Environmental Specialist 2 (20043372) - Hybrid

Most positions offer the flexibility of a hybrid work schedule that combines working from home with regular in-office and/or field work. In-person work requirements may change for training, meetings, and other operational needs.

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 a n e nvironmental s pecialist with the Division of Drinking and Ground Water s (DDAGW) at our Central Office in downtown Columb us.

You' ll help us maintain safe drinking water. Cool, right?

In this role you'll help review enforcement referrals and prepare enforcement actions for incidents involving community public water systems (PWS) that are out of compliance with state and federal rules . You'll t rack the status of legal cases within the division , update and maintain enforcement databases , and prepare reports for the Attorney General 's office , U . S . EPA, and other A gency divisions and parties.

You'll p articipat e in site inspections and e valuate PWSs to ensure compliance with state and federal rules and regulations. Y ou'll s erve as liaison between the division staff and district offices for f ederal reporting requirements and compliance activities , particularly related to surface water treatment requirements and violations .

We'll rely on you to e valuate DDAGW's rule s development program , m aintain the d ivision's policies and procedures , and assist in drafting new policies to ensure consistent implementation of state and federal regulatory programs .

You'll provide outreach and education to the regulated community and c oordinate engagement activities between d ivision staff and public advisory groups and trade organizations such as the American Water Works Association.

Let's run it back .

• Produce enforcement actions for non-compliant PWSs .

• Track enforcement cases for the DDAGW.

• Coordinat e present ations of enforcement cases at staff meetings .

• Assist in maintaining PWS databases .

• Send violation letters and ensure PWSs come back into compliance .

Apply today for this opportunity!

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
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems ( such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS ) & Optional Deferred Compensation ( Ohio Deferred Compensation )

*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.

Qualifications

• 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, Engineering, Public Relations, Interviewing, Equipment Operations, Policy Direction, Organizing and Planning, Interpreting Data, Written Communication, Customer Focus