Geologist 1

Salary: $37,536.00 - $65,020.00 Annually
Location : Logan County, WV
Job Type: Full-Time Permanent
Job Number: DEP2700034 PSA
Department: Environment - Environmental Protection
Opening Date: 09/03/2026
Closing Date: 9/20/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
LOCATION OF VACANCY: MULTIPLE COUNTIES - LIST COUNTIES IN NATURE OF WORK
Civil Service Type:: Classified-Exempt - This Position is Not Covered Under the DOP Merit System


Nature of Work
Geologist 1

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Mining and Reclamation; Operations/Permitting

Office Location: 1101 George Kostas Drive, Logan, WV 25601

Designated Area: Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Mingo, Putnam and Wayne counties
This job opportunity is not in the classified service and is not covered by the West Virginia Division of Personnel merit system.
We welcome you to join our team where we value work/life balance and diversity. We offer a great benefits package that includes 12 paid holidays, insurance and flexible benefits, ample annual and sick leave accrual, flexible work schedules, an Employee Assistance Program, Wellness Initiatives, an optional 457 defined contribution retirement savings plan and more.

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Employee will be assigned to the Division of Mining and Reclamation (DMR), Permitting Unit in the Logan regional office. Under administrative direction, performs professional work providing geologic services.
Duties:

• Employee will be responsible for the review and evaluation of geologic and hydrologic portions of the mining permit applications to ensure technical and legal accuracy and completeness and for the purpose of ensuring that the mining operation is designed to prevent off-site environmental damage.
• Employee will be required to interpret data, draw conclusions, and make recommendations for approval or denial of permit applications, and prepare cumulative hydrologic impact assessment statements for proposed operations.
• Employee will conduct field investigations as required. Will collect data and prepare technical reports.
• May be required to justify his/her conclusions in public hearings or in courts.
• Employee will perform other duties as required and/or assigned.

Expectations:

• Must possess and be able to apply previously acquired knowledge of surface and underground mining techniques.
• Employee must be able to walk long distances in adverse weather conditions over rugged terrain.
• Must have good oral and written communication skills.

Notes:

• Qualifying applicants will be required to complete an internet based profile assessment to compare the applicant's thinking and reasoning skills, behavioral traits and the occupational interests against the traits determined to be important to the posted position.
• Employees involved with specific DEP programs subject to the surface mining control and reclamation act (SMCRA) of 1977 must file prior to final appointment and annually thereafter, a statement of employment and financial interest (OSM23).

Minimum Qualifications

Training: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Geology.


Experience: None.



Other Information
PG: 13 $37,536 - $65,020

Market Rate: $57,907

Special hiring rates:

• $38,214.80 - Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) (SPB 2984-1)

State employment offers a variety of benefits.
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