A Day in the Life:

The essential functions of this role are as follows: 

• Serves as an environmental expert and provides guidance to regulated communities, government officials, attorneys and staff responsible for a variety of programs and program elements.
• Compliance Management: Performs compliance management duties to ensure effective and timely management of program area needs, attends meetings, and responds to telephone calls, e-mails, etc., as required.  Acts as a technical point-of-contact for assigned programs administering environmental programs which may include, but not limited to, environmental media sampling, data analysis, technical writing, work plan and report preparation, technical reviews, etc.  
• Inspection: Assists with inspection process and investigations of facilities and sites, review projects/situations, reads plans, interprets findings, and cites appropriate violations of state and federal regulations.  Provides technical and regulatory guidance to the regulated community in their assigned geographic area.     
• Enforcement & Compliance: Uses all compliance, enforcement tools, and resources available to ensure that regulated sources return to compliance with state and federal laws, regulations, and standards in a timely manner.  
• Support Services: Works to support the various programs in assigned agency in multiple capacities. 
• Outreach Coordination: Communicates effectively with responsible parties, consultants, and/or their representatives, affected stakeholders, and interested parties such as citizens, public officials, and interest groups in a courteous and professional manner regarding permits, laws, questions, and program-related inquiries.
• Essential functions of this position require minimal travel to audit, examine, survey, or investigate clients, customers, or other regulated entities and write reports. Employee reports to the agency’s office. Number and timing of work hours may vary to accommodate operational needs and staffing concerns.

The job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice.

This position is exempt from overtime compensation for additional work hours which may be required to complete essential functions or other assigned work. Exempt employees may work more than 75 hours in a pay period without additional compensation and must report a minimum of 75 hours per pay period of work hours and/or paid leave taken to receive their base biweekly salary.

What You'll Need for Success:

You must meet the following requirements to be considered for employment:  

• a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Environmental Policy, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Public Health or a related field. 
• at least two (2) years of experience in an environmental or environmental public health field. 

Related certifications and coursework may be considered for education or experience.

• Broad knowledge of theories, environmental protection principles and practices, specialty area, and program area. 
• Thorough knowledge of chemistry, biology, hydrology, mathematics, engineering, and other environmental sciences as they relate to program area. 
• Thorough knowledge of soil, water, air sampling, laboratory analysis and interpretation as it relates to program area. 
• Ability to conduct surveys, inspections and investigations of facilities and sites, review projects/situations, read plans, interpret findings, and make recommendations. 
• Ability to prepare documents for administrative and regulatory action. 
• Excellent research and writing skills for preparing accurate, precise, clear, and thorough reports. 
• Ability to effectively interact and orally communicate with parties with diverse levels of environmental expertise particularly for purposes of meetings, hearings, and negotiating critically sensitive issues. 
• Ability to interpret and apply legal terminology and practices, and the ability to apply these in a variety of conditions and situations. 
• Able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Difficulty of Work:

You will use a broad span of existing technical data, complex laws, regulations, guidelines, and procedures to solve problems in an appropriate and effective manner. You will be required to conceptualize and initiate studies, formulate ideas, develop alternatives, make decisions, and make recommendations covering different situations depending upon guidelines which may be general and vague. Emergency situations require that decisions be made, and action taken under extreme and stressful conditions and time constraints. You must adapt to new and continually changing directives which are received from federal and state agencies.  

Responsibility:

You will have the primary responsibility to know and apply a variety of state rules, federal regulations, guidance, and standard operating procedures.  You are responsible to properly assess a variety of situations and effectively address deficiencies and threats to both public health and the environment.  You must be able to converse with a variety of individuals in a firm and professional manner with the aim of achieving the goals of the agency.  You must be able to effectively communicate all findings and decisions in a concise, technically correct, and professional manner. 

Personal Work Relationships: 

You will work with individuals representing federal, state, and local government agencies (e.g., EPA, state legislators), as well as the individuals representing the media, private industry, general public, and consulting firms. There is daily interaction with co-workers to exchange technical expertise and regulatory interpretation. You must cooperate with this wide variety of people in negotiating, problem-solving and providing technical assessment of problems. 

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Competencies