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What We Need:

Environmental Specialist 2

What We Do:

At the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, our primary goal is to protect the environment and public health. We do this by ensuring compliance with federal and state environmental laws.

What We Need YOU To Do:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to join our team as an environmental specialist with the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) at our Northwest District Office in beautiful Bowling Green.

So glad to see you.

In this position you'll serve as a geologist/ground water reviewer in DERR for the RCRA, VAP, Remedial Response, CERCLA, and Federal Facilities programs. You'll review ground water technical documents and data for multiple programs to determine adequacy and regulatory compliance.

You'll oversee development and implementation of complex ground water contamination investigations. You'll advise management on complex hydrogeological issues and assist in developing rules, siting criteria, and design standards for treatment and disposal facilities and waste sites.

As a subject matter expert, you'll provide ground water related technical and regulatory assistance within Ohio EPA and to the regulated community, consultants, citizens, and government officials/agencies.

Let's break it all down:

Serves as a geologist/ground water reviewer for DERR programs.

• Oversees development and implementation of ground water contamination investigations.

• Advises management on complex hydrogeological issues.

• Assists in developing rules, siting criteria, and design standards for disposal and waste sites.

• Provides subject technical and regulatory assistance within Ohio EPA and to external customers.

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What's In It For You:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website ! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period . Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave
• 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

Qualifications

• GEOLOGIST PREFERRED
• 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.
• OR 4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, geology or hydrogeology &/or other comparable physical or health science field &/or mathematics which included responsibility for conducting compliance monitoring surveys &/or inspections/reviews or investigations, or review of permit applications relative to oil & gas well operations or injection, annular disposal & saltwater injection wells & enhanced recovery projects or coal mining, or solid/hazardous waste sites or industrial & municipal wastewater dischargers, or collecting, compiling & preparing various environmental assessments, evaluations, reports & related documents. Training & experience must be commensurate with duties to be assigned.
• OR baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, geology or other comparable physical or health science fields, with training to be commensurate with duties to be assigned.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Geology/Hydrology, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Analyzation, Interpreting Data, Written Communication, Customer Focus