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Engineer Trainee (35 Hour)


Job Location:

Hartford, CT - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 58802 - 80052
Posted: 22 August 2026 (23 hours ago)
Application Deadline: 19 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Introduction
The State of Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) is recruiting for an Engineer Trainee (35 Hours) (Target Class:Environmental Protection Air Pollution Control Engineer 1.)

What We Can Offer You:
The State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protections (DEEP) mission is to conserve protect and improve natural resources and the environment to provide enduring health and welfare as well as making clean reliable and affordable energy available for the Connecticut residents and businesses. The agency is also committed to playing a positive role in supporting economic development and job creation in Connecticut as well as fostering a sustainable and prosperous economic future for the state.

Within the Bureau of Air Management (BAM) our mission is to work for clean air to protect human health safety and the environment and enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Connecticut by implementing regulatory programs and supporting policies to advance clean air and climate change objectives advance radiation safety and promote public health. The Bureau consists of four divisions: Planning & Standards Engineering Radiation and Enforcement.

Through this recruitment the Department is seeking to fill two Engineer Trainee vacancies in the Enforcement Divisions Source Emissions Monitoring Unit.

The Source Emissions Monitoring Unit is responsible for:
  1. Overseeing stack testing of stationary source to assess compliance with emission limitations based upon statutes regulations permits and orders;
  2. Overseeing audits of continuous emission monitoring systems (CEMS) to assess conformance with applicable performance specifications; and
  3. Initiating enforcement action to address noncompliance with emission limitations and performance specifications.
Under general supervision the incumbent will receive training on and perform duties relative to the above. The incumbent may perform other duties as assigned.

This position offers a unique opportunity to join a team committed to the regulatory enforcement of state and federal air quality requirements at stationary air pollution sources throughout the state. Engineer Trainees learn to conduct comprehensive source inspections and to prepare enforcement cases to address noncompliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Trainees are required to attend formal training classes and to review self-study materials to enhance their knowledge of the principles and practices of air pollution control.

This position will require routine in-state travel to audit stack testing and CEMS audits. This position will require infrequent out-of-state travel for training and to attend regional and national workgroups and conferences.

This position will be located at DEEP Headquarters at 79 Elm Street Hartford CT 06106. This is a full-time 35 hour per week Monday-Friday position. The position may include opportunities for a hybrid schedule that includes telework.

Specific programmatic responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to:
  • Review and negotiate stack test protocols.
  • Audit stack test programs to ensure conformance with the applicable test methods and Department/EPA testing guidance and to verify that the air pollution source is operating representatively.
  • Review test results and verify emission calculations.
  • Review and negotiate Relative Accuracy Test Audit (RATA) test plans.
  • Audit RATA test programs to ensure conformance with the applicable test methods and Department/EPA testing guidance and to verify that the air pollution source is operating representatively.
  • Review RATA results and verify emission calculations.
  • Review and negotiate CEMS Plans as required by Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies Section 22a-174-4a for sources utilizing CEMS for compliance verification.
  • Coordinate and conduct investigations including multimedia environmental investigations with other divisions within the Department and/or with outside government agencies.
  • Exercise a thorough understanding of air pollution control principles for all source categories.
  • Draft and recommend the issuance of Notices of Violation to address violations of federal regulations and state statutes regulations permits and orders.
  • Coordinate compliance and enforcement activities with staff of the Enforcement Divisions Field Enforcement Administrative Enforcement Compliance Analysis and Coordination and Investigations Units.
  • Provide comments and feedback on pending permitting matters before the Department.
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PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In a state agency this class is accountable for receiving training in introductory professional engineering work for the development of technical and professional engineering skills and knowledge in order to qualify for advancement to the technical engineering work of the agency.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Performs a wide variety of increasingly difficult duties as technical skills are acquired during course of training period.
KNOWLEDGE SKILL AND ABILITY
  • Knowledge of basic engineering theories principles and methods;
  • Skill in the use of drafting and calculating instruments;
  • Considerable ability to perform mathematical computations making neat and accurate drawings and preparing minor design and structural details;
  • Ability to utilize computer software.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Candidates must be able to meet the experience and training requirements of the designated job class at the completion of the development program.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Professional experience or completion of a bachelors degree or higher in an engineering discipline or atmospheric science discipline.
  • Professional experience or academic coursework in the principles and practices of air pollution control.
  • Professional experience or academic coursework in the interpretation application and enforcement of air pollution control statutes regulations and permits.
  • Experience communicating technical regulatory and policy information pertaining to the air quality field to audiences verbally and in writing.
  • Experience analyzing air pollution data and quantifying emissions.
  • Experience applying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) stack test methods and auditing the performance of continuous emission monitoring systems pursuant to 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 60 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 75 and Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies (RCSA) Section 22a-174-4a.
Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women minorities and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.

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