification of adverse economic and environmental impacts and to choose and recommend sound alternatives.
• Working knowledge of the principals and practices of waste water treatment practices.

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