Environmental Specialist 2 (20043402 and 20099665)

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:

Ohio EPA wants you to be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Drinking and Ground Waters (DDAGW) at our Central Office in Columbus.

You'll help ensure safe drinking water for Ohio. Kinda rad, right?

In this role, you'll perform compliance determination activities for public water systems (PWS) to ensure they are correctly monitoring and reporting their lead and copper levels. This includes tracking required submissions of sample data from PWSs according to assigned schedules, assessing laboratory reporting, and tracking public and consumer notice requirements. In circumstances where a PWS is not in compliance, you'll assist with issuing notices of violations and determining if systems have exceeded the lead or copper action level.

You'll provide compliance assistance to PWSs including analytical, technical guidance and consultation regarding lead and copper rule requirements. You'll assist in developing internal and external guidance documents, as well as revise the state's lead and copper rules to incorporate U.S. EPA's rules and revisions. You'll participate on agency, division, and external technical workgroups related to lead and copper in drinking water.

Let's run back the basics.

• Perform lead and copper compliance determination activities for public water systems (PWS).

• Provide compliance and technical assistance to PWSs regarding lead and copper rules and reporting requirements.

• Help develop and revise lead and copper rules for the state of Ohio.

• Participate on internal and external topical workgroups.

This is an elemental opportunity to work for Ohio EPA. Let's do this!

4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving geology or hydrology, engineering, chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science &/or other comparable physical or health science field, earth science &/or urban & regional planning, 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 field.
• Or positions involved in providing financial, technical & administrative assistance for planning, design & implementation of environmental infrastructure & pollution abatement, & prevention projects, applicants must have completed undergraduate core coursework in business/public administration, public relations/marketing, political science or communications, or have 4 yrs. exp. in position involving public contact to explain policies, procedures & programs of agency, writing of promotional &/or explanatory publications & materials, budgeting, contract administration & working with others on team projects. Note: For all positions engaged in field work, applicants must be able to provide own transportation. New employees in EPA's solid waste program, excluding those in the solid waste planning unit, must obtain a sanitarian-in-training certificate during their probationary period.
• Or 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.
• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Regulatory Compliance Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Attention to Detail, and Critical Thinker.