Tdec-Environmental Scientist

State of Tennessee Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 06/30/2026 12:00AM Central Time
Closing Date/Time: 07/13/2026 11:59PM Central Time
Salary (Monthly): $4,057.00 - $5,078.00
Salary (Annually): $48,684.00 - $60,936.00
Job Type: Full-Time
City, State:
Jackson, TN
Department:
Environment and Conservation

Location:

Madison County, Department of Environment & Conservation

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• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in environmental science, physical sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology), ecology, sustainability, life sciences, environmental health, pre‑medicine, engineering, or other acceptable science or natural resource related field.
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s license at the time of appointment in some positions.
• Applicants for the TDEC Environmental Scientist 1
  * or Health Physicist 1
  * in the Division of Radiological Health must successfully complete the training courses offered by the Division of Radiological Health.
• Performing geologic duties: must have completed required college coursework or hold a current Geologic license from Tennessee or a reciprocal state.
• Biologist positions: require a bachelor’s degree with at least 36 quarter hours (or 24 semester hours) in biology or related areas.
• Examination Method:
  Education and Experience, 100% for Preferred Service positions.

• Investigates complaints, develops corrective recommendations, and, if necessary, initiates legal action to enforce compliance with established standards, laws, rules, regulations, or policies.

• Prepares documentation such as permits, designs, layouts, blueprints, soil evaluations, etc., in a concise and defensible manner to meet agency missions.

• Conducts inspections to ensure proper installation, maintenance, and operation.

• Determines validity and severity of incidents and identifies appropriate responses.
• Analyzes available information and recommends solutions to meet regulatory, project, and stakeholder needs.
• Determines validity and severity of violations and evaluates necessity of enforcement action.
• Reviews plans and reports to determine future regulatory actions.

• Interprets findings, results, and communicates regulation, policy, and guidance to stakeholders.
• Prepares publications, reports, technical documents, maps, and plans.

• Uses statistical programs, scientific instruments, modeling, GIS, databases, word processing, spreadsheets, email, and other software.
• Generates reports and documents utilizing contemporary computer software.

• Compiles legally defensible environmental documents.
• Reviews records, data, operational plans, enforcement action requests, reports, etc.
• Applies QA/QC parameters as required by accepted methodologies.
• Prepares statistical/metric reports for aquatic, terrestrial, and wetland assessments.

• Analyzes monitoring records, site inspections, sampling data to assess need for further action and evaluate trends.
• Prepares plans, maps, or reports of findings related to health and environmental data.
• Applies mathematical and statistical methods to analyze environmental data.
• Assists in developing standards and conducting laboratory or field tests.
• Reviews plans to ensure protection of human health and the environment.
• Interprets analytical results to determine data quality and usability.
• Assists in studies of environmental pollution, ionizing radiation, and socioeconomic effects.

• Performs inspections and investigations in program areas such as air pollution, water resources, remediation, underground storage tanks, solid waste management, radiological health, natural areas, etc.
• Enforces…