Description

Forest Practices Engineer, Civil Engineer 3/Civil Engineer 2 (CE3 In-Training)
Recruitment #2023-11-7338
Full-time, Permanent, Represented position
Location: Natural Resources Building- Olympia, WA
Location and Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered
Relocation Compensation may be available and considered
Salary: $5,088.00 - $7,932.00 Monthly 

Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 11/28/21. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. 

Want to join something GREAT and make a difference?
Are you a licensed professional engineer or do you want to gain the experience to obtain your professional engineering license? DNR is seeking a licensed civil engineer or civil engineer-in-training to work in forested environments evaluating proposed road designs, cable logging systems, and fish-passable stream crossings. Benefits of the position include a healthy work-life balance, statewide travel, and working with staff and stakeholders who enjoy the outdoors.  

This position will use your civil engineering talents to promote stewardship of Washington’s natural resources. This position provides essential inputs to the regulation and enforcement of the Forest Practices Act and Rules whose purpose is to protect public safety, public resources, and capital improvements of the state and to support a viable forest products industry. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Forest Practices Program Civil Engineer independently and with a team of resource experts to manage a portfolio of short-duration civil engineering reviews related to proposed forest practices and will contribute civil engineering expertise to state regulation of forest resources, water quality, and wildlife conservation.

This position has an assigned vehicle so driving is a critical skill, and because the position works statewide some overnight travel is required.

Requirements

Qualifications

This may be filled as an in-training position. This is designated as a 24-month training plan. If you complete all elements of the training steps in a shorter amount of time, we may waive the remainder of the time required. Candidates will be considered as Civil Engineer 2 (CE3 In-Training) or Civil Engineer 3, depending on qualifications.

Civil Engineer 2 (CE3 In-Training) required qualifications
(Salary range: $5,088 - $6,838 per month):

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, Forest Engineering, or other closely related engineering branch.
• At least one year experience in:
  • The design of fish passable water crossing structures on roads.
  • Road design.
  • Management and inspection of road construction and maintenance.
  • Working with technical drawings and specifications.
• Knowledgeable of:
  • Hydraulic design calculations.
  • Stream simulation structure design.
  • Project management and planning; contract preparation, administration, and compliance; construction techniques and equipment; surveying and surveying principles.
  • Permitting processes including field and/or office assessment of permits for compliance with hydraulic projects and road construction/abandonment rules.
  • Water typing and riparian management zone delineation, riparian and wetland delineation, and forest hydrology.
  • Water-quality regulations and stormwater pollution prevention plans.

Civil Engineer 3 required qualifications:
(Salary range: $5,900-$7,932 per month):

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering, Forest Engineering, or other closely related engineering branch.
• At least three years experience in:
  • The design of fish passable water crossing structures on roads.
  • Road design.
  • Management and inspection of road construction and maintenance.
  • Working with technical drawings and specifications.
  • Hydraulic design calculations.
  • Stream simulation structure design.
  • Project management and planning; contract preparation, administration, and compliance; construction techniques and equipment; surveying and surveying principles.
  • Permitting processes including field and/or office assessment of permits for compliance with hydraulic projects and road construction/abandonment rules.
  • Water typing and riparian management zone delineation, riparian and wetland delineation, and forest hydrology.
  • Water-quality regulations and stormwater pollution prevention plans.
• Demonstrated success in contributing to large-scale engineering projects including proven ability to complete their assigned tasks within the requisite time frames.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively manage multiple projects under multiple timelines within a high-stress environment while maintaining a positive attitude,
• Ability to facilitate and achieve results within group meetings where diverse and competing backgrounds and objectives are present,
• Leadership and collaboration, including the ability to listen, understand, facilitate, and work skillfully and persuasively in teams. Motivating and positive presence.
• Knowledge of: Principles, practices, and methods of civil engineering, including such specialties as land surveying and mapping, hydraulic structures; arithmetic, geometry, calculus, and engineering formulas; cost estimating; materials testin