Environmental Specialist

Environmental Specialist 2

Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency

Agency Contact Name and Information:
Erika Carleski

Work Location:

Lazarus Government Center, Box 1049, Columbus, OH

Primary

Location:

United States of America
- Ohio
- Franklin County
- Columbus

Compensation: $30.55 - $44.74

Schedule:

Full-time

Classified Indicator:
Classified

Union: OCSEA

Primary Job Skill:
Environmental Services

Technical

Skills:

Auditing, Clerical & Data Entry, Engineering, Environmental Services, Equipment Operations, Public Relations, Training, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection

Professional

Skills:

Customer Focus, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

Agency Overview

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.

Job Description

What We Need YOU To Do:
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR), working at our Central Office in downtown Columbus, Ohio. As an environmental specialist, you will assist division staff with reviewing, preparing, processing, and recommending actions on permit applications, closure plans, RCRA corrective action documents and events, engineering plans, and other related documents submitted by hazardous waste facilities.

You will attend public hearings to answer questions and receive comments, and you'll attend environmental hearings to provide technical assistance to the counsel representing Ohio EPA or to present testimony. You are going to provide technical assistance to consultants, government officials, industry and citizens on state and federal hazardous waste regulations, treatment and disposal options, and pollution prevention concepts, benefits, opportunities, and resources.

You will perform site searches on the national hazardous waste information management system, RCRAInfo, and assign U.S. EPA  while maintaining the handler , permitting, closure, and post-closure date modules in RCRAInfo as necessary and generate correspondence to handles to verify changes in handler information. You will demonstrate knowledge of DERR data management systems and related environmental data in Ohio and participate as a team member to develop and implement date quality processes, data quality audit procedures, and data quality reporting for management.

Why Work for the State of Ohio

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.

Qualifications

12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861. OR 4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in 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 baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, geology or other comparable physical or health science fields, with training to be commensurate with duties to be assigned.

Job

Skills:

Environmental Services, Public Relations, Engineering, Equipment Operations, Clerical & Data Entry, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Auditing, Training, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Customer Focus

Supplemental Information

All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this…