ATOPS Air Toxics Monitoring Scientist - PSRS II

This posting is only open to residents of the State of Colorado

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At The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) we are dedicated to the Colorado for All philosophy - working toward a Colorado where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. Join us in serving our communities to advance Colorado's health and protecting the places we live, work, learn, and play to create a healthy and sustainable Colorado where current and future generations thrive.

Join us in serving our communities and advancing Colorado’s health and protecting the places we live, work, learn and play in this beautiful state we call home.

This position will have hybrid workplace options available, at the discretion of the supervisor and based on business needs. The employee will still be required to report to the agency address listed on this announcement.

• 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 Air Toxics and Ozone Precursor Section [ATOPS] exists within the Air Pollution Control Division [APCD], a division within the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment [CDPHE], to provide technical ambient air monitoring support for stationary air toxics, ozone precursor, and special projects monitoring. The Stationary Air Toxics [SAT] monitoring unit develops, maintains, evaluates, and modifies all stationary ATOPS monitoring assets.

This work unit collects and analyzes data from all stationary platforms within ATOPS; collaborates with the ATOPS Data and Quality Assurance [DAQ] work unit to ensure that data from the stationary monitoring network is validated and of the highest quality possible. This work unit compiles, processes, and compares air quality data to perform advanced analysis to further our understanding of air quality issues within Colorado, and communicates results to all interested stakeholders, which may include: unit, section, and division staff;

other local, state, regional and federal government agencies; industry partners; researchers, and other collaborators. The SAT unit is also responsible for technical support of special ambient air monitoring projects that fit within the expertise of this unit.

Professional experience necessary for the role is described below.

The purpose of this position is to function as a staff level scientist within the SAT monitoring unit that designs, develops, and implements regulatory and non-regulatory air toxic, ozone precursor, and special ambient air monitoring projects. This position will operate ambient air monitoring projects; process, analyze, and quality control data collected from these projects; develop internal and public facing documentation reports supporting all aspects of these projects;

and perform other duties as assigned.

• SAT Unit Monitoring Operations
  The SAT unit monitoring operations includes: designing, developing, and implementation of ambient air monitoring operations as it pertains to stationary data collection of air toxics and ozone precursors. Design duties include researching site locations through aerial photographs, maps, modeling results and visual observations; develop and submit siting documentation that meets federal guidelines; and establish site agreements with land owners. Development duties include purchasing or obtaining equipment and shelters, obtaining power and communications, obtaining any necessary leases/agreements and installing shelters/monitoring equipment.
  
  Implementation duties include performing periodic zero/span reviews, on-site maintenance and sampler operations, filter changes, sample cartridge or canister change outs, shipping samples to appropriate laboratories, adhering to the national sampling schedule for physical on-site sample setup and retrieval, flow verifications, sample line changes, filling out on-site maintenance forms, performing annual equipment maintenance, and…