Environmental Analyst 1 (Hybrid | Multiple Positions) - #240430-0227Ee-001

Introduction

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THE POSITION

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) is seeking five qualified individuals for the position of Environmental Analyst 1. The DPH Environmental Health and Drinking Water Branch houses the Drinking Water Section (DWS), which provides technical assistance, education, and regulatory enforcement to approximately 2,400 public drinking water systems in Connecticut that utilize 150 reservoirs and 4,000 groundwater sources to provide public drinking water to approximately 2.9 million people on a daily basis. The DWS is entrusted to protect and promote healthy people in healthy Connecticut communities by assuring the use and distribution of high-quality public drinking water for human consumption.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Section: Drinking Water Section

• Branch: Environmental Health and Drinking Water Branch

• Location: Hartford, CT

• Work Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week

• Schedule: Typically Monday - Friday, first shift. A flex schedule may be permitted following the successful completion of a working test period, including opportunities for an alternate work schedule. This position allows for teleworking in accordance with State policies.

Under the supervision of a Supervising Environmental Engineer in the Eastern and Western Capacity Assessment Regions, these Environmental Analyst 1 positions will perform the following duties:

• Perform Sanitary Surveys at Public Water Systems throughout the state with the exception of surface water treatment plants and complex groundwater systems.

• Review and evaluate water quality data submitted by laboratories and public water systems to assure compliance with State and Federal Drinking Water Standards.

• Review and interpret the Public Health Code and other drinking water related statutes and regulations.

• Draft technical reports, compliance assessment determination letters, and technical presentations, as necessary.

• Enter and maintain data on a timely basis into Compliance Assistance Database and Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) database including trending and analysis of data.

• Provide technical assistance to public water systems, local health departments, and the public on drinking water related matters.

• Review and process Revised Total Coliform Rule Level 1 and Level 2 Assessments and PWS Screening Forms to determine compliance with state and federal regulations.

• Respond and investigate customer complaints and emergency incidents at public water systems to ensure compliance and the protection of public health.

• Review and assess water systems' corrective action plans to address and resolve MCLs, significant deficiencies and sanitary defects identified in accordance with state and federal drinking water rules.

• Assists with reviews of water supply plans, including tracking submissions, working with partner agencies and analyzing data with respect to related statutes and regulations.

• Attend relevant trainings to develop subject matter expertise on the federal drinking water rules and other related subjects.

• Develop Standard Operating Procedures, new forms, technical guidance, and web resources to help facilitate and streamline compliance determinations and the review and approval processes.

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• The opportunity to work for a Forbes top company: 'Forbes' State of Connecticut Ranked One of the Best Employers of 2023 - State of CT Receives National Recognition for Offering Job Growth, Competitive Benefits, and Flexible Schedule.

• NEW: A Platinum Healthcare Plan, the nation's best for state employees and dependents, according to a report by Georgetown's Center on Health Insurance Reform and article by Ellen Andrews, Ph.D., along with comprehensive benefit offerings.

• Extensive pension plan and supplemental retirement offerings.

• State of Connecticut is an eligible Public Service Loan Forgiveness employer, meaning you may be eligible to have qualifying student loans forgiven after 10 years of service. Click here for more information.

• Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays per calendar year.

• Professional growth and development opportunities.

• A healthy work/life balance

MORE ABOUT US

The Mission of DPH is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by assuring:

• The conditions in which people can be healthy;

• Preventing disease, injury, and disability; and

• Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

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Please Note:

In order to receive educational credits toward qualification for this job posting, the institution must be accredited. If the institution of higher learning is located outside of the U.S., you are responsible for providing documentation from a recognized USA accrediting service which specializes in determining foreign education equivalencies to the recruiter listed on this job posting.

Please Note:

For current state employees, salary calculations are not necessarily comparable from one of the three branches of state government (i.e., Executive, Legislative, Judicial) to the other.

To Apply:

• In order to be considered for this job opening, you must meet the Minimum Qualifications as listed on the job opening. The minimum experience and training requirements must be met by the close date on the job opening, unless otherwise specified.

• You must specify your qualifications on your application. You will be unable to make revisions once you submit your application for this posting to the JobAps system.

• In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.

• All application materials must be received by the recruiting agency by the time specified on the job opening for the position for which you are applying. Late applications may not be submitted and will not be considered. Exceptions are rare and limited to documented events that incapacitate a candidate during the entire duration of the job posting time period. It is the candidate's obligation and responsibility to request an exception and provide a legally recognized justification to accommodate such exception. Requests should be made to DAS.SHRM@ct.gov.

• This position will be filled in accordance with contractual language, reemployment, SEBAC, transfer, promotion and merit employment rules.

Important Next Step Information for After You Apply:

• Although applicants will receive correspondence via email, as a backup they are also encouraged to sign on to their Personal Status Board on a daily basis to monitor their status, view all emailed notices and complete tasks required in the recruitment process.

