STATE OF
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: SANITARY ENGINEER
III
Class Code: 8043-31 Date Established: 07-16-65
Occupational
Code: 7-5-9 Date of Last Revision: 08-02-11
BASIC PURPOSE: To administer the
implementation of statewide sanitary and environmental engineering programs for
the development of municipal and/or industrial water and wastewater systems,
with the responsibility for enforcing related state and federal legislation and
evaluating engineering program policies and procedures.
CHARACTERISTIC
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Supervises a
staff of professional and technical personnel, in the analysis, evaluation and
issuance of permits for public water supply, municipal and/or wastewater,
industrial waste, and other sanitary and environmental engineering facilities.
·
Administers
the development of comprehensive water supply, wastewater and water quality
control plans for the state, including formulating a comprehensive plan and
coordinating the implementation of plan objectives.
·
Analyzes,
evaluates and approves design submittals including reports, plans and
specifications prepared by consultants relative to regulatory and contractual
requirements and recommends program changes to the bureau administrator as
required.
·
Organizes,
directs, and conducts training and technical assistance activities for water
and wastewater treatment personnel.
·
Provides
expert testimony to the office of Attorney General, Water Supply and Pollution
Control Council and courts of law, in resolving disputes and conflicts arising
from agency decisions and policies.
·
Designs and
monitors cost estimates for structural projects and accounts for all
expenditures involved with the operation and maintenance of the facilities to
assure a cost-effective operation.
·
Acts as
liaison with federal, state and local officials, contractors, consulting
engineers, industrial officials, environmental groups, and the general public
to explain state policies and resolve problems with current and proposed
projects.
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DISTINGUISHING
FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in
evaluating, planning or integrating analysis of data to formulate current and
long-range solutions, strategies or policies of a specialized or technical
nature.
Knowledge: Requires logical or
scientific expertise to resolve problems of a specialized or professional
nature in a wide range of applications.
Impact: Requires
responsibility for achieving major aspects of long-range agency objectives by
planning short- and long-term organization goals, reviewing recommendations for
procedural changes, and developing or revising program policies. Errors at this level result in incorrect
decisions at an administrative level, and are detected subsequent to
implementation in an overall evaluation process.
Supervision: Requires delegating
supervisory or program responsibilities to subordinate managers, with overall
accountability for hiring employees and approving program policies. The supervisor in this position assumes
responsibility for an organizational unit, including developing long-range
plans, analyzing staffing requirements, and formulating systemwide policies and
procedures.
Working
Conditions: Requires performing regular job functions in
a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job elements and
little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical
Demands: Requires light work, including continuous
walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time as well as
occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires acting as the
official representative of the agency, including explaining and defending
current and long-range goals or objectives which directly affect public policy
decisions regarding major state programs and services.
Complexity: Requires formulating
the combination of overall job functions in order to address highly diverse or
novel situations requiring new concepts and imaginative approaches to a wide
range of intellectual and practical problems.
Independent
Action: Requires independent judgment in planning and
evaluating work procedures and in supervising the development of professional,
technical and managerial standards under administrative direction and according
to broad departmental guidelines.
MINIMUM
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Master's degree from
a recognized college or university with a major study in civil, chemical,
sanitary, environmental or public health engineering.
Experience: Seven years'
experience as a professional sanitary, civil, or environmental engineer, four
of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity. Each additional year of approved work
experience may be substituted for one year of required formal education at the
graduate level only.
License/Certification: Possession of a
valid driver's license and/or have access to transportation for statewide
travel. Must either be a Licensed
Professional Engineer in the State of NH, or a Licensed Professional Engineer
in another state and obtain licensure in NH within one year of employment.
RECOMMENDED
WORK TRAITS: Knowledge of modern principles and practices
of sanitary and environmental engineering as applied to public health,
including water supply municipal and industrial wastewater collection and
treatment and water quality management of surface and underground water. Knowledge of the basic engineering principles
as applied to sanitary environmental engineering including hydraulics, fluid
mechanics, unit operations, engineering drawings, strength of material and
mechanics. Knowledge of the basic
principles of sanitary chemistry, aquatic biology and water bacteriology. Knowledge of the functions of local
government, financing of public works and state and federal legislation
pertinent to water pollution control.
Ability to plan broad, complex sanitary environmental engineering
investigations and to present technical data in clear, concise engineering
reports. Ability to apply the principles
of effective supervision. Ability to
establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates,
government and industrial officials, consulting engineers, professional
organizations and individuals and the general public. Must be willing to maintain appearance
appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the agency
appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class
specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list
every specific function of this class title.
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