Environmental Specialist 3 ()
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The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/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 YOU To Do:
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to be our newest environmental specialist in the Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM) at our Central Office in Columbus Ohio.
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As DMWMs environmental specialist youll provide technical support training guidance and direction to staff regarding financial assurance enforcement and remediation for solid waste infectious waste and construction and demolition debris programs. Youll be a liaison with division management ensuring staff are current on rules policies procedures and other topics that support the effective administration of the financial assurance and programs. Youll also peer review written correspondence and technical documents to ensure accuracy with agency and division policies.
Youll review evaluate and prepare comments on technical documents related to financial assurance enforcement and remediation as well as participate in agency and division technical workgroups. Youll take part in enforcement cases as a technical expert and perform various public relations tasks such as delivering public presentations and providing technical assistance as needed.
Additionally youll coordinate project tracking and prepare progress reports to ensure goals and objectives are achieved. Youll plan out work commitments regarding financial assurance enforcement and remediation while also updating the section supervisor concerning projects and making recommendations to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
Heres a quick summary:
Provide technical support training guidance and direction to staff regarding financial assurance enforcement and remediation. - Liaison with division management ensuring staff are current on rules policies procedures etc.
- Review and prepare comments on technical documents related to financial assurance enforcement and remediation.
- Take part in enforcement cases as a technical expert as needed.
- Coordinate project tracking and prepare progress reports to ensure goals and objectives are achieved.
Apply today and lets talk!
What We Need:
Ohio EPA Environmental Specialist 3
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.
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.
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: 50 W. Town Street Suite 700 Columbus Ohio 43215
Division: Materials and Waste Management
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.
- FINANCIAL ASSURANCE KNOWLEDGE PREFERRED
- 7 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.
- OR combination of education in environmentally focused discipline or other jobrelated discipline & specific programmatic experience equaling 7 yrs.
- OR completion of undergraduate core coursework in environmentallyrelated discipline; AND 3 yrs. relevant programmatic exp.
- OR 2 yrs. relevant programmatic experience as Environmental Supervisor 85865.
- OR equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
- Note: For all positions involved in field work applicants must be able to provide own transportation. New employees in OEPAs solid waste program excluding those in the solid waste planning unit must obtain a sanitarianintraining certificate during their probationary period.
Job Skills: Environmental Services Engineering Law Equipment Operations Accounting and Finance Public Relations Training Technical Writing Policy Direction Presenting Written Communication Customer Focus
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.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
