Environmental Specialist 2 (20043540) Hybrid

Hybrid Statement:

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:

Ohio EPA 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 be our newest environmental specialist with the Office of Emergency Response (OER) at our Northeast District Office in Summit County.

So glad you stopped by.

As environmental specialist, you'll be part of the Office of Emergency Response Program responding to and investigating releases of hazardous materials or liquids into the environment. You'll identify the parties responsible and activate and oversee work of emergency response contractors to contain and remediate the release as required under state law to protect the public and environment.

You'll coordinate emergency response activities with the responsible parties and other Ohio EPA divisions, government agencies, and response organizations to ensure remedial actions are clear and completed. You'll provide technical assistance to the regulated community, consultants, and governmental officials regarding applicable federal and state laws, and regulations. As needed, you'll participate in enforcement meetings, litigation proceedings, and negotiations for Ohio EPA and the Ohio Attorney General.

Let's hit those high points.

• Respond to and conduct civil investigations into the release of hazardous materials or petroleum and respond to emergency releases in accordance with the protocols of the Office of Emergency Response (OER).

• Identify and advise responsible parties of their regulatory requirements under Ohio law concerning containment and remediation of their release to ensure protection of the public and the environment.

• Coordinate OER activities with responsible parties, Agency divisions, other local, state, and federal agencies and response organizations in order to ensure adequate communication and compliance with applicable policy, procedure, and regulatory requirements.

• Collect or direct the collection of environmental samples to document releases, evaluate appropriate response requirements, and assess environmental impacts.

• Provide guidance to contractors on investigations, remediation, abatement, spill mitigation, and prevention. Provide outreach to interested groups and community officials.

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THIS POSITION MAY REQUIRE PARTICIPATION IN OHIO EPA'S MEDICAL MONITORING PROGRAM.

NOTE: SOME OF THE ABOVE DUTIES, EITHER BY THEIR NATURE OR LOCATION, WILL PLACE THE INDIVIDUAL IN A SITUATION FOR WHICH THERE IS PROBABILITY OF AN INCIDENT INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY AND SUCH ACTIVITY IS NOT COMMON TO THE DUTIES OF THIS CLASSIFICATION. THE DEGREE OF HAZARD COULD BE UNUSUAL, CONSIDERABLE, OR EXCEPTIONAL.

NOTE: THIS POSITION REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEE TO WEAR PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, SPECIFICALLY A FULL-FACE AIR PURIFYING RESPIRATOR (APR) AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) IF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ARE ENCOUNTERED. THE SCBA WITH CYLINDER WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 35 LBS.

• 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 applicant's 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 in-service 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 Employee Services at 614-644-2100 prior to testing or interviewing.

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, Risk Management Professional Skills: Customer Focus, Attention to Detail, and Critical Thinker.