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Engineering Specialist- Environmental

This is advanced level engineering work, performing complex engineering assign­ments in the area of specialization. Work includes recommending, developing, planning and implementing engineering projects which are characterized by several components or phases with an appointed time frame for project completion, or identifying the department's engineering needs by initiating analytical studies to improve operating efficiency and meet federal and state regulatory mandates, or the responsibility for engineering quality control involving all components of the Department's complex engineering programs. The employee may provide technical direction to lower-level engineers and technicians or plant maintenance and operations staff. Monitoring, evaluating and modifying existing department engineering programs, systems and processes for optimum efficiency and changing objectives and participating in strategic planning activities are significant aspects of the work. Employees may serve as project engineer for design, construction, research, evaluation and planning projects. Work is performed under the general direction of an engineering supervisor.

RESIDENCY WAIVER

The Civil Service Commission has waived the usual requirement that candidates must be residents of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment. Establishment of residency in Philadelphia will be required no later than one (1) year after appointment.

1. EDUCATION:

Completion of a Bachelor's Degree program at an accredited college or university with major coursework in the area of specialization.

 

AND

 

2. GENERAL EXPERIENCE:

Two years of engineering experience in the area of specialization.

AND

 

3. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE:

One year of engineering experience at the full performance level in the area of 

specialization.

NOTES: 

  • Completion of a one-year, structured engineering internship will be considered equivalent to six months of engineering experience.
  • A master’s degree in one of the engineering specialties listed above may be substituted for one year of general experience.
  • A doctoral degree in one of the engineering specialties listed above may be substituted for two years of general or specific experience.

OR

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Office of Human Resources that has included a bachelor's degree in an acceptable area of engineering.

About Philadelphia Dept of Public Health
The mission of the Department of Public Health is to protect and promote the health of all Philadelphians and to provide a safety net for the most vulnerable.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.The history of public health in Philadelphia reaches back to the city’s beginnings. William Penn’s “greene countrie towne” was the first American city to provide free hospital care for its poorest residents at the Philadelphia Almshouse, built in 1732. Our city is home to the nation’s first medical school, children’s hospital, and eye hospital.The present Department of Public Health was created by an Ordinance of December 31, 1919 to succeed the Department of Health Charities.Learn more about the history of public health in Philadelphia.
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Date Posted
02/02/2026
Job Reference
22017186
Organization
Philadelphia Dept of Public Health
Location
Philadelphia, PA
Category
Engineering
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