Civil/Agriculture Engineer
Summary
The incumbent assists the area/zone or similar engineer and is responsible for providing technical guidance and in-the overall planning, design, installation, and maintenance of the engineering phases of soil and water conservation practices. This position is supervised by a District Conservationist or Engineer but always with technical guidance provided by an engineer and under the Engineering Job Approval Authority (EJAA) of the State Conservation Engineer.
Duties
- Oversee the planning, design and construction of engineering practices such as water management, animal waste management, erosion control, flood control, wetland creation or restoration, and other conservation practices needing engineering guidance.
- Prepares designs, preliminary and final drawings and specifications on complex engineering practices
- Directs and performs site investigations, feasibility studies, and field construction checks for conservation practice installations.
- Make periodic quality reviews of notes, drawings, designs, and installations for compliance with policies, procedures, and/or specifications.
- Assists leadership in evaluating the effectiveness of engineering practices, technical documents, and procedures
- Assists leadership in determining the training needs of the field of personnel engaged in engineering work.