Environmental Specialist

Organization

Agency Contact Name and Information:
Erika Carleski

Feb 13, 2026, 4:59:00 AM

Lazarus Government Center Box 1049 Columbus

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

$30.55 - $44.74

Full-time

OCSEA

Technical

Skills:

Environmental Services, Equipment Operations, Natural Resources, Planning and Development, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection

Professional

Skills:

Customer Focus, Organizing and Planning

What We Need:
Ohio EPA Environmental Specialist 2

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Environmental and Financial Assistance (DEFA) at our Central Office in beautiful downtown Columbus, Ohio.

Let’s get to it!

As DEFA’s environmental specialist, you will coordinate planning review activities for wastewater, drinking water, and water quality projects seeking funding assistance through the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Drinking Water Assistance Fund, and other pertinent programs. You’ll review plans and conduct site inspections to evaluate compliance with programmatic requirements, as well as recommend approval, disapproval, or modification of project plans.

You’ll review detailed plans, specifications, and change orders to ensure compliance with project plan determinations, environmental review conclusions, and prescribed mitigative measures. This will include conducting site inspections during construction to monitor conformance with approved documents and the implementation of approved project mitigation activities. You’ll meet with applicants, the public, and representatives from other agencies to assist with meeting program requirements.

You’ll review documentation of pollution control needs for intended use plans and priority list project rankings, evaluate data, and rate projects in accordance with established program criteria.

Let’s sum up:

• Coordinate planning review activities for projects seeking funding through the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund, Drinking Water Assistance Fund, and other programs.
• Conduct environmental reviews necessary to comply with state and federal statutes and regulations.
• Review plans, specifications, and change orders for compliance with project plan determinations, environmental review conclusions, and prescribed mitigative measures.
• Provide assistance to help meet program requirements.

Apply today, and let’s do this!

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website. Our benefits package includes:

• 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 (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and H (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.