Location: Logan,OH, USA
Most positions offer the flexibility of a hybrid schedule that combines working from home with regular in-office and/or field work. In-person work requirements may change for training, meetings, and other operational needs.
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:
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency wants you to join our team as an environmental specialist
with the Division of Air Pollution Control (DAPC) at our Southwest District Office in Hocking County.
This opportunity goes sky high!
In this role you'll serve as an emissions monitoring specialist for air pollution sources regulated by agency air permits. You'll observe emission tests of facility stacks to verify the testing parties are following proper test procedures. This work will involve climbing to the source elevation such as rooftops and stack platforms in varying weather conditions.
You'll review emissions monitoring data submitted by regulated facilities to ensure reports are submitted in compliance with applicable air permits and state and federal regulations. Once completed, you'll summarize your findings in a timely manner and communicate to the regulated entity and internal staff and record in the agency's database.
You'll assist DAPC staff with compliance inspections of air pollution sources and coordinate and oversee the division's continuous emissions monitoring systems program and recommend guidelines for quality control plans.
Let's breeze through the basics:
* Observe stack tests to verify proper emissions testing and monitoring.
* Perform field work at stack elevations in various weather conditions.
* Review technical reports for accuracy and adherence to permit requirements.
* Prepare timely reviews and communicate to staff and regulated entities.
* Coordinate the division's continuous emissions monitoring systems program.
Give your career some lift and apply today!
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, Compliance Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Attention to Detail, and Critical Thinker.