Environmental Analyst 2

Introduction

The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is currently recruiting for an Environmental Analyst 2 within the State Dam Program in Hartford.

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The Environmental Analyst 2 serves as a program analyst and project coordinator for Connecticut’s State Dams Program. The position is responsible for independently analyzing environmental, regulatory, technical, and programmatic issues associated with the operation, maintenance, inspection, rehabilitation, and removal of state-owned dams and federally assisted flood control facilities. The position develops recommendations, coordinates with state and federal agencies, municipalities, consultants, and stakeholders, and assists with implementation of policies and programs that protect public safety, reduce flood risks, preserve environmental resources, and maintain compliance with state and federal requirements.

This position requires regular and ongoing presence in the field, including frequent travel to active construction sites to oversee work, verify compliance, and support project execution.

Within the Water Planning and Management Division (WPMD), our mission is to ensure dams are safe, and monitor, assess, and restore the water quality of Connecticut streams, rivers, and lakes and provide adequate instream water quantity for current and future generations. Programs revolve around state and federal programs for dam safety and water quality as well as quantity in our streams, rivers, lakes, and the Long Island Sound and its embayments.

Connecticut has over 4,000 dams and 6,000 miles of streams and rivers and over 2,000 lakes and reservoirs. This position is essential to coordinating with FEMA, Army Corp of Engineers, and meeting state dam safety regulations and federal Clean Water Act requirements. The ultimate goal is to ensure safe dams and provide fishable, swimmable waters throughout the state for the use and enjoyment of all Connecticut citizens.

If water science, engineering, and water resources are important to you, then perhaps this position is right for you.

• First shift, Monday-Friday, 40‑hour hybrid work schedule
• Located in Hartford, CT

In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues within the environmental field, developing recommendations on courses of action and assisting with the implementation of policy and program decisions.

In other state agencies this class is accountable for independently performing a full range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues, developing recommendations for courses of action and assisting with the implementation of policy and program decisions.

• Assists in development of departmental, statewide or local environment and/or emergency response plans and programs;
• Researches, collects and analyzes resources, data and educational materials;
• Reviews and analyzes proposed projects for consistency with policies and statutes and assesses environmental impact;
• Conducts site investigations;
• Prepares environmental impact statements and recommends corrective actions and alternatives;
• Analyzes existing state policies, statutes, plans and regulatory programs and reviews pending legislation for environmental impact;
• Coordinates database maintenance and disseminates information;
• Assists in drafting new regulations, statutes, guidelines and other written materials;
• Assists in formulating policy options; provides technical consultation to local, regional, state, federal officials and the public;
• Coordinates federal grant-in-aid programs and prepares related paperwork;
• Recommends enforcement actions and prepares reports;
• Reviews and makes recommendations on environmental permit requests;
• May prepare publications and guidelines on environmental protection, natural resources education and economic development issues;
• May develop and implement environmental and leisure service education programs;
• May testify at public hearings;
• May prepare enforcement actions;
• May serve as a legislative liaison;
• May serve as department representative on various regulatory and advisory boards and committees;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Knowledge of

• principles and practices in fields relative to environmental protection;

• principles and practices of environmental and policy analysis;

• local, state and…