CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
3C20
AIR MANAGEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ENGINEER
Specialties
( Air Quality )
( General )
GENERAL DEFINITION
This is administrative environmental engineering work planning, directing and coordinating the
work of a major aspect of the City-wide air management program. Employees in this class develop,
analyze and evaluate air management problems, procedures and services and participate in the
determination of program policies. Contacts with governmental officials, industrial plant representatives,
and the public are of major significance to the work. Work is performed with direction from a higher
level engineer.
TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)
Both Specialties
- Plans, assigns and reviews the work of a staff of engineers, inspectors, and clerical and technical
personnel engaged in performing any of a wide range of studies or tasks pertinent to a major phase of
the overall air management program; revises workload to insure the efficient handling of assigned cases;
determines number and kind of personnel, equipment, facilities and other resources needed to accomplish
assigned functions.
- Explains to plant representatives and other interested parties the nature and extent of air pollution
violations; represents the department in court during the prosecution of more extensive or far-reaching
violations; confers with local, state and federal government officials concerning existing or proposed
regulations, problems and solutions; coordinates activities with those of other local, state and federal
officials.
- Interprets local, state and federal air management regulations; develops plans and procedures for
implementation of those regulations; evaluates air management standards and code requirements and
recommends revisions where indicated.
- Directs laboratory studies to determine the feasibility, cost and effect of devising mechanical and
other means to eradicate or inhibit pollutants being emitted into the air; studies and determines the amount
of pollution emitted by various industries and establishes priorities of sources to be controlled.
- Speaks before civic, industrial and community groups to enlist their support and gain their
understanding of air pollution control programs; prepares written reports and attends meetings to discuss
the progress and policies affecting the various phases of the air management program.
- Performs related work as required.
General
- Performs work as described above in one of these areas: compliance, enforcement, laboratory,
engineering, toxic or administration.
Air Quality
- Performs work as described above and designs, develops, operates and maintains a computerized
system for air management engineering and scientific applications; evaluates effectiveness of computer
and telemetry operations; participates in the evaluation of new hardware and software; evaluates intra-
and inter-departmental requests for computer usage.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
KNOWLEDGE OF:
- engineering theory, principles and practices as they relate to air pollution control.
- commercial and industrial processes as they relate to the emission of airborne pollutants, and of
the design, construction and operation of the most commonly used air pollution control devices.
- the laws and regulations applicable to air pollution control.
- modern engineering and administrative methods and techniques required in directing and
coordinating a major phase of a city-wide management program.
- engineering mathematics and mathematical tables used in environmental engineering.
- supervisory methods and techniques.
- the principles, procedures and methods used in data processing and programming as they pertain
to scientific and engineering applications for the Air Quality specialty.
- computer operating systems including telecommunications and related systems software for the
Air Quality specialty.
- the uses and capabilities of computers for the Air Quality specialty.
ABILITY TO:
- plan, direct and coordinate air management engineering programs.
- coordinate administrative functions with engineering activities to provide maximum efficiency of
operations.
- resolve engineering and administrative problems.
- apply a knowledge of the principles and practices of electronic data processing in developing
engineering and scientific applications for the Air Quality specialty.
- learn new programming techniques as applied to computer operations for the Air Quality
specialty.
- train personnel in various aspects of data processing technology and computer science for the Air
Quality specialty.
- coordinate intra- and inter-departmental data processing activities in relation to engineering and
scientific applications in the area of specialty.
- express ideas effectively, both orally and in writing.
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, governmental officials,
plant representatives, and the general public.
MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
(The following statement represents the
minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests.
Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience
requirements as approved on 8/83.)
General
- Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major
course work in chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering.
- Six years of engineering experience in air management work, two years of which shall have been
in a supervisory or staff capacity above the journeyman level.
Or any equivalent combination of acceptable education and experience which shall have included
completion of a bachelor's degree program in an acceptable area of engineering as an educational
minimum.
Air Quality
- Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major
course work in chemical, civil, electrical, mechanical, or sanitary engineering.
- Six years of engineering experience in air management work, two years of which shall have been
in a supervisory or staff capacity above the journeyman level and included the development and
application of electronic data processing techniques for a variety of engineering and scientific projects.
Or any equivalent combination of acceptable education and experience which shall have included
completion of a bachelor's degree program in an acceptable area of engineering as an educational
minimum.
PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
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Ability to physically perform the duties and to work in the environmental conditions required of a position in this
class.
LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, AND/OR CERTIFICATES
- Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and possession of such license within thirty days of appointment, and during tenure of employment as an Air Management Administrative Engineer if required by work assignment.
PAY RANGE: EP26
Class Established: 11/1964
Latest Spec. Revision: 8/1983
ML/deb/sb
END OF JOB CLASS SPECIFICATION - 3C20