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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 be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) at our Northeast District Office in Twinsburg.

Curious to know more? We gotchu.

As an environmental specialist, you'll work to ensure DERR is meeting its operational goals, state and federal requirements, and performance standards associated with its Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) programs.

You'll prepare, review and implement work plans, sampling plans, reports, and technical memoranda associated with properties undergoing environmental site assessment and cleanup through Ohio's Voluntary Action Program or other state and federal cleanup programs such as Federal Site Assessment, Superfund, and RCRA Corrective Action and Closure.

You'll coordinate the review of RCRA permit applications and requested modifications. You'll inspect facilities for compliance with permit requirements, negotiated orders, state and federal regulations, and perform assessments of contaminated environmental or waste related media.

As subject specialist, you'll provide technical assistance to other agency programs, the regulated community, consultants, and government officials regarding applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and division policy and guidance.

Here are the key takeaways:

• Prepare and implement plans, reports, and technical memoranda associated with RCRA/VAP programs.
• Coordinate the review of RCRA permit applications.
• I nspect facilities for compliance with agency, state and/or federal rules and requirements.
• P rovide subject technical assistance to internal and external clients.

Jump to it and apply today for this opportunity!

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