Environmental Specialist

Job Description - Environmental Specialist 2 ) (2600015B)

Environmental Specialist 2 ) (2600015B)

Agency Contact Name and Information:
Erika Carleski

Feb 23, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Lazarus Government Center Box 1049, Columbus

United States of America-OHIO-Franklin County-Columbus

Compensation: $30.55 - $44.74

Full-time

Union: OCSEA

Technical

Skills:

Data Analytics, Environmental Services, Equipment Operations, Training, Software development/implementation

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 Air Pollution Control (DAPC), working at our Central Office in downtown Columbus, Ohio.

You. Us. The perfect combination.

We are looking for a focused, goal-oriented go-getter (you) to work with staff and the regulated community on all operations of the software that includes permitting, applications, and report processing. You are going to develop training materials and conduct training for DAPC staff and the community on the use of the software and maintain all documentation regarding its functionality.

You will serve at the primary contact for the regulated community, district offices, local air agencies, and the public for permits and applications that specifically relate to the implementation of the software. You will also work with DAPC staff to help ensure the software is working effectively.

You’re going to administer the Emissions Statement Program and reconcile DAPC facility data with the Agency Core database using established software - and you’ll serve as the backup for the other environmental specialists to handle fee management duties for the division.

Let’s break it down.

• Work with DAPC staff and regulated community for software operation.
• Develop training materials and training for DAPC staff.
• Regulated community, district offices, local air agencies primary contact.
• Administer Emissions Statement Program.
• Reconcile DAPC facility data.

What are you waiting for – let’s get going!

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 HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (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.

• 12 months experience as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.
• OR 4 years training or 4 years experience in a position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, geology or hydrogeology &/or other comparable physical or health science field &/or mathematics which included responsibility for conducting compliance monitoring surveys &/or inspections/reviews or investigations, or review of permit applications relative to oil & gas well operations or injection, annular disposal & saltwater injection wells & enhanced recovery projects or coal mining, or solid/hazardous waste sites or industrial & municipal wastewater dischargers, or collecting, compiling & preparing various environmental assessments, evaluations, reports & related documents.
  
  Training & experience must be commensurate with duties to be assigned.
• OR a…