New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 6 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Chapter VII - STATE AID
Subchapter B - STATE AID FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Part 637 - QUALIFICATIONS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PERSONNEL
Section 637.6 - Qualifications and primary functions for environmental engineers
Universal Citation: 6 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 637.6
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 39, September 25, 2024
(a) An environmental engineer applies the principles and data of engineering and natural and social sciences for the protection and improvement of the environment. The basic qualifications for an environmental engineer in any grade established in this Part shall be graduation with a baccalaureate in engineering from an accredited school, college, university or other institution of learning.
(b) Environmental engineer trainee.
(1) Primary functions. An
environmental engineer trainee assists higher ranking engineers in the
performance of professional field and office work under close and continuing
supervision while participating in an approved training program.
(2) Additional qualifications.
(i) Satisfactory completion of a training
program approved by the commissioner; or
(ii) one year of satisfactory environmental
engineering experience.
(c) Assistant environmental engineer.
(1) Primary functions. Under administrative
and technical supervision of higher ranking engineers, an assistant
environmental engineer performs environmental engineering activities of
ordinary difficulty and responsibility which may include investigating,
evaluating and inspecting facilities and premises; making analyses,
measurements and calculations relating thereto; interpreting the results of
laboratory examinations; assisting in the instruction of staffs of local
wastewater treatment plants, incinerator and landfill operations; reviewing
plans; participating in the investigation of environmental problems; writing
reports and recommendations; and testifying at enforcement
proceedings.
(2) Qualifications
required.
(i) One year of satisfactory
environmental engineering experience, which includes completion of a training
program as an environmental engineer trainee which was approved by the
commissioner; or
(ii) two years of
satisfactory environmental engineering experience.
(d) Senior environmental engineer.
(1) Primary functions. A senior environmental
engineer is responsible for planning, directing and administering all
environmental programs, or has responsible charge of all engineering functions
in an agency having regulatory responsibility for a political subdivision of
less than 100,000 population or, under administrative supervision, has
responsibility for the same or similar functions for segments of an
environmental conservation program in an agency having regulatory
responsibility for a political subdivision of 100,000 or greater
population.
(2) Qualifications
required.
(i) Possession of a license to
practice professional engineering in New York State; and either
(ii) one year of satisfactory experience as
an assistant environmental engineer in an environmental conservation or health
agency, or
(iii) three years of
satisfactory environmental engineering experience.
(e) Associate environmental engineer.
(1) Primary functions. An associate
environmental engineer has responsibility for planning, directing and
administering all environmental programs or has responsible charge of all
engineering functions in an agency having regulatory responsibility for a
political subdivision of more than 100,000 but less than 350,000 population, or
under administrative supervision has responsibility for the same or similar
functions for segments of an environmental conservation program in an agency
having regulatory responsibility for a political subdivision of 350,000 or
greater population.
(2)
Qualifications required.
(i) Possession of
license to practice professional engineering in New York State; and
either
(ii) one year of
satisfactory experience as a senior environmental engineer in an environmental
conservation or health agency, or
(iii) four years of satisfactory
environmental engineering experience, of which one year must be in a position
equivalent to that of a senior environmental engineer.
(f) Principal environmental engineer.
(1) Primary functions. A principal
environmental engineer is responsible for planning, directing and administering
all environmental programs or has responsibility for all engineering functions
in an agency having regulatory responsibility for a political subdivision of
350,000 or greater population.
(2)
Qualifications required.
(i) Possession of a
license to practice professional engineering in New York State; and
either
(ii) two years of
satisfactory experience as an associate environmental engineer in an
environmental conservation or health agency, or
(iii) six years of satisfactory environmental
engineering experience, of which two years must be in a position equivalent to
that of an associate environmental engineer.
(g) Equivalent State titles. As examples of comparable experience for qualification purposes, experience in the following State Department of Health and/or State Department of Environmental Conservation civil service engineering series is considered to be equivalent to the experience in the following sanitary code titles and for the titles in these rules and regulations:
(1) Junior
engineer--public health engineer--environmental engineer trainee.
(2) Assistant sanitary engineer--assistant
public health engineer--assistant environmental engineer.
(3) Senior sanitary engineer--senior public
health engineer--senior environmental engineer.
(4) Associate sanitary engineer--associate
public health engineer--associate environmental engineer--associate air
pollution control engineer--associate solid waste control engineer--associate
nuclear engineer.
(5) Principal
sanitary engineer--principal public health engineer--principal environmental
engineer--principal air pollution control engineer--principal solid waste
control engineer--principal nuclear engineer.
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