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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 Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR), working at our Southwest District Office in Dayton.

Still reading? Good! Let's dive right into it.

As an environmental specialist, you will be essential to the fulfillment of federal commitments while assisting with the protection of public health and the environment for all DERR programs. You'll be reviewing, preparing, and implementing work plans, sampling plans, reports, and technical memoranda associated with the investigation of environmental releases from hazardous waste sites, as well as ensuring field activities are carried out in accordance with approved work plans and acting as the district site coordinator for assigned sites.

You'll conduct and review environmental site assessments and site inspections, including regulatory compliance and sampling activities associated with the screening of environmental releases from hazardous waste sites. With these activities, you'll be coordinating with other affected agency personnel, state and federal agencies, and responsible parties. You will participate in public meetings, responding to media inquiries, and providing technical assistance regarding applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and division policy and guidance. Finally, you'll review laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards to make recommendations for their efficient implementation or for further modification.

Here's a closer look at the key takeaways:

• Perform district inspector and coordinator duties for assigned hazardous waste facilities, remedial action sites, and Voluntary Action Program (VAP) properties.
• Review environmental data and reports to determine potential risks/impacts to human health and the environment.
• Review and evaluate compliance reports in DERR's hazardous waste and cleanup programs.
• Review, prepare, and implement work plans, sampling plans, reports, and technical memoranda associated with the investigation of environmental releases from hazardous waste sites.
• Provide technical assistance to citizens, consultants, and regulated community for compliance with requirements in DERR's hazardous waste and cleanup programs.

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

• 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, Customer Focus