Environmental Specialist 2

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 Southwest District Office in Montgomery County.

There you are. We've been waiting for you.

In your new position as an environmental specialist, you will evaluate the hydrogeologic setting of hazardous waste sites to determine the nature and extent of groundwater contamination and appropriate remedial measures necessary to restore groundwater and minimize contaminant migration. You will review site-specific conditions, groundwater sampling plans, water quality data, investigative reports, feasibility studies, and engineering design plans involving site cleanup.

You are going to provide technical assistance on hydrogeologic matters to participants in the state's voluntary action program, the regulated community, consultants, and government officials regarding applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and division policy and guidance.

You'll be reviewing plans, drawings, and specifications for the construction, operation, and maintenance of remedial activities at assigned sites - and make sure the associated activities are carried out in accordance with approved plans and specifications.

You'll also review new or revised laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards - and make recommendations for their efficient implementation and further modification. You'll serve as an expert witness for Ohio EPA and the Ohio Attorney General as required by litigation resulting from these activities.

Let's recap:

• Evaluate hydrogeologic setting of hazardous waste sites.
• Review site-specific conditions, groundwater sampling plans, water quality data, etc.
• Provide technical assistance to voluntary action program participants, regulated community, consultants, etc.
• Review plans, drawings, and specifications for the construction, operation, and maintenance of remedial activities.
• Review laws, regulations, guidelines, policies, and standards.

What are you waiting for? Let's do this!

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

• GEOLOGIST 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: Environmental Services, Auditing, Law, Facilities Maintenance & Inspection, Equipment Operations, Reasoning, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Customer Focus