Environmental Specialist 2 (20046749)

Where We Need You:

Ohio EPA wants you to serve in this role within the Division of Environmental Response and Revitalization (DERR) at our Northeast District Office in Summit County.

Why We Need You:

We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented person to perform district site coordinator and RCRA Inspector duties for hazardous waste facilities undergoing site assessment and cleanup through Ohio's Voluntary Action Program (VAP) and other state and federal programs.

You'll review, prepare and/or implement work plans, sampling, reports, and technical memoranda associated with assigned sites/properties. You'll investigate complaints, assess sites of contaminated environmental or waste-related media to verify compliance with existing permits and/or state and federal regulations and determine the effectiveness of existing remedial remedies.

You'll coordinate with agency personnel and other state and federal agencies to assist responsible parties and hazardous waste facilities with non-compliance issues and identify and initiate necessary enforcement actions when necessary.

You'll provide technical assistance to agency and state legal staff, consultants, and the regulated community on compliance with requirements in DERR's hazardous waste and cleanup programs.

Here's a rundown of the major tasks:

• Review/prepare/implement work plans and technical memoranda for properties undergoing environmental site assessment and cleanup actions.

• Inspect facilities for compliance with negotiated orders, state and federal regulations, and permit requirements.

• Perform assessments of contaminated environmental or waste related media.

• Monitor ongoing environmental investigations and prepare reports

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Provide technical assistance on DERR's program compliance to citizens, consultants, and the regulated community.

Interested in joining a team dedicated to protecting Ohio's environment? Apply today!

• 12 mos. exp. as Environmental Specialist 1, 85861.
• OR 4 yrs. trg. or 4 yrs. exp. in position involving engineering or chemistry, physics, biology, environmental science, geology or hydrogeology &/or other comparable physical or health science field &/or mathematics which included responsibility for conducting compliance monitoring surveys &/or inspections/reviews or investigations, or review of permit applications relative to oil & gas well operations or injection, annular disposal & saltwater injection wells & enhanced recovery projects or coal mining, or solid/hazardous waste sites or industrial & municipal wastewater dischargers, or collecting, compiling & preparing various environmental assessments, evaluations, reports & related documents. Training & 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 fields, with training to be commensurate with duties to be assigned.

Job Skills: Environmental Services, Engineering, Public Relations, Equipment Operations, Reasoning, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Customer Focus