Environmental Specialist 2 (20039179) - Hybrid

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 e nsur e s afe public drinking water . Not a bad gig, right?

Y ou'll s erve as a technical consultant and resource in matters pertaining to public water system (PWS) security, operation, treatment, capability, capacity , maintenance, and reliability .

You'll track statewide professional operators of record at classified PWSs and ensure submission of minimum staffing data. To ensure their compliance with state drinking water rules and regulations , you'll p rovide consultat ion and training to PWS personnel on general system supervision, sanitary surveys, facility evaluation, and complaint and noncompliance investigation s.

We'll look to your expertise to pr ovide guidance and training to d ivision and PWS personnel related to system security, emergency response, cybersecurity, resiliency, and contingency planning . You'll also develop, implement, and evaluate t he d ivision's program policies and procedures to ensure statewide uniformity and consistency with state rules and regulations .

Let's run it back.

• Provide technical guidance pertaining to public water system security, operation s , and maintenance issues.

• Track statewide professional PWS operators of record .

• Perform investigations for c omplian ce , suspected violations , and noncompliance of PWS .

• Provide guidance and training to PWS personnel for security, emergency response , resiliency , and contingency planning.

• Assist in coordinating inspector workgroup meetings to ensur e uniformity and consistency with state rules and regulations.

Don't delay - apply today!

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, Planning and Development, Organizing and Planning, Interpreting Data, Customer Focus