Engineering Section Manager

FT / PT Status – Full-Time Salary – $45.53 - $72.25 Hourly Wage Remote Work / In-Office – Hybrid Recruiter – Coral Ortega | caortega@utah.gov | 801-538-4624 Application Deadline – 4/4/2026

We are looking for a strategic leader to serve as Engineering Manager I for the Department of Environmental Quality. If you are ready to guide and oversee a talented team within the Engineering Section of our Water Quality Division, we want to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage, develop, recruit and mentor professional engineering staff.
• Use management systems for tracking and measuring work progress, performance and resource allocation
• Provide exceptional service to internal and external customers with water quality infrastructure and related civil-environmental engineering projects.
• Manage Utah's Clean Water State revolving Fund loan and grant programs; responsible for overall program success, maximizing water quality benefits from funds invested.
• Have a strong understanding of onsite wastewater systems design, including alternative systems, and management principles used for onsite community, cluster and other decentralized wastewater solutions.
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science or Engineering in Civil, Chemical or Environmental Engineering.
• A Utah Professional Engineer/Registered Engineer licensed in Civil, Sanitary, Chemical, Environmental or related disciplines.
• 5 years of engineering practice with increasing degrees of responsibility and complexity involving all aspects of municipal wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems design and/or construction management.
• Specialized experience in advanced wastewater process technology analysis, development, modeling, design and specification.
• Experience with project and lifecycle cost analysis, asset management, project financing and construction project cost management is essential.
• Strong project management skills and an ability to manage engineering teams, external clients and stakeholders, including the public, for multiple simultaneous projects are required.
• Effective written and verbal communication with internal and external customers, stakeholders and the public.
• Communicate with people in a manner which shows sensitivity, tact, and professionalism.
• Be able to supervise others by assigning/directing work; conducting employee evaluations, staff training and development; taking appropriate disciplinary/corrective actions; and making hiring/termination recommendations, etc.
• Understand principles, theories, and practices of civil engineering and performance management.
• Have strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to convey complex information and ideas to a varied audience.
• Have the ability to use logic to analyze or identify underlying principles, reasons, or facts associated with information or data to draw conclusions
• Understand principles, theories, and practices of environmental and physical sciences.
• Be able to find, gather and collect information or data; read and interpret data from scientific instruments or equipment.
• Is able to develop approaches for implementation of an idea, program or change in operations.
• Is able to read, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures; and ensure compliance with contract terms, policies and procedures, etc.
• Has a strong knowledge of Clean Water Act, Utah Water Quality Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Utah's Administrative Rules and associated guidance that govern water quality programs in Utah.
• Be able to think strategically, anticipate needs, solve problems and effectively execute a strategic plan for multi-year initiatives.
• Knowledge of process improvement tools and willingness to lead and implement process improvement initiatives.
• An ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders, at times with competing interests, to solve programs and advance Division objectives.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters of Engineering/Science in civil, environmental, chemical engineering with emphasis in pollution control systems design.
• 10 years of engineering practice with increasing degrees of responsibility and complexity involving all aspects of municipal wastewater collection, treatment and disposal systems design and/or construction management.
  
  

About The Role

Location –

195 North 1950 West

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84116

United States

Background Check Required – Yes

Drug Test Required – No

Schedule Code – AX - Employees in supervisory positions

Why You Should Join Our Team

Benefits

In Utah, we believe hard work is important, but balance is essential. Finding work/life balance is a vital element to our culture. To find out more about WHY Utah , click here . Other benefits may include:

• Job Stability: Enjoy the security and reliability of employment within a well-established organization.
• Career Growth: Develop valuable skills and gain opportunities for leadership within a large organization.
• Meaningful Work: Contribute to an important service that benefits the community and supports organizational goals.
• Supportive Work Environment: Be part of a team that values cooperation, strong work ethics, and mutual support.
  
  

The Agency For more information about the Department of Environmental Quality, click here .

EEO Statement The State of Utah is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. For accommodations, please contact (801) 957-9390.