Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist

The Position

Are you looking for a career where your ecological footprint will leave a lasting mark? The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) may have the position for you! We are excited to welcome a diligent Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist to conduct vital tracking duties in the southeastern portion of the Commonwealth. Here, you will collect and process data in a precise and timely manner in order to optimize the environmental health of our community.

If you would enjoy a profession which blends technical field work, data management, and independent travel, we encourage you to apply today!

As an Air Monitoring Equipment Specialist, you will be responsible for the operation and daily maintenance of enhanced particulate monitoring samplers which operate seven days a week, 24 hours per day. Your duties will include performing daily sample collection tasks, performing maintenance and quality assurance checks on samplers, transporting exposed filter samples to a central location, and delivering network filters to the lab.

Additionally, you will be responsible for installing and retrieving enhanced particulate filter samples, recording the data, and monitoring sampler operations at designated sampling sites. Due to the independent nature of this role, it is important that you demonstrate accountability and strong organization skills.

• Full-time employment, 75 hours/bi-weekly
• Work hours are 5:00 AM to 1:00 PM, Monday – Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• This position operates on a rotating schedule due to daily sampling.
• Holidays and weekends may be required.
• Occasional overtime may be required.
• Telework:
  You will not have the option to telework in this position.
• Salary:
  Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $45,907.00 (before taxes).

• Two years of technical experience testing and repairing electronic or electrical equipment; or
• An associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, information sciences and technology, 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.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• 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.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

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