Industrial Permit Writer

Industrial Permit Writer - 4120919

State of Missouri

Location: Lewis and Clark State Office Building, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101

We are looking for a detail‑oriented individual who can provide highly technical analyses, service, and guidance to a wide range of stakeholders. As an Industrial Permit Writer, you will work with permit tees, neighbors, consultants and other interested parties to ensure facility permit applications are properly and thoroughly reviewed. If the application meets all requirements, the permit writer is then tasked with issuing a permit for the facility.

This position will also work with agricultural and other commercial facilities to ensure compliance with the Missouri Clean Water Law and regulations.

• Draft permits, issue public notices, review input, and issue Missouri State Operating Permits for industrial stormwater and wastewater discharges, including landfills, quarries, and airports. The permit and fact sheet will often exceed 30 pages together.
• Coordinate with permit tees, the Missouri Geological Survey team, and our Water Protection Program engineering team members, legal counsel and others to ensure compliance with all Clean Water law and regulations.
• Review all comments received on draft permits, considering all comments, updating the draft permit if needed, and responding to all comments. Present information and respond to questions from the public at public meetings for permits that garner wide‑spread public interest as needed.
• Provide compliance assistance and rule interpretation for permit tees, potential permit tees, neighbors, and other interested parties.

• Self‑Management:
  Sets well‑defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment toward completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Adaptability:
  Adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• Oral Communication:
  Expresses information effectively, considering the audience and nature of the information; makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Attention to detail:
  Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Bachelor’s degree in biology, chemistry, or related scientific field. (Additional education or experience may substitute for the required education or experience.)

Lack of post‑secondary education will not be used as the sole basis for denying consideration to any applicant.

Our benefits package and flexible 40‑hour work week promote the mental and physical health of you and your family as you work toward achieving your professional goals. Benefits include paid vacation and sick leave, paid life insurance, medical, dental, vision and prescription insurance.

• Exceptional professional development: mentoring from experienced professionals, cross‑media training, career advancement opportunities, paid trainings and continuing education tuition assistance.
• Support for professional registrations when required, through paid study materials, fees, study time, test time, exam fees and licensure renewal fees.

Leasue Meyers, Industrial Wastewater Supervisor – 573‑751‑1398 or leasue.meyers.gov

Aarick Roberto, Recruiter – dnr.recruiter.gov