Environmental Quality Analyst -P11; Gaylord District Office

Responsibilities

Review permit applications; conduct field investigations; and prepare reports, permits, denials, and correspondence related to land and water use activities and statutes administered by the Water Resources Division’s Water Resources Program within assigned geographic areas.

Exercise judgment to apply and adapt knowledge of policies, procedures, and regulations to specific situations.

• Apply knowledge of the statutes administered by the WRD, including Floodplain Regulatory Authority of Part 31, Water Resources Protection;
  Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams;
  Part 303, Wetlands Protection;
  Part 323, Shorelands Protection and Management;
  Part 325, Great Lakes Submerged Lands; and Part 353, Sand Dunes Protection and Management, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA).

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree in the biological sciences, engineering, environmental studies and sustainability, physical sciences, resource development, or resource management.
• OR possession of a bachelor’s degree in any major with at least 30 semester (45 term) credits in one or a combination of the following areas: biochemistry, biology, botany, chemistry, crop and soil science, ecology, engineering, environmental health, environmental science, environmental studies and sustainability, forest management, geology, meteorology, microbiology, physics, remote sensing, resource development, resource management, toxicology, or zoology.

• Environmental Quality Analyst 9:
  No specific type or amount of experience required.
• Environmental Quality Analyst 10:
  One year of professional experience equivalent to an Environmental Quality Analyst 9.
• Environmental Quality Analyst P11:
  Two years of professional experience equivalent to an Environmental Quality Analyst, including one year equivalent to an Environmental Quality Analyst 10.

The position is located in Gaylord, MI. The selected candidate may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule (combination of remote and in‑person). Employees approved for schedules that include remote work must complete that work within Michigan. When working remote, employees must use a designated workspace that is safe and professionally appropriate, allows for privacy, minimizes distractions, and includes secure internet access.

Details regarding work location and schedule options for this position may be discussed during the interview process.