Environmental Specialist

Environmental Specialist 3 )(260003NA)

Organization:

Environmental Protection Agency

Agency Contact Name and Information:

Erika Carleski

Unposting Date:

Jun 1, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Work Location:

Ohio EPA Northwest District Of

347 North Dunbridge Road

Bowling Green
43402

Primary

Location:

United States of America-OHIO-Wood County-Bowling Green

Compensation:$33.52 - $49.18

Schedule:

Full-time

Classified Indicator:

Classified

Union:

OCSEA

Primary Job Skill:

Environmental Services

Technical

Skills:

Technical Documentation, Technical Writing, Engineering, Environmental Services, Equipment Operations, Project Management, Public Relations

Professional

Skills:

Customer Focus, Leading Others, Presenting, Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication

Agency Overview

Who We Need:

Environmental Specialist 3

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:

Ohio EPA wants you to join our team as the newest environmental specialist in the Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) at our Northwest District Office in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Our work turns technical skills into statewide impacts.

In this role, you’ll serve as a lead resource for district staff, providing guidance, training, and technical support on solid waste management and ensuring staff stays current on solid waste rules, policies, and procedures.

You’ll work independently to review engineering designs and peer technical reports for completeness and accuracy. In the field, you’ll conduct sampling and inspections at solid waste and C&DD facilities to observe operations and construction activities and assess compliance with state and federal rules.

Teamwork is also key, and you’ll collaborate across divisions and agency offices by participating in technical work groups, supporting enforcement actions as a subject matter expert, and assisting with public outreach and inquiries.

You’ll coordinate project tracking and prepare progress reports to ensure goals and objectives are achieved, and help coordinate and plan work commitments, including field inspections, permits, technical reports, and related documents.

Let’s highlight those key tasks:

• Provide technical support, training and guidance to district staff.

• Review peer reports to ensure accuracy and completeness.

• Evaluate proposed designs for engineering soundness and compliance with solid waste regulations.

• Assess operations and construction activities for compliance.

• Prepare reports, permits, and compliance-related correspondence.

Are you ready to help Ohio’s landfills stay clean and compliant? Apply today!

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

• ENGINEERING PREFRRED

• 7 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.

• OR combination of education in environmentally focused discipline or other job-related discipline & specific programmatic experience equaling 7 yrs.

• OR completion of undergraduate core coursework in environmentally-related discipline; AND 3 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.

• OR 2 yrs. relevant programmatic experience as Environmental Supervisor, 85865.

• OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

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