Water Quality Specialist Trainee; Environmental Trainee

THE POSITION

The Water Quality Specialist Trainee position with the Department of Environmental Protection offers an exciting chance to start a career that protects Pennsylvania’s natural resources. This role provides hands-on training and guidance from experienced environmental professionals. You will learn how to monitor sites, review conditions, and support important environmental laws. Begin your path toward meaningful work as an Environmental Trainee with the Department of Environmental Protection.

This position provides training in environmental protection work, including inspections, data review, and learning regulatory requirements. It prepares you for future responsibilities related to monitoring oil and gas operations and documenting environmental conditions. As an Environmental Trainee, you will perform the following duties:

• Data Entry: Input and update environmental information in Department data systems
• Knowledge Building: Learn laws, regulations, and procedures that guide environmental work
• Inspection Support: Assist with routine inspections of oil and gas sites to observe environmental conditions
• Complaint Assistance: Help investigate citizen complaints by gathering field information and samples
• Plan Review: Support review of environmental plans and documents submitted by operators
• Field Equipment: Operate and maintain basic scientific instruments during training activities

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework:You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in New Stanton. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
  
  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $46,827 (before taxes).
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Four years of technical experience in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health, geology, biology, ecology, or a closely related field;
  or
• A bachelor’s degree in environmental science, environmental engineering, environmental health, geology, biology, ecology, or a closely related field;
  or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Applicants will be considered to have met the educational requirements once they are within 3 months of graduating with a qualifying degree.

• This position requires possession of an active motor vehicle license.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

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