Environmental Inspector Job Fairmont area,Minnesota USA,Engineering

SALARY: $41,194.00 – $71,789.00 Annually

LOCATION: Marion County, WV

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Permanent

JOB NUMBER: DEP
2700062

DEPARTMENT: Environment – Environmental Protection

OPENING DATE: 10/27/2026

CLOSING DATE: 11/10/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

LOCATION OF VACANCY: CALHOUN, DODDRIDGE, GILMER, RITCHIE, WIRT

CIVIL SERVICE TYPE: Classified-Exempt – This Position is Not Covered Under the DOP Merit System

Nature of Work

DEP
2700062 Environmental Inspector

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Water and Waste Management;
Environmental Enforcement;
Water & Waste

Designated Region:
Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer Ritchie and Wirt Counties

Office

Location:

1000 Technology Drive, Suite 3220, Fairmont, WV 26554

Also refer to DEP
2700061, Environmental Inspector-In-Training. One position will be filled with either title.

We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity.

12 paid holidays
insurance and flexible benefits
ample annual and sick leave accrual
flexible work schedules
Employee Assistance Program
Wellness Initiatives
an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan
and more

Employee will be assigned to the Division of Water and Waste Management, Office of Environmental Enforcement (EE). Under limited/direct supervision, works in a training inspector capacity or in a full performance inspector capacity (dependent upon experience) performing technical and field inspection duties related to solid waste management and water pollution control programs.

Duties include:

Employee will make regular inspections of sites and facilities to determine compliance with laws, rules, regulations, permit conditions, etc.
Employee will investigate complaints pertaining to suspected environmental harm from regulated or non-regulated sources.
Will respond in accordance with procedures to emergency situations, such as spills, truck wrecks, hazardous substance discharge, etc.
Employee will be responsible for the initiation and follow-up of appropriate enforcement actions, collecting soil, water, waste and effluent samples for laboratory analyses.
Initiation of criminal prosecution, utilization of administrative procedures or other action provided by law to affect prosecution / compliance with established procedures.
Written and electronically submitted inspections, reports and other data.
Responsibilities may also include other duties as assigned regarding water pollution control and solid waste management.

Employee may be required to attend public meetings and provide technical assistance to program staff. Will receive training in the areas of environmental investigation and inspection and will be provided training directive in the area of personal protection, use of equipment necessary for job performance. May be subject to emergency response, being on-call and temporary assignment to a different geographical area of the state as necessitated by environmental conditions and/or agency needs.

Employee will perform other duties as required.

This position has responsibilities for multiple counties, this may require a considerable amount of overnight travel.

Employee expectations:

The selected employee must reside within a reasonable driving distance of one of the above offices.
Must be eligible to be licensed to operate a motor vehicle in West Virginia.
Must be able to communicate orally in an effective manner.
Must be able to walk long distances in adverse weather over rugged terrain and to lift and carry equipment for a considerable distance.
Must take and pass a physical examination with the first six months of employment and submit to annual follow-up examinations. Failure to pass the initial examination will result in termination of employment. Failure to pass the annual examination may…