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 Environmental and Financial Assistance (DEFA) at our Central Office in Franklin County.

So, what's this all about?

As environmental specialist, you will perform independent engineering reviews in support of DEFA's loan and grant programs, primarily the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund. You will review detailed plans and specifications for the issuance of permit to install (PTI) applications, including evaluation of plans for technical completeness, compliance with state and federal standards, regulations, policies, and procedures.

You will provide technical assistance and guidance to consulting engineers, communities, officials, and the public. You will participate in marketing and planning meetings and provide project specific assistance in the development of facilities' plans and designs. You will perform construction management activities and recommend actions to be taken by the agency, following through the approval and execution of projects from the pre-bid stage through to construction completion.

As environmental specialist, you will coordinate project reviews with other project team members, consultants, public officials, and other state and federal agencies, maintaining accurate paper and electronic project files to document project actions. You will visit construction sites to monitor progress, maintenance of existing treatment systems, and conformance with the detail plans and specifications.

Here's the 2-minute drill.

• Perform independent engineering reviews in support of DEFA's loan and grant programs, primarily the Water Pollution Control Loan Fund.
• Provide technical assistance and guidance to consulting engineers, communities, officials, and the public.
• Perform construction management activities and recommend actions to be taken by the agency.
• Coordinate project reviews with other project team members, consultants, public officials, Divisions of the agency, and other state and federal agencies.
• Visit construction sites to monitor progress and conformance with the detail plans and specifications.

Want to know more? 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

• ENGINEERING 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: Engineering, Customer Focus