Job Description
Job ID: 26855
Agency: Department of Transportation / Division of Planning and Engineering
Location: Pierre
Salary: $25.38 - $38.70 per hour, depending on experiencePay Grade: ES1 - ES3Closing Date: 05/15/2024
This is a full-time position with the Department of Transportation. For more information on the Department of Transportation, please visit https://dot.sd.gov/ .
Introduction:
Ready for a rewarding career that provides exciting and meaningful work? Looking for a place that values innovation and teamwork? In need of schedules and benefits that make it possible to both support and enjoy your family?
As a member of our close-knit team, you will experience meaningful, exciting, and empowering work every day, all while maintaining balance with your personal life. That's because the South Dakota Department of Transportation puts our employees first in everything we do. With generous PTO policies and 11 paid holidays, you can advance your career and still have time to make memories with friends and family. Our team members receive on-the-job training and some of the best benefits available, with 6% matching retirement contributions and health insurance options that include a $0 premium employee-only coverage plan.
Keep the most important things in your life your top priority with a long-term career that makes it possible.
Benefits you won't find anywhere else: - 6% matching retirement funding
- Accruable sick leave and vacation leave
- 12 weeks of paid parental leave
- On-the-job training
- Advancement paths for all positions
- Flexible scheduling
- HSA and low and high deductible health insurance plans
Job Description: The Environmental Section is seeking a Consultant Management Scientist (Environmental Scientist I-III) to administer consultant work orders and be the responsible manager for various consultant projects in the Environmental office.
Typical 40-hour workweek, Monday through Friday. In-state travel with occasional overnight stays is required. Work activities will be predominately in an office environment with occasions in an outdoor environment.
What You Bring to the SDDOT: - a growth mindset
- vision and creativity
- a team-oriented attitude
- a confident, action-oriented personality
- attention to detail and a passion for organization
- a commitment to fostering high ethical standards
- environmental stewardship
What the SDDOT Offers: - Health insurance (zero-cost premium plan, low and high deductible plans, and single and family plans)
- Well-being program
- Employee assistance program
- Dental
- Vision
- Health savings account
- Free basic life insurance policy
- Membership in the South Dakota Retirement System with partial state match
- Paid leave (15 vacation days per year)
- Sick leave (14 days per year)
- Paid family leave (12 weeks for birth and adoption of child, equivalent to 40 hours per week)
- Military leave (15 days per year)
- 11 paid holidays
- Longevity Pay
- Semimonthly Pay periods
- Eligibility for meal per diems
- Flexible scheduling
- Paid overtime (if applicable)
Duties and Responsibilities: - direct the consultant's work, answer questions, ensure project schedules are met, and assist in environmental document reviews for various projects;
- administer the development and maintenance for the Environmental tracking database and the Environmental Procedures Manual;
- Promote environmental stewardship;
- coordinate and prepare National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation.
Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge: - The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and related federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations and permitting requirements, including the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and other compliance regulations under NEPA;
- environmental planning and environmental sciences such as biological resources, physical resources, and social resources;
- practices and principles of project management;
- Department of Transportation policies and procedures (preferred but not required).
Skills: - interpret, understand, and implement state and federal laws and rules and SDDOT standards, policies, and procedures;
- prepare scopes of work, budgets, proposals, and schedules;
- establish and maintain productive inter-Agency and interdisciplinary relationships;
- effectively plan, prioritize, and organize work and project details to meet schedules and deadlines and respond and adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities;
- prepare clear and concise documentation, reports, and correspondence that reflects relative facts.
- contribute to engineering plans, specifications, and schedules and have a strong understanding of how transportation projects are executed.
Abilities: - demonstrate organizational, analytical, and document management skills with the ability to work in a team environment with strong multi-tasking skills
- work on more than one project at a time, meeting tight deadlines;
- communicate information clearly and concisely;
- demonstrate confidence in decision-making and provide expertise to clients and communicate in an effective and professional manner through writing and speaking; Present information in formal and informal settings that identify SDDOT positions;
- apply negotiation and conflict resolution skills;
- facilitate problem solving processes at the organizational level and encourage problem solving skills in others;
- develop, participate with, and facilitate interdisciplinary teams having Agency wide or statewide impact;
- demonstrate broad knowledge of the organization's authorizing environment and the team's role within that structure.
Position Requirements:
Only applicants with a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Planning, Environmental Science, or related field will be considered. At least two (2) years of applicable experience preparing National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents. Applicants with three (3) to seven (7) years of environmental consulting experience are preferred. Prior work experience with the NEPA and transportation decision-making in a federal, state, or local permitting occupation will assist the candidate in succeeding at this position.
Have and maintain a valid driver's license.
Compensation:
The total compensation of Hourly Wage + State/Federal Benefits for a typical year for entry level Consultant Management Specialist is approximately $73,356.00 annually.
Qualifications of the successful applicant will determine the environmental scientist classification level assigned.
Salary will be set depending on qualifications. We provide training and certification, transportation, and safety gear to get you started and keep you updated on best practices.
As a requirement for continued employment, you may need to secure further technical training and/or certifications related to this position and its responsibilities.
Join the South Dakota Department of Transportation! View more about this opportunity here: https://youtu.be/WdCQix5wB8A .
This position is eligible for Veterans' Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.
The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.
The State of South Dakota offers employer paid health insurance plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information at https://bhr.sd.gov/job-seekers/work-for-state-government/ . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.
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You must apply online, emailed resumes or submissions will not be accepted.
South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources
Telephone: 605.773.3148 Email: careers@state.sd.us
http://bhr.sd.gov/workforus
"An Equal Opportunity Employer"