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Environmental Engineer 9-P11 - Permitting and Program Support Unit

State of Michigan

Lansing, MIFull-time$33.4–55.55/hrPosted 6 days agoStill listed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$33.4–55.55/hr
Location
Lansing, MI
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

The Environmental Engineer performs routine engineering reviews of hazardous waste facility license applications, closure and post-closure plans, and corrective action plans, using established guidance and supervisor or senior engineer assistance. The role coordinates reviews with EGLE staff and other agencies, drafts licenses or denials, assists with financial assurance reviews, and serves as an information source for applicants and the public. The engineer also learns to use the Waste Data System to track permitting and related work.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Environmental EngineeringEngineering ReviewsHazardous Waste PermittingWaste Data System

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering ExperienceEnvironmental Engineer 10 EquivalentEnvironmental Engineer 10 Equivalent Experience

Full job description

This position is responsible for performing routine engineering reviews, utilizing established rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines and unit supervisor or senior engineer assistance, of hazardous waste treatment, storage, or disposal facility operating license applications, to ensure compliance with Part 111, Hazardous Waste Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA). In addition, this position, while utilizing established rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and guidelines, and unit supervisor or senior engineer assistance, performs routine engineering reviews of closure plans, post closure plans, and corrective action plans, and coordinates reviews from Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) staff and other agencies, for these projects. This position also drafts appropriate licenses or denials for the above referenced facilities and assists with financial assurance reviews. This position serves as an information source in EGLE for license applicants and the public, for assigned projects. This position must become familiar with the Waste Data System (WDS) database; therefore, the person must gain understanding in tracking hazardous waste facility permitting, closure, post closure, and corrective action work accomplishments in WDS. The position also carries out all activities in accordance with the Hazardous Waste Section's (HWS) Customer Service Policy and the Department's commitment to provide excellent customer service.

Position DescriptionEducation Possession of a bachelor's degree in engineering.

Experience

Environmental Engineer 9 No specific type or amount is required.

Environmental Engineer 10 One year of professional environmental engineering experience in the protection and improvement of land and water resources, occupational health, or air quality equivalent to an Environmental Engineer 9.

Environmental Engineer P11 Two years of professional environmental engineering experience in the protection and improvement of land and water resources, occupational health, or air quality equivalent to an Environmental Engineer, including one year equivalent to Environmental Engineer 10.ABOUT EGLE The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy's mission is to protect Michigan’s environment and public health by managing air, water, land, and energy resources.

View the job specification at: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/EnvironmentalEngineer_12608_7.pdf

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How this job compares

Set against the 1,540 open Environmental Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$33.4–55.55/hr
  • US median$34–42/hr76 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $44.47/hr, is 17% above the US median midpoint ($38/hr) — in the top quarter of Environmental Engineer hourly ranges across the US.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 36 open Environmental Engineer jobs in Michigan and 1,540 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Michigan
Experience
Environmental Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 5 to 7 years (1,317 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 959 of the 1,540 open Environmental Engineer jobs (62%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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