Administrative Professional

Where We Need You

Ohio EPA wants you to serve in this role within the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) at our Central Office in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

We’re looking for a highly motivated professional who thrives in a dynamic, mission‑driven environment to assist DERR with implementing meaningful environmental improvements across the state.

As an administrative professional, you will put your strong communication and customer service skills to great use by supporting DERR’s remedial and environmental cleanup programs, including the Voluntary Action Program (VAP), enforcement, remediation, brownfields, and engineering and risk assessment.

You will prepare correspondence, reports, and public notices for formal agency actions, and handle project fee collection and processing while coordinating project closure documents with technical and legal staff.

You are going to research, compile, and organize information to support the division’s decision-making, and you’ll manage public records requests, scan and archive documents, maintain files, and support records retention activities. Your solid organizational abilities and attention‑to‑detail will help you assist staff with administrative tasks like database research and referencing, stakeholder communication, mail distribution, and inventory management.

• Support DERR’s remedial and environmental cleanup programs.
• Prepare correspondence, reports, and public notices for formal agency actions.
• Handle project fee collection and processing while coordinating project closure documents with technical/legal staff.
• Research, compile, and organize information to support the division’s decision‑making.
• Manage public records requests, scan/archive documents.

If you’re energized by meaningful work, enjoy problem‑solving, and want to support Ohio EPA’s environmental mission, this role is for you!

• 18 mos. exp. or 18 mos. trg. in secretarial/administrative professional field.
• OR completion of associate core coursework in secretarial science or business office applications from accredited career school or community college.
• OR 6 mos. exp. as Administrative Professional 1, 16871.
• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Administrative Support/Services, Public Relations, Equipment Operations, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Customer Service

Lazarus Government Center

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

$23.65 - $28.76

Full-time

Classified

OCSEA

Equipment Operations, Public Relations, Administrative support/services

Customer Focus, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

We’re the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, a regulatory organization that’s committed to protecting the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with federal and state laws. (We do this through some innovative, interesting, and fun work!)

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