Environmental Specialist Ii - 37002699

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Requisition No:880819

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ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST II -

This is an intermediate environmental position that develops, reviews, and revises standard operating procedures (SOPs) for sample collection, field testing, field bioassessments, and Quality Assurance (QA) documentation related to the monitoring programs of the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection (ORCP).

Ensures QA support activities are performed for ORCP programs related to the QA Directive, including regularly communicating with field staff and contractors, providing training to staff, ensuring that each program has a quality plan, completing the Annual QA Report to the Secretary, and holding QA meetings and trainings. Independently evaluates the effectiveness of the ORCP’s Quality System and initiates corrective actions, where warranted.

Provides support for the preparation of the Annual QA Report to the DEP Secretary on all QA activities, including recommendations for improving the department’s Quality System. Provides support for Quality of Science reviews for specific ORCP programs when requested, or when warranted by specific data quality issues.

Plans, develops curricula, and implements a statewide QA training program, targeted for ORCP employees. This training program includes all applicable training needed to ensure that Statewide scientific data collection, analyses, and interpretation comply with DEP’s QA policies and regulations and data management best practices. The goal of this program is to develop educated data producers and consumers so that all water quality and related environmental measurements performed by or for DEP are scientifically valid, defensible, and of known and acceptable precision and accuracy.

Reviews program information, data, and analyses to support Florida’s Statewide Ecosystem Assessment of Coastal and Aquatic Resources (SEACAR) program. Working with data providers to implement data management best practices, including principles of data formatting and validation. This responsibility of data stewardship is important not just for scientific purposes, but also because this data will be made publicly available through the SEACAR database.

Conduct performance, project and system audits of ORCP activities and contractors. These audits are performed to evaluate the sampler’s technique and knowledge of DEP SOPs or other sampling, field testing, or record-keeping in the field; track specific sample results through field records and/or lab records for data validation and usability assessments; and evaluate procedures, equipment and documentation. Reviews and approves QA documents for ORCP sampling and analysis activities and for contractual requirements.

Coordinates, participates, initiates, and leads various special projects for ORCP. Special projects include public educational events, training events, and partnering projects with businesses and/or other agencies. Assists with FCMP reviews and program support events and projects such as attending Coastal States Organization’s coastal hazard meetings or NOAA’s Southeast Region’s Resilience call. Provides support for facilitated discussion for FCMP assessment and strategies.

Perform other duties as required.

• Knowledge of Florida coastal policies.
• Knowledge of environmental field sampling techniques, terminology, principles and methodologies.
• Knowledge of environmental laboratory analytical methods, principles and terminology.
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance (QA) principles and measures, including laboratory, field, and data validation activities.
• Knowledge of data management best practices, including principles of data formatting and validation.
• Knowledge of the requirements of Chapters 62-160, as applicable to the environmental…