Environmental Compliance Specialist

Protect Our Water. Shape Responsible Growth. Join Greensboro as an Environmental Compliance Specialist.

The City of Greensboro is seeking a knowledgeable and driven Environmental Compliance Specialist to help safeguard water quality while supporting responsible development. This role is central to ensuring compliance with federally mandated environmental regulations and plays a key part in protecting our streams, watersheds, and community for generations to come.

Hiring Salary Range: $57,675.00 - $65,915.00

Full Salary Range: $50,095.00 - $89,644.00 Annually

Benefits: We offer an outstanding benefits package that supports your well-being. Learn more Here

Monday-Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

The Water Resources Department is responsible for delivering safe drinking water, protecting water quality, and managing wastewater and stormwater systems throughout Greensboro. The department is committed to environmental stewardship, regulatory excellence, and sustainable growth.

Within the department, the Stormwater Management Division ensures the City’s compliance with the federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. The division works closely with developers, engineers, businesses, and residents to balance economic development with environmental protection and long‑term water quality.

• Mission-Driven Work: Your expertise directly protects local waterways and public health.

• Balanced Responsibility: Combine technical inspections, regulatory oversight, and professional collaboration.

• Professional Respect: Use sound judgment and discretion in applying regulations—not just checklists.

• Growth & Stability: Enjoy long‑term career opportunities, professional development, and strong municipal benefits.

• Varied Work Environment: Split your time between field inspections, plan reviews, and stakeholder engagement.

As an Environmental Compliance Specialist
, you will lead and support regulatory compliance programs tied to the City’s federal NPDES permit
, including:

• Implementing and managing compliance programs related to watershed and water supply protection

• Enforcing post‑construction stormwater requirements and stream buffer regulations

• Reviewing approved engineering plans and inspecting construction and post‑construction sites

• Ensuring compliance with State and Federal stream and wetland protections (401 & 404)

• Inspecting and evaluating Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) for proper installation, function, and maintenance

• Coordinating with the economic development community, engineers, property owners, and citizens to ensure smooth transitions from plan approval to project completion

• Providing complex, solutions‑oriented customer service while maintaining regulatory integrity

• Conducting fieldwork in stream beds and other potentially hazardous environments, including during inclement weather

• Occasional lifting and carrying of equipment up to 25 lbs. over uneven terrain

• Fieldwork in outdoor and potentially hazardous locations

• Some unscheduled work outside standard 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. hours

• This position is NON‑EXEMPT under FLSA

This role offers a strong foundation for advancement in environmental regulation and public service. Potential growth opportunities include:

• Senior Environmental Compliance Specialist

• Stormwater Program Coordinator

• Environmental Services Supervisor

• Stormwater or Water Resources Division Manager

These roles provide increasing leadership, program oversight, and strategic responsibility within the City.

If you’re driven by environmental protection, regulatory excellence, and responsible community growth, we encourage you to apply. Join the City of Greensboro and play a vital role in protecting our waterways while supporting a thriving local economy.

• Bachelor's Degree

  • OR an equivalency of an Associate's Degree with 5+ years of related experience inspecting, maintaining, installing or constructing Stormwater Control Measures (SCM's) or various other drainage systems.

• Proficient with computer applications such as MS Office

• 1+ years of related stormwater experience inspecting, maintaining, installing, or constructing Stormwater Control Measures (SCM's) or various other drainage systems.

• Valid Driver's License

• Bachelor's Degree in Environmental Science, Biology, Geography, Chemistry, Ecology, Zoology, Geology, or Natural Resources.

• Related experience and/or education in the area of Pollution Prevention, Water Quality monitoring, and/or Stormwater Management

• Related experience and/or education in performing stormwater inspections of Industrial Facilities and Stormwater Control Measures (SCM's)