Environmental Protection Specialist III - Capacity Coach & Training Workgroup - 177

Environmental Protection Specialist III (I3A4**

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Our tobacco-free campus offers free parking and is conveniently located near RTD bus lines, Glendale City Set, and the Cherry Creek bike path. In addition to a great location and rewarding, meaningful work, we offer:

• Free parking and access to RTD bus lines.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Retirement (PERA options), medical and dental health plans.
• Defined Benefit Plan or the PERA Defined Contribution Plan, plus optional 401K and 457 plans.
• Paid life insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 11 paid holidays per year and generous personal time off.
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness programs.
• Professional development opportunities on a wide variety of subjects.
• Career advancement opportunities throughout the State system.

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is the agency delegated primary enforcement authority by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The Safe Drinking Water Program, housed within the Water Quality Control Division, implements the Safe Drinking Water Act through the Colorado Primary Drinking Water Regulations. The purpose of the Safe Drinking Water Program is to provide compliance oversight, assistance, financial support and training to public water systems so they can always supply safe drinking water to the public.

The Local Assistance Unit lies within the Community Development & Partnership section of the Safe Drinking Water Program in the Water Quality Control Division. The unit supports liaison work between the Division and Colorado's Water and Wastewater Facilities Operator Certification Board and provides operational assistance, coaching and training to public water systems. The unit is also responsible for the development, implementation, and compliance of the Drinking Water Revolving Fund capitalization grant set-asides that are used to fund activities in the unit and across the division.

Finally, the unit is responsible for coordination of Colorado's Water/Wastewater Agency Response Network ("CoWARN") and supports the divisions emergency response team.

The specific purposes of this position are:

• Technical, Managerial, and Financial (TMF) Capacity Training:
  This position provides direct training and hands-on technical assistance to Colorado's public water and wastewater systems by prioritizing coaching targets based on compliance data and system requests.
• Work Group Leadership:
  This position serves as the supervisory lead for the Capacity Coach and Training Workgroup by assessing deliverables, assigning tasks, and evaluating strategies to ensure a positive impact on client systems.
• Capacity Development Program Assistance:
  This position assists the unit manager with the development, implementation, coordination, and accurate reporting of the Capacity Development Program.
• Acute Health Risk Leadership:
  This position provides administrative and technical support for drinking water acute health responses, coordinates the CoWARN network, and leads division security and cybersecurity planning and incident response.
Key Responsibilities
• Work Group Leadership
• Technical, Managerial, and Financial Capacity Training Specialist
• Drinking Water Acute Health Risk Leadership
Minimum Qualifications

Eight years of professional experience working in water quality or a related environmental field that included activities or responsibilities associated with technical assistance and/or regulatory compliance. OR Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, environmental science, environmental studies, geology, physics, public administration, or a closely related field of study related to the work assignment AND four years of experience working closely within water quality or a related environmental field that included activities or responsibilities associated with technical…