• This posting may require completion of additional referral questions (RQs). You can access these RQs via an email that will be sent to you after the posting's closing date or by visiting your JobAps Personal Status Board (Certification Questionnaires section). Your responses to these RQs must be submitted by the question's expiration date. Please regularly check your email and JobAps Personal Status Board for notifications. Please check your SPAM and/or Junk folders on a daily basis in the event an email provider places auto-notification emails in a user's spam.

• Note: At any point during the recruitment process, applicants may be required to submit additional documentation which support their qualification(s) for this position. These documents may include: a cover letter, resume, transcripts, diplomas, performance reviews, attendance records, supervisory references, licensure, etc., at the discretion of the hiring agency.

• The immediate vacancy is listed above, however, applications to this recruitment may be used for future vacancies in this job class.

• Interviews will be limited to candidates whose experience and training most closely meet the requirements of the position. Read through this helpful link to prepare for your interview.

• Candidates who are offered and accept a position with the State of Connecticut are bound by the State Code of Ethics for Public Officials and State Employees which is available at www.ct.gov/ethics.

Connect With Us:

• Due to the large volume of applications received, we are unable to provide confirmation of receipt or status during the recruitment process.

• Updates will be available through your JobAps portal account. If you have any questions pertaining to this recruitment please contact Pamela Rochette via email at Pamela.Rochette@ct.gov.

PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)

In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for performing a limited range of tasks in the technical review and analysis of environmental program data and issues within the environmental field and assisting in the development of recommendations for courses of action and implementation of policy and program decisions.

In other state agencies this class is accountable for performing a limited range of tasks in the planning, monitoring, implementation and evaluation of environmental program data and issues and assisting in the development of recommendations for courses of action.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• Assists in developing departmental, statewide or local environmental plans and programs;

• Assists in research, collection and analysis of resources, data and educational materials;

• Assists in review and analysis of proposed projects for consistency with policies, statutes and environmental impact;

• Assists in coordinating data base maintenance and disseminating information;

• Assists in drafting new regulations, statutes, guidelines and other written materials;

• Assists in formulating policy options;

• Assists in providing technical consultation to local, regional, state, federal officials and the public;

• Assists in coordinating federal grant-in-aid programs and preparing related documentation;

• Assists in developing enforcement actions and reports;

• Assists in reviewing and developing recommendations on environmental permit requests;

• Assists in developing and implementing environmental and leisure services education programs;

• Assists in preparing environmental impact statements and recommendations for corrective actions and/or alternatives;

• May assist in conducting site investigations;

• May assist in preparing publications and guidelines on environmental protection, natural resource education and economic development issues;

• Prepares environmental permit applications;

• May prepare enforcement actions;

• May serve as department representative on regulatory and advisory boards and/or committees;

• May serve as legislative liaison;

• Performs related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Knowledge of

• local, state and federal laws, statutes, regulations and policies pertaining to environmental protection;

• principles and practices in fields relative to environmental protection;

• basic principles and practices of environmental and policy analysis;

• basic statistics;

• environmental program planning principles and practices;

• Skills

• interpersonal skills;

• oral and written communication skills;

• research and organizational skills;

• Ability to

• understand and interpret legislation and technical data;

• utilize computer software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE

Five (5) years of experience involving technical analysis and interpretation of environmental program data or planning and implementing environmental programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training in a scientific or technical discipline related to the environmental field including but not limited to biological, earth, or physical sciences; environmental planning; environmental law; economics; leisure services; geographic information systems; geography with a concentration in geographic information systems; natural sciences; or natural resources may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.

• A Master's degree in a scientific or technical discipline related to the environmental field including but not limited to biological, earth, physical sciences; environmental planning; environmental law; economics; leisure services; geographic information systems; geography with a concentration in geographic information systems; natural sciences; or natural resources may be substituted for five (5) years of the General Experience.

• For state employees one (1) year of experience as an Environmental Compliance Specialist 2 may be substituted for the General Experience.

• Successful completion of an Environmental Trainee program approved by the Department of Administrative Services may be substituted for the General Experience.

NOTE: Education may only be substituted for a total of five (5) years.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in environmental and/or drinking water public health regulatory compliance.

• Experience or academic coursework in drinking water treatment, distribution systems, drinking water quality, field investigations, or source water protection.

• Experience with data collection methods and tools, technical analysis, and interpretation.

• Experience with computer software programs such as MS Office, Teams, Word, Excel, Access and GIS.

• Experience using effective oral and written communication to relay complex information to individuals or groups.

• Experience with managing multiple priorities and projects.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

• Incumbents in this class may be required to travel.

• Incumbents in this class may be required to possess and retain a valid Motor Vehicle Operator's license.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Incumbents in this class may be exposed to some danger of injury or physical harm from on-site environments and a moderate degree of discomfort from exposure to year-round weather conditions.

Conclusion

AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

The State of Connecticut is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and strongly encourages the applications of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

As defined by Sec. 5-196 of the Connecticut General Statutes, a job class is a position or group of positions that share general characteristics and are categorized under a single title for administrative purposes. As such, a job class is not meant to be all-inclusive of every task and/or responsibility.