Environmental Specialist

Job Title

Environmental Specialist 2

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency – Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC)

Central Office, Columbus, Ohio (50 W. Town Street, Suite 700, Columbus, Ohio 43215)

$30.55 - $44.74 per hour

Full-time

OCSEA

Engineering, Environmental Services, Equipment Operations, Investigation, Public Relations, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection

Customer Focus, Reasoning, Verbal Communication

Protect the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws. Review, prepare, and process permit applications and perform compliance monitoring, inspections, and emissions calculations.

• Review and process applications for agency‑issued air permits for various industrial facilities.
• Perform and report out compliance inspections of air pollution sources at regulated facilities.
• Review data submitted in compliance and fee reports; perform emissions calculations.
• Investigate citizen complaints and potential air pollution issues.

• 12 months experience as Environmental Specialist 1 (DOE #85861).
• Or 4 years training or experience in engineering or chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, geology, hydrogeology or related physical or health science fields with responsibility for compliance monitoring, inspections, investigations, or permit applications.
• Or baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science, urban & regional planning, geology or comparable field with training to be commensurate with duties.

Environmental Services, Engineering, Investigation, Public Relations, Equipment Operations, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Customer Focus

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities
• Public Retirement Systems (OPERS, STRS, SERS, HPRS) and Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

Final candidate will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Prior convictions may be considered but do not necessarily preclude consideration.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender/sex, gender identity or expression, national origin (ancestry), military status, disability, age (40 years of age or older), genetic information, sexual orientation, status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child, status as a parent of a young child, or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law, federal law, and any Executive Order, in admission or access to the operation of its programs, services or activities or its own employment practices.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access, equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact the Office of Human Resources at 614‑644‑2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

The State of Ohio is a drug‑free workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/non‑medical cannabis). This position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio Drug‑Free Workplace Policy.