Environmental Supervisor

The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of (recreational /nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39 and as outlined in the posting.

What we need:

Environmental Supervisor

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 the newest environmental supervisor with the Office of Emergency Response (OER).

Ready and Prepared is your professional motto.

In this role youll manage coordinate and implement operations of OERs Duty Room and assist with coordinating the agencys response to releases of oil and toxic pollutants into the environment.

Youll supervise program staff and oversee daily functions such as incident receipts Complaint Tracker coordination and dispatching and tracking of all incidents reported to the OER Spill Hotline.

Youll work with the agencys IT department and the states Department of Administrative Services to oversee administration operation and maintenance of OERs software applications to document spill responses perform spill tracking and obtain cost recovery.

As SME youll serve as a primary contact with Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA) and the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and coordinate with other agency divisions districts and programs to facilitate the necessary responses to natural and manmade disasters.

Youll manage the Ohio EPA Radiological Assessment Team (RAT) Program and associated URSB Grant including monitoring training requirements and Ohio EPAs grantrelated obligations. As needed youll perform primary ER management duties on a rotating basis.

Here are the key tasks.

Implements the Office of Emergency Response (OER) Duty Room Operations by managing coordinating and implementing all Duty Room Operations of OER.

Maintains and updates assigned SOPs to ensure consistency. Assists colleagues and OER Chief in overseeing Agencys coordinated response to releases of oil and toxic pollutants into the environment. Develops interagency MOUs guidance and policies on OER issues.

Works with Ohio EPA ITS and Ohio DAS to oversee administration operation and maintenance of the MARCS Motorola P1 CAD software application utilized by OER to document spill responses perform spill tracking and obtain cost recovery.

Responds to State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to assist in response to natural and manmade disasters; provides oversight and guidance to Agency response staff and coordinates with Division management in regional offices and program to facilitate the necessary support from SMEs.

Assists OnCall OSCs afterhours with deployment decisions and incident updates monitoring ERs situational awareness feeds and elevating high priority incidents to the ER Chief during a once per 3 weeks rotational period.

*This position requires frequently working outside normal working hours. May require overnight outoftown travel.

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All answers to supplemental questions must be supported by the work experience/education provided on your application. Attachments will not be accepted for this posting.

Official educational transcripts are required for posthigh school educational accomplishments coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript if they are selected for the position. Current Ohio EPA employees may be required to provide official educational transcripts.

Location: EMA 2855 W. Granville Road Columbus OH. 43235

Division: Office of Emergency Response

Background Check: The final candidate selected for the position will be required to undergo a criminal background check. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.

EEO Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protections Agency is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion gender/sex gender identity or expression national origin (ancestry) military status disability age 40 years of age or older) genetic information sexual orientation status as a parent during pregnancy and immediately after the birth of a child status as a parent of a young child or status as a foster parent as those are defined in applicable Ohio law federal law and any Executive Order in admission or access to the operation of its programs services activities or its own employment practices. Employment practices are any employment related decisions including but not limited to hiring layoff transfer termination promotion demotion discipline rate of compensation eligibility for inservice training programs or terms and conditions of employment.

ADA Statement: The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is committed to providing access equal employment opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request a reasonable accommodation contact the Office of Human Resources atprior to testing or interviewing.

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 fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal 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.

5 yrs. trg. or 5 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry physics biology &/or other comparable science field &/or mathematics &/or history &/or archaeology (i.e. latter two subject areas pertain only to Department of Transportation) evaluating & approving complex engineering design plans conducting most sensitive environmental surveillance activities &/or environmental pollution compliance monitoring inspections investigating complex public health &/or environmental pollution problems initiating complex enforcement actions or assisting in planning developing & maintaining specific environmental projects & programs; 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. as lead worker. Note: Training &/or experience must correspond to environmental area to be assigned. Positions in Environmental Protection Agencys solid waste program excluding those in solid waste planning unit also require valid Ohio certificate of registration as sanitarian or valid Ohio certificate as sanitarianintraining.

Or 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 2 85862.

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Environmental Services Regulatory Compliance Professional Skills: Customer Focus Attention to Detail and Developing Others.

About Us:

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is a trusted leader and environmental steward using innovation quality service and public involvement to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all Ohioans.

Ohio EPAs goal is to protect the environment and public health by ensuring compliance with environmental laws and demonstrating leadership in environmental stewardship.

Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.