What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineer position at Terracon Consultants, Inc.?
General Responsibilities:
The Harrisburg Terracon office WANTS YOU if:
- You're passionate about clean water.
- Stormwater management excites you.
- You like the challenge of efficient and effective permit compliance.
- You think group organization and meeting facilitation are fun.
- You enjoy creating effective programs, manuals, and trainings.
- Tracking progress and developing metrics invigorates you.
- You believe innovation and pragmatism are essential and compatible.
- You are inquisitive and collaborative.
YOU'LL GET TO:
- Promote benefits of clean water through pollution prevention.
- Map stormwater networks (GIS database).
- Manage and inspect stormwater control measures and outfalls (locations where concentrated stormwater enters watercourses).
- Model existing and anticipated pollutant loads and water quality management facilities.
- Facilitate meetings and trainings.
- Create programs, policies, and procedures supporting stormwater pollution prevention.
- Design and oversee construction of pollutant-reducing projects.
- Assist with applications and management of grants and other auxiliary funding sources supporting MS4 programs.
- Mentor junior staff and network with clients.
- Assist with other department water resource projects including stream and wetland restoration, green stormwater infrastructure, dams, and similar.
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE WANT:
- 10 Years' Experience
- Professional License required, Professional Engineer preferred. Will consider Landscape Architect or other qualified certification.
- National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program permitting
- Local, State (PA DEP, MDE, etc.), and Federal (EPA, FEMA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) land planning regulations and permitting
- Stormwater management design and modeling for volume control and water quality (pollutant reduction)
- Site grading, erosion and sediment pollution control plans
- Technical writing including specifications, standard operating procedures, and/or ordinances development
- Compliance inspections
- Project management skills for achieving milestones and deadlines
- Proficiency in client relationships and meeting facilitation
- Proficiency in use of software for drafting, presentation, and routine office administrative tasks
- Grant writing is a plus
- Excellent written and verbal communications skills required
- Willing and able to perform occasional travel and overtime
- Personalized career path planning.
- Paid internal and external education and training.
- Career advancement opportunities locally and nationally
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Terracon is an EEO employer. We encourage qualified minority, female, veteran and disabled candidates to apply and be considered for open positions. We do not discriminate against any applicant for employment, or any employee because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender, disability, age, or military status.