Environmental Program Specialist​/Trainee - NY HELPS

The incumbent will support the Waste Transport and State Assistance Section. They will be responsible for application review and contract administration for the Part 369 Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling (MWRR) grant program, including capital projects; education, promotion; planning, and coordination projects (MWRC); municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection and disposal projects; target priority area projects; and other grant programs as requested.

They will also be responsible for implementing the Parts 364 and 381 waste transporter permit program, which includes: permit application review; interacting with permit applicants to obtain information and answer questions; updating transporter information in SWIMS; generating new, modified or renewed permits and registrations; and issuing permits and applicants to applicants.

In addition, the incumbent will also, from time to time, be called upon to support the other duties of the Waste Transport and State Assistance Section, including, but not limited to: freedom of information responses, internal controls, environmental monitoring program and work planning.

The incumbent will support the Waste Transport and State Assistance Section. They will be responsible for application review and contract administration for the Part 369 Municipal Waste Reduction and Recycling (MWRR) grant program, including capital projects; education, promotion; planning, and coordination projects (MWRC); municipal household hazardous waste (HHW) collection and disposal projects; target priority area projects; and other grant programs as requested.

They will also be responsible for implementing the Parts 364 and 381 waste transporter permit program, which includes: permit application review; interacting with permit applicants to obtain information and answer questions; updating transporter information in SWIMS; generating new, modified or renewed permits and registrations; and issuing permits and applicants to applicants.

Ability to operate specialized computer programs, such as the Solid Waste Information Management System (SWIMS) and the State Financial System (SFS). Ability to do financial calculations and track budgets and contract expenses. Ability to review large documents.

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).

For the duration of the NY HELPS Program, this title may be filled via a non-competitive appointment, which means no examination is required but all candidates must meet the minimum qualifications of the title for which they apply.

At a future date, it is expected employees hired under NY HELPS will have their non-competitive employment status converted to competitive status, without having to compete in an examination. Employees will then be afforded with all of the same rights and privileges of competitive class employees of New York State. While serving permanently in a NY HELPS title, employees may take part in any promotion examination for which they are qualified.

Four years or experience in a position where you have responsibility for the following: development and implementation of program policies and procedures; preparing and interpreting rules and regulations; development, preparation, and management of procurement (solicitation) documents, contracts, or grants; providing non-engineering technical assistance and information to consultants, public officials, and facility managers; collecting data, reviewing alternatives, performing qualitative or quantitative policy analyses;

writing technical or programmatic reports; developing, implementing, analyzing,…