AEMS-2026-49 Environmental Engineer 4 (Internal Posting)

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection is a state agency responsible for protecting the environment and public health. The Environmental Engineer 4 supervises permit engineers, oversees engineering reviews and staff performance, manages operating permit appeals and emissions reduction credits, and supports environmental regulations, policy development, and environmental justice requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Under direction of a supervisory official in a state department, agency, or local government agency, supervises professional or non-professional staff as assigned, engaged in the performance of engineering work; is responsible for directing the completion of complex engineering tasks relative to the program including but not limited to water management, air pollution control/management, noise pollution control/management, coastal resource management, hazardous/non-hazardous waste control/management; supervise the review of engineering plans; prepares evidence for legal purposes; serves as an agent of the court when so designated; and/or the enforcement of environmental laws and/or regulations; does related work as required
• Supervise unit consisting of permit engineers: Ensure integrity of supervised staff's timesheets and contractor billable hours, as applicable; assign permit applications in timely manner and track staff progress; review staff work to ensure reviews are completed in a timely manner and consistent with Bureau's standard operating procedures, including for enhanced EJ notification; complete special projects including regulatory & policy development; resolve operating permit appeals for assigned facilities; verify Creditable Emission Reductions Credits (CERS); and conduct Initial, Interim and Final Performance Reviews. Ensure all applicable permits in Environmental Justice (EJ) areas address requirements for outreach and EJ impacts

Requirements:

• Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree in Civil, Chemical, Mechanical, Environmental, Ocean, Coastal, Bio-Resource, Sanitary, Industrial, Agricultural or Mining Engineering, or other field of engineering related to the environment
• Four (4) years of professional experience in environmental engineering work, one (1) year of which shall have included supervisory responsibilities including preparation of employee evaluations of staff involved in engineering work
• All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university
• All foreign degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting
• Selected candidates must be authorized to work in the United States per the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship, and Immigration Services regulations
• Residency: All persons newly hired on or after September 1, 2011, have one year from the date of employment to establish, and then maintain principal residence in the State of New Jersey subject to the provisions of N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L.2011, Chapter 70), also known as the “New Jersey First Act”
• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position
• A valid Professional Engineer's license issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors may be substituted for the Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• A Master's degree in one of the fields specified above may be substituted for one (1) year of the above experience