Environmental Enforcement Specialist

Job Title Environmental Enforcement Specialist (2 positions)

Location Ashland County;

Barron County;

Bayfield County;

Burnett County;

Chippewa County;

Douglas County;

Jefferson County;

Polk County;

Rusk County;

St. Croix County;

Sawyer County;

Washburn County;

Washington County;

Waukesha County

The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ( DATCP )works hard to protect and promote Wisconsin’s agricultural industries and consumers. As an agency, we strive to serve the people of Wisconsin assuring: safe, wholesome food; consumer protection and fair business practices; animal and plant health; a clean environment; and strong agriculture and commerce. To successfully attain these goals, we recognize our success hinges on the high quality, dedicated staff we employ.

DATCP currently has two openings for Environmental Enforcement Specialist
positions within the Division of Agricultural Resource Management, Bureau of Agrichemical Management.

These are field-based positions and will be assigned a fleet vehicle for work-related travel. The selected applicants can select a headquarter in one of the following counties:

Northwest position counties:
Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Douglas, Polk, Rusk, Sawyer, St Croix, and Washburn

Southeast position counties:
Jefferson, Washington, and Waukesha

Qualifying candidates are not required to live in a county headquarter location. However, reimbursement for commuting to or from the employee’s assigned headquarters is not provided (e.g., mileage, meals, parking, lodging, etc.). Routine travel within an assigned territory and throughout the state for assigned work and emergency response is required.

When applying please select all counties in which you are willing to be headquartered.

Employee Benefits: This position offers the State of Wisconsin’s excellent benefits package , which includes 3.5 weeks of paid time off tostart, 9 paid holidays, accrued sick leave, multiple insurance options and an exceptional retirement plan! To help you understand what your benefit package would be worth, please check the Total Rewards Calculator here .

This posting may be used to fill future similar vacancies.

These positions perform environmental enforcement, remediation, investigation and compliance work for a wide variety of agrichemical programs. These positions represent the department in a multi-district region of the state. These positions are responsible for assisting with field oversight for environmental investigation and remediation projects related to improper handling or storage of pesticides or fertilizers. These positions will work cooperatively with the bureau's regulatory program managers, engineers and hydro geologists, as well as Environmental Enforcement Specialists at the Senior and Advanced level.

These positions are responsible for investigation and compliance involving use or suspected misuse of pesticides. Additional responsibilities include enforcement of both state and federal laws and regulations related to pesticides, medicated commercial animal feeds, fertilizers and related agricultural products. These positions are responsible for encouraging and promoting voluntary compliance with program laws, and for investigation and subsequent enforcement of violations of those laws.

These positions have broad field enforcement powers to correct situations to protect the environment, animals, humans and the human food chain.

The classification of these positions is Environmental Enforcement Specialist
, which is in schedule-range 15-04 with a starting pay between $32.00 - $35.76 per hour based on qualifications.

This position is not represented by a collective bargaining unit. A 12-month probationary period is required. Pay for…