CSRR-Environmental Specialist

Job Summary

Open to:
Division-Wide

Work Week: NE (35-hour) Work Week

Salary: (P22) $67,312.27 – $98,503.27

Opening Date: 2/12/2026

Closing Date: 2/26/2026

Existing Vacancies: 1

Department of Environmental Protection

Contaminated Site Remediation & Redevelopment

Remediation Management

Case Management

401 East State Street

Trenton, NJ 08625

Open to permanent employees in a competitive title that work in the Division of Remediation Management and meet the requirements below.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Please be advised that a promotional examination has been announced for this position by the Civil Service Commission (Symbol #: PS0007G). The selected provisional candidate may be impacted once the promotional list is issued, based on the outcome of the examination results.

Under the limited supervision of a supervisory official in a state department, institution, agency, or local government agency, performs complex technical or scientific work including field and office studies, surveys, inspections, or investigations associated with enforcement of environmental laws and/or regulations, and environmental review and control work, or organizes and carries out programs/projects designed to study and evaluate environmental impact of specific projects on the environment;

organizes and develops tests and reports to assess environmental impacts on physical, natural, and/or human environments; investigates environmental complaints concerning projects; conducts contract, grant, and/or loan processing; may be required to function as a lead worker providing guidance to lower-level Environmental Specialists; does other related duties as required.

This position requires the timely review of highly complex remedial reports and workplans, reports and other documents submitted by environmental professionals on behalf of the responsible parties. The technical reports are evaluated to determine if contaminated soils and groundwater are investigated and remediated to state regulations and standards. Those meeting the standards are issued approvals, those that do not meet the state requirements standards are required to revise and continue remediation until the standards are met.

Conducts site inspections, oversight of field work conducted by consultants, perform administrative and technical reviews of all remediation documents related to the remediation of contaminated sites.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in one of the Physical Sciences, Environmental Sciences/Studies, Chemical Sciences, or Biological Sciences; or in Environmental Planning, Environmental Policy, or Physical Geography; or in Civil Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Mining Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Bio-resource Engineering.

NOTE:

A valid Professional Engineer’s license issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors may be substituted for the Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Two (2) years of experience in environmental control work including field investigations, inspection, and preparing reports on the environment or the preparation or review of Environmental Impact Statements.

NOTE:

A Master's degree in one of the fields specified above may be substituted for one (1) year of the above experience.

NOTE:

All U.S. degrees and transcripts must be from an accredited college or university. All foreign degrees and transcripts must be evaluated for accreditation by a recognized evaluation service by the closing date of this posting. Failure to provide documentation may result in ineligibility.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

As a New Jersey State Department, NJDEP offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Paid Benefit Leave
• Holiday Pay
• Alternative Workweek Program*
• Telework*
• Pension
• D…