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What we need:

Ohio EPA 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 be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC), working at our Central Office in Columbus.

Curious? We had a feeling you would be!!

As an environmental specialist at Ohio EPA, you'll be an essential part of the small compliance and enforcement section in DAPC. You'll be responsible for supporting compliance and enforcement for the districts, central office programs, and the nine local air agencies. This means providing a technical review of enforcement cases and preparing documents for their resolution, as well as taking part in enforcement settlement meetings, pre-hearing conferences, hearings, and other litigation activities.

Additionally, you'll provide technical guidance with respect to air pollution control and regulation to the Ohio EPA District Offices and local air agencies, government representatives, industry, consulting engineers, and the public. You'll research technical literature and regulations, formulate appropriate guidance, and prepare written and verbal guidance to those who need it.

You'll also participate in Ohio EPA rule development, adoption, and implementation processes by providing technical support for rule development, economic analyses, and rule synopsis. Lastly, you'll conduct technical field inspections for compliance determinations and regulation development purposes, determining status with applicable regulations and preparing report letters summarizing the findings and conclusions of the field inspections

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Let's revisit the main highlights.

• Provides technical review of enforcement cases and prepares documents such as Findings and Orders, case summaries, recommendations, and penalty memos.

• Participates in enforcement settlement meetings, pre-hearing conferences, hearings, and other litigation activities.
• Provides technical review of air pollution control plans from industrial facilities.
• Participates in development of technical guidance and rule development.
• Conducts technical field inspections for compliance determination or regulation development.

Apply today, and let's talk!

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
4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving geology or hydrology, engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science &/or other comparable physical or health science field, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, &/or mathematics.

-Or baccalaureate degree in engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, geology or other comparable physical or health science field or mathematics.

Note: For all positions engaged in field work, applicants must be able to provide own transportation. New employees in EPA's solid waste program, excluding those in the solid waste planning unit, must obtain a sanitarian-in-training certificate during their probationary period.

-Or 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.

-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Analyzation