Deadline: Tue, 01/30/2024 - 12:00pm Employer: Washington State Department of Natural Resources Job Field: Forestry GIS/Technology Other Job Type: Full Time Location: Washington Location Detail: Enumclaw, Washington Job Description: Black Diamond Unit Engineer, Civil Engineer 2/Civil Engineer 1 In-Training Recruitment #2024-1-6746 Full-time, Permanent, Represented position Location: South Puget Sound Region-Enumclaw, WA Partial Telework flexibility may be available and considered Relocation Compensation may be available and considered Salary: $4,602.00 - $7,184.00 Monthly Positions with permanent duty stations in King County receive an additional 5% added to their monthly base salary. The salary listed in this announcement reflects the additional 5%. Review of applications is ongoing. We reserve the right to make a hiring decision or close this recruitment at any time after 1/16/24. It is in your best interest to submit materials as soon as possible. The Black Diamond Unit and South Puget Sound Region are actively seeking a Forest or Civil Engineer. The position will have a duty station in Enumclaw, WA. The varied terrain and microclimates in Black Diamond Unit and South Puget Sound Region provide for many engineering challenges in forest road layout and maintenance. The successful candidate will be in charge of developing road plans for the Black Diamond Unit and South Puget Region Timber Sale Program, which will include evaluating existing roads and structures, locating new road locations, designing new stream crossing structures, and doing harvest system analysis. If you enjoy engineering challenges and watching your work come to fruition, this is the place for you. Qualifying experience for the Professional Engineer License may be signed off for engineers with the Engineering in Training certification. This position mainly covers the Black Diamond Unit which is located along the Upper Green River in the beautiful Cascade Mountains and partially within the City of Tacoma’s Watershed. Enumclaw is a quaint farming town that has everything you need and is less than an hour away from the cities of Seattle and Tacoma. Have the best of both worlds by enjoying the outdoors around the Puget Sound Region in the mountains or many waterways, while having all the options of the Seattle/Tacoma metro area close by. In this position, you will interact with professionals having diverse talents and skill sets. You will have the opportunity to work frequently with other engineers, foresters, wildlife biologists, GIS professionals, geologists, and heavy equipment operators, to name a few. The DNR and South Puget Region have some of the best Forest Engineers in the country. Collaboration is one of our agency’s core goals and it is our belief you will benefit by learning while working side by side with others in these fields and other fields as they learn from you. Qualifications: This may be filled as an in-training position. This is designated as a 12-24 month training plan (may be extended to 36 months). 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 1 (CE2 In-Training) or Civil Engineer 2, depending on qualifications. Required Qualifications: Civil Engineer 1 (CE2 In-Training) (Salary range: $4,602 - $6,198 per month): --Bachelor’s in Civil Engineering, Forest Operations, or related degree, or will be obtained within 7 months of hire date OR A combination of equivalent education and/or experience. --Knowledge of with forest engineering principles, techniques, and applications such as: logging systems, harvest system design, and road transportation design. --Knowledge of ground and cable logging systems, and forest road construction equipment and use. --Knowledge of forest practice standards, laws, and rights-of-way. --Experience in the use of engineering equipment, tools, and software-including in an academic environment. --Knowledge of components required to field designing timber sale road plans. Civil Engineer 2 (Salary range: $5,341-$7,184 per month): --Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Forest or Civil Engineering or related field, or will obtain within 7 months of hire date, and one year experience in forest road maintenance, timber sale layout, or other equivalent experience. OR 2 years of experience as a Civil Engineer 1 OR a combination of equivalent education and/or experience. --Experience in hydraulic structure design. --Experience in contract administration and compliance. --Experience with timber sales road plan preparation and administration. --Experience using programs such as; MS Word, MS Excel, and ArcMap basic and advanced. Also have working knowledge of Skyline XL, AutoCAD, and RoadEng, and the aptitude for learning new software programs. --Experience with GPS programs, ArcGIS products (including map making), and other engineering tools and software programs. --Experience in navigation using maps, Avenza, aerial photos, compass, orthos, clinometer, radio, laser rangefinder, and GPS. --Experience inspecting, instructing, and working with agency heavy equipment crew, and contract crews to ensure road projects are completed as specified. --Experience with current forest practice standards, laws, plans, and associated agency policies and WACs. --Experience in theory, policy, principles, and practices of the forest engineering profession as applied to Northwestern United States (i.e., fundamentals of: markets and economics, sales layout, logging methods, road engineering, water quality, watershed management, fish passage design. --Demonstrated commitment to fostering and supporting an environment that honors diversity, equity, inclusion, and environmental justice practices. Salary: $55,224.00 - $86,208.00 Annually Benefits: DNR provides excellent benefits, a few of which include: --Commitment to organizational health and wellness --Work/life balance --DNR Employee Resource Groups (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council, Women’s Employee Resource Group, Veterans Employee Resource Group, etc.) --Statewide Employee Business Resource Groups, visit here to learn more --Leadership that empowers and supports employees --Professional development opportunities --Educational and career development aid --Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility --Opportunities to participate in wildland fire suppression assignments --A comprehensive benefits package that includes employer contributions toward health insurance, paid holidays, retirement plans, sick leave, and vacation days. Visit http://careers.wa.gov/benefits.html for more information. How to Apply: View a complete position description with application instructions at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/washington/jobs/4339101/black-diamond-unit-engineer-civil-engineer-2-civil-engineer-1-in-training?department[0]=Dept.%20of%20Natural%20Resources&sort=PostingDate%7CDescending&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs Questions contact: dnrrecruiting@dnr.wa.gov